MapTools Improved Military Style MGRS/UTM Coordinate Grid Reader, and Protractor

Exactly as advertised. Nice and durable

I needed a protector to read USGS 1/24,000 maps. There were cheaper versions available and I had no experience with Maptools.com but I have extensive experience with paper thin plastic protractors that are cut poorly/inaccurate, bend, crack, break and scratch easily. The reviews said this company does not do cheap. The reviews were correct. Great protractor that lets me read not only 1/24,000 but 4 more scales and you get a protractor that reads degrees and mils. If that's all you got this would be a great deal but I wouldn't feel compelled to write a review. You also get a host of other material that explains how to use the protractor on various types of maps, access to a website with tutorials and a personalized declination reference card (printed on waterproof paper) based on your mailing address. All this is written and presented in a positive manner that makes you feel like these people take pride in their product and want you to enjoy the map/exploring experience with them. Highly recommend and will purchase from again without hesitation.

Would have ordered direct but saw it was on here and added to another order to get free shipping, package arrived and it's a thick manila envelope with not only the protractor but also a whole bunch of well made and useful navigational educational materials for people who may have had this recommended and just be getting started. It's great because you can use the additional resources as a place to fill in gaps in your own knowledge or check the advice given by the person who recommended the product who may have learned how to use it under less than ideal conditions or simply eaten too many crayons for breakfast and be misremembering some of their nav training. Got way more value than I expected, super happy.

A bit difficult to use at first. But once you get used to it, it isn't that bad. Although sometimes you may use the wrong scale if you aren't careful. Used this in the field as part of Phase One OCS and can say it is highly accurate, durable, just a large learning curve if you've been using the military "standard" issue ones. 4 stars because of a few bouts of confusion due to the layout but a really solid product.

This protractor is excellent for his multiple formats. With multiple degrees scales, multiple scale maps for military and civilian use. if you get this protractor you don't need to buy any other one, this has everything all built into one protractor no matter which map you use. I teach military land navigation and when the students see me. Use this protractor they want the same one. But I tell them if you use this protractor stick to it. But you got to make sure you are using the right scale. There are so many scales on this protractor you just have to verify which one you use. This protractor is very durable and it's printed with clear lines and characters. it won't break. You can fold and have without breaking. But then again it would become useless after the crease. If you buy this protractor there's never a need to buy another one as this one will last a very long time. The best feature that I like about it is that it has a white background where the degrees numbers are. So you can easily see the degrees without trying to squint. This is an excellent feature for anyone who's over forty years old. I'm not sure why the military doesn't adopt this protractor because has all the maps scales that you would ever need and it has the visibility as well as the hole in the center to put a string for the long azimuths that sometimes needed in long distance traversing. Every map kit should have one of these. This protractor is like the american express card..... don't leave home without it

Plotting is significantly more accurate with these. Get that perfect 8-digit down instead of guessing. Well built, compact, and super easy to read.

The free information provided with this tool is worth far more than what you're spending on the tool itself. I cannot recommend this product, and more importantly, the seller, highly enough. But the tool itself is much higher quality than what I was issued in the military. Great protractor with lots of thought put into it

There is much one can say about this except it is a handy little tool to keep in one's navigational map case.