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Debbie
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2024
Because these are made in the USA I wanted to give them a chance. They are not worth it. I have now bought 3 and this will be the second one I return. With the first one I expected it to work well at the price point so I threw away the leather holder that I knew I wouldn’t use. Comparing it with two other brands of Clinometers it was accurate, but stuck at a few heights and needed a shake to land on an accurate spot. I couldn’t return it since I threw away the items that came with it, so I bought another one, hoping to return the sticky one. The second Clinometer was defective. Instead of having a line when looking in the sight it had a chip and crack in the glass, making it useless. I returned and bought another. The 3rd one had problems as well. The first two I was able to focus the lens on two of the measurements clearly. This one I could barely focus on one measurement. It also was far worse at sticking on certain heights and not giving an accurate reading. Some times to free it I had to tip it on its side and tap my knuckles pretty hard on the side.So sadly my first of 3 turned out to be the best. I would not recommend buying one of these. I will only be buying the slightly cheaper but far better clinometers from Finland in the future.
Jessica Murphy
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2022
Bought for nephew as graduation present. He loved it, especially the carrying case.
J
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2022
Bought a clinometer from Brunton several years ago. Worked great for about a year then fluid started drying out. I tried calling and emailing Brunton but got no response. It looks like a quality build but did not last and no customer service. Two stars is because when it worked it was fine but now it is going in the garbage. I am looking to buy a new one from another company, hopefully with customer support.
MBSoPaB
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2018
Well, I held off on writing a review until I had a few different seasons of field use on this clino to make a hopefully helpful review.Aliminum body, rubberized outer skin, adjustable eyepiece, three-scale clino (fluid damped). Lanyard, leather belt case, and well packaged with adequate instructions.Accurate for professional field use; concurred with my tested and reliable laser hypsometer and backup clino (different manufacturer).So, why four stars? With three scales, the eyepiece adjusts best for viewing one or two at the same time, but you'd be hard pressed to have all three visible and in focus for a reading at the same time. Quite honestly, I'd thicken up the sighting horizontal bar just a bit for low light use (forestry, that's the majority of the time in closed canopy situations).Save us industrial users a bit of cost, and don't bother selling us the nice leather belt pouch/holster that comes in the package; it's just going to go in our cruisers vest pocket, anyway. Also, that lanyard, a bit looser weave than the competitors, snags on limbs and brush, and soon wears out by losing strands and being unmanageable. Velcro tab on your vest pocket? -Thats where you'll find the lanyard, a balled up mess that takes time to unhook before use (fewer plots per day, less money in my pocket).Overall size is a bit bigger than it's competitors clinos, which might not fit in some cruisers vest pockets. That rubberized exoskeleton can exacerbate the pocket fitment issue (I had to move from an upper to lower pocket...).So, as a forester classically trained and using the competitors clinos (ryhmes with Suunto) for the previous 19 years, with their two scales, base price, eyepiece changes through time, and rebuild process (send them out for a new cartridge), I'm being fairly critical of the Brunton, but hopeful they keep at it to give their competition a run for their money.Overall, want to see your purchase dollars stay closer to the US? Give these Bruntons a try. I found them to be acceptable, with just the few issues identified in this review. For what it is worth, I'm replacing my bubbled backup clino with a second Brunton!
Goat
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2017
This worked as designed and felt solid. However, it was larger than expected (I returned it and got the Suunto PM-5 which is probable half the volume of the Omni-Slope) and the rubber casing was loose in spots as if it had been stretched out as well as scratches on the front window. The case was also much larger than it needed to be adding to the bulk of a product that will spend a lot of time in the field with me (my primary use is avalanche slope assessment, secondary is timber measurement. I feel like these are signs of poor quality control and at the price point was not inclined to keep it. I could find no good comparison before purchase between this and the Suunto PM-5. The Suunto feels equally as well constructed and durable while being in a package about half the size. The Suunto's case is little more than a padded nylon sleeve, but it protects it without adding unnecessary bulk. For wearing on a belt though, the Brunton case would be more useful. Suunto also does a better job specifying the operational temperature range and other details for the PM-5 than Brunton does for the Omni-Slope, so if you might take it into extreme environments, I feel the PM-5 is better as at least one knows what its limits are.I originally bought the Brunton because they where an american company and I could not find anything that compared the two options well. I'm glad to have the Suunto now that I've held them both.
andreas
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2016
After some experimenting and a little trial and error, got the hang of this tool and won't leave home without it now. I use this to accurately measure the height of trees for felling and inventory. In place of a forestry hypsometer I use this in tandem with a laser distance finder and it helps me to gauge the targets around trees to be felled. Measuring the log length after felling with the laser distance finder, proves this clinometer to be incredibly accurate. No problems with functionality even in extreme cold (below -20°C). Sturdy construction has resisted many bumps, drops and the general rigors of the field. I heartily endorse this product!
Alexander Olvido
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2016
So simple, yet so useful: Thanks, Brunton!
Darren Q. Public
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2016
Works great!! Seems more durable than my old Suunto clino
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