High Gear Trail Drop II Digital Compass and Thermometer (Model 20002)
By: Highgear Average Rating: 2.5 Total Reviews: 13
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 On: 2008-05-15
I own two of these and have had no problems using it as a thermometer. I use one for desert backpacking (over a year) and the other has been mounted outside my Jeep for several months.
- Neither has been rained on
- Ive never tried to use it as a compass
 On: 2007-12-12
I got this for my first 4 day wilderness backpacking trip in Yosemite high country. It worked well but died towards the end. Im guessing the freezing temperatures and maybe resulting moisture must have gotten to it. I dont think it got down to 14F but it was definitely cold at night in the mountains. Ive since moved on to non-electronic gadgets and thats my advice to wilderness hikers.
On: 2007-09-18
I have not purchased this item. It was selling in the National Geographic catalog for $49.95, so I was interested to look at it here, until I saw all the negative reviews. I tried going to the manufacturers website to ask them to explain, or defend the product.
A VERY BAD SIGN: their websites contact form made me jump through all the hoops, then sent an error message stating that this portion of the site is "down" but that their engineers are "working hard" on the problem.
Yeah, right. I bet the part of the website that takes your money is working just fine....
On: 2007-09-17
I have not purchased this item. It was selling in the National Geographic catalog for $49.95, so I was interested to look at it here, until I saw all the negative reviews. I tried going to the manufacturers website to ask them to explain, or defend the product.
A VERY BAD SIGN: their websites contact form made me jump through all the hoops, then sent an error message stating that this portion of the site is "down" but that their engineers are "working hard" on the problem.
Yeah, right. I bet the part of the website that takes your money is working just fine....
On: 2007-09-09
i own it, this product is very good, its tough and stands alot of shocks, falls, .. etc. the performance is very good as well.
On: 2007-04-07
Unfortunately ,I purchased this product . Thermometer and compass are not at all working. Thermometer always shows 65 F and Compass allways shows Err. I highly recommend NOT to buy this one
 On: 2007-01-09
Compass has everything I need, time, date, alarm, and compass. But, its a bit difficult to use. Ive gotten use to it and it serves all my needs.
 On: 2006-05-31
Bought mine sometime around Christmas and took it into the water for the first time on a trip to St Thomas last week. It died within 10 minutes of being in the water. It was never more than 5 down while I was snorkeling.
While I never tested the compass or thermometer against known "accurate" ones, it seemed to work well enough for my purposes. Just keep it dry.
On: 2006-03-25
Overall I loved my TrailDrop compass until I took it swimming (only a few feet below the surface) and two days later it died.
Positives:
- Great form factor: size and shape are perfect... I would consider this to be the primary reason to consider purchase
- Decent accuracy on compass... not for serious hiking but good enough to point the general direction
Negatives:
- Thermometer seems to be way off... also needs time to cool down after being in a pocket
- Not Water Resistant
- Color beings to wear away after several long hard trips
- Confusing interface (at first)
On: 2006-02-25
Overall, not terribly happy with this units user interface and design. The spartan instructions require pressing buttons referred to in the manual as "SW1" SW2" etc, but they are not labeled as such on the device. You toggle through modes that are abreviated on the display with just 2 letters to tell you what they are ("TR" "CH" what??) Just an unfreindly interface all around. Look for a better unit.
On: 2005-12-08
Dont buy this compass if you need to know any direction. If you know about where the sun sets, you will be more accurate than this "compass." It is impossible to use in the field. A waste of money: inaccurate to the max, impossible to maintain it level, etc. Just junk. They should give them away.
On: 2004-10-06
Used this Digital Compass for about 20 days and am returning it. It does not seem to be capable of giving reliable directions. The same position - try the reading twice and the directions are off wildly. Tried in open fields, inside my home and the same. Tried calibrating a dozen times and setting the Declination correctly, but no change.
On: 2004-10-05
Used this Digital Compass for about 20 days and am returning it. It does not seem to be capable of giving reliable directions. The same position - try the reading twice and the directions are off wildly. Tried in open fields, inside my home and the same. Tried calibrating a dozen times and setting the Declination correctly, but no change.
On: 2004-02-03
Had to return the first one due to non-functioning thermo and fault compass. Small is nice for hanging it on keys or pack, but the same smallness makes it a little hard to opwerate one handed. I also have a Brunton compass that fits the hajnd much nicer. Well see how long the 2nd one lasts.
On: 2003-11-26
Really well made and solid feeling. Easy to use (has good instructions too). Small enough to clip onto the fanny pack or backpack. Numbers are big enough to easily read. Looks cool too :)
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