Mil Lensatics are cool, and offer lots of protection while in you pack/pocket/whereever. But I personnaly don't like them for "civilian" use. The mil marking are just a pain for an old man's eyes. Mine is sooo old the tritium is dead, or just about. I used it so rarely I gave it to my son-in-law, who was in the USMC reservesat that time and thought he needed one. My regular compass is a Silva Ranger, and it is more compass than I need. As long as it has a straight edge on at least one side and points to N it will do for the majority of us...