Yes, the GBD - H2000 is a better fitness watch compared to the rangeman,more confortable. The rangeman is designed for outdoor use, trekking. I personally use the mudman gw-9500, great succesor of the GW 9400 rangeman.

@fuloplehel

8 күн бұрын

@@rb2112 Oh yes, casio is doing this for some time. Do you have watched the previous video about the new protrek PRJ watch? It's just a rebranded casioak, without any of the protrek functions. Casio is becoming just another fashion brand. Recently I bought the GW - 5000U square, and I think it is a great watch, but the other new releases are just not for me.

Thanks for that review. Pushed me over the edge and just got me the GW9500 Mudman. Seems the perfect fit for me.

@user-uk9mj6cs5b

7 күн бұрын

its a fantastic watch. i have it. i just wish it had basic gps like the garmin instinct.. it would have been absolutely perfect

@JimKinkade

7 күн бұрын

@@joga_bonito_aro Welcome to the club!

@blackforestghost1

6 күн бұрын

@@JimKinkade Club of...what exactjy? just being curious.

I really like the GPR-H1000. I use small o rings on the strap to hold the metal keepers in place on my G-Shocks with metal keepers. I do prefer the resin ones. They don't show scratches so easily and they seem to stay put better.

@georgeg1947

7 күн бұрын

I also love ❤️ the GPR-H1000 Rangeman too. I own one and wear mine 24/7 and I only use all the watch functions on mine. I use it as a G-Shock watch. Not as a health and fitness watch. The GPR-H1000 is not supposed to be a health and fitness watch. It’s first and foremost a G-Shock and it’s very durable and can be used in extreme conditions. If one wants a health and fitness smartwatch, they should buy the Garmin or the Apple Watch instead. The GPR-H1000 is not a health and fitness watch. I use all the watch functions in mine and it never needs charging because the solar panel that’s underneath the crystal charges all the watch functions with outdoor light and with ambient light indoors. I wear mine both outside and indoors and I’ve never had to charge it. The solar panel works excellent to keep the watch fully charged.

@ianmaw66

7 күн бұрын

@@georgeg1947 Excellent points. I totally agree. I would have like if it could provide navigation, but IIRC it will give you your position, which in an emergency could be a lifesaver (if you have a map with lat/long on it :) ).

Great review.... I have been using my GBD H2000 daily for a year now....I have 3 other G shocks including the MTG B1000 and 2 king Gs but I always tend to go to the GBD H2000 for daily as wear because 1) as you said the comfort level is on another level and I put that on the design of the strap flaps, being the fact that it opens flat 2) its features and very accurate heart monitor...the design of comfort makes the heart rate monitor works even better and more accurate on all wrists....Its just a great watch man.

Congrats on the weight loss brother. Thats impressive. I went from 240 to 198lbs last summer doing Masonry. I feel so much better. If you had to pick one between your Rangeman and Mudman which would you choose? Im guessing the Mudman. I’m assuming you’d take the Mudman.

Casio G-Shock must of found a way to cut costs without putting full GPS map on the GBDH1000, GBDH200, and GPRH1000 like on the GPRB1000 that costs $1,590. That watch came out in 2018.

Great review

Jim, How can one activate that Watch Face that is shown on your GBD H2000? Many thanks, C.

I work offshore in the oil and gas industry and I use my GBD-H2000 as watch of choice. It's super comfortable and have no issues when it comes to toughness 👌🏼

@blackforestghost1

6 күн бұрын

You probably work in a nice cosy office of an oil company then....not really a proof of anything. Thank you.

@78alexf1rst

6 күн бұрын

@@blackforestghost1 lol uhm okay not sure how you came to that conclusion.. I actually work in rope access doing fabric maintenance. But thank you 👌🏼

Thanks dear for making this comparison video on my request. Great video with a lot of insights. However, I feel that rangeman looks a bit odd and out of balance as it has strange cylindrical lugs on the left. I feel GBD looks more symmetrical. Also there is a 30 gm difference between them. I find it extremely comfortable. It matters more when you wear the watch while going to sleep and that is more comfortable with gbd as compared to rangeman. You brought out some very nice and informative points and based on that I had finally bought gbd. Also except for the tide graph there doesn't seem to be the any difference and I think casio can add that any time because tide graph is not dependent on any extra sensor that rangeman has. It is just dependent on the moon data that gbd also has apart from that I am definitely not going into a war field with this watch so I don't need master of g. I think that's an overkill and that makes the watch less comfortable so unless you really need it there is no point. simple g shock does all the toughness job for me and if this is a fitness watch , it is made already to take a fair amount of beating.Thanks so much ! you make great videos keep it up in fact there is no video on KZread which compares the two watches thank you so much once again.

@JimKinkade

7 күн бұрын

@@bluefire7849 Thanks for watching and commenting! I’m glad you like the GBD-H200. I do too.

Looks like GBD screen is bigger than Rangeman ?

I would advice anyone to buy something that makes him happy...since I'm a guy who buys the watch with a purpose, very rare something hat makes me happy, even though Casio big boys makes me happy at the same time. I would say that's a real Rangeman, a bit modern style, but I'm sure, there was some batches which was made with a lower quality standards. I'm a more Mudman than a Rangeman guy....my Mudman GW9300 is one of my favourite watches. I would advice anyone to buy a square at the first place, that's the starting point. Also, for the outdoor use, a little square, maybe G-lide and a little real compass are able to do a lot better job than that Rangeman in a sense of orientation. And one important thing.....absolutely don't buy a squares (or any Casio) made in China, made in Thailand is ok, but definitely buy made in Japan.....even though that can be a hard task.

@fuloplehel

8 күн бұрын

Interesting advices, I have more casio g-shock watches but I never had one made in china, most of them are manufactured in Thailand. I only have three made in Japan, the GWG 1000 mudmaster, GMW-B5000D-1ER metal square, and the GW-5000U. What is the problem with the ones made in China?

@termit520

8 күн бұрын

@@fuloplehel for example, a bluetooth Casioak is made in China, GAB2100, which in my opinion, and by my experience was a very bad idea....a quality of the material is very questionable, that's not the Casio level...a watch is basically melting itself down at 25 degrees, that plastic is disgustingly low quality...luck for me, I don't like it at all, I just like the colour. Every time when I put that thing at my wrist, I got a feeling that thing will just....fall apart. A watch is very real, not the fake, bought from the reputable company - from Japan. Right now, I got DW5600 at the wrist, made in Thailand, 10 years, no problem at all, no bad feelings when I put it at the wrist.

@fuloplehel

8 күн бұрын

@@termit520 Thank you for the information, I have the very first generation of the casioak, a black one with white hands and markers, no solar, no Bluetooth,buy great legibility,and it uses the carbon core structure, which is pretty good. I don't know if the new Bluetooth version is the same, or maybe the new bio resin. For example the GW 5000U is using a very good resin, the strap is very flexible and confortable, compared to the mudman gw-9500 which is using something else, and the band is still very stiff after months of use. I don't know what is going on.

@termit520

7 күн бұрын

@@fuloplehel A cheapening is going on my friend, that's it....I know everything about GW5000U, I have it off course, I have the GWG1000 too, that's completely another level, that's a heavyweight...those watches are made in Japan, don't forget. To be honest with you, after your answer, I started to think about the Jays and Kays adapter for my GAB2100, and some nice strap, Wrist candy Watch Club maybe....a module is perfect, no complaints, but a quality of plastic is disgusting. ''Carbon core'' means nothing to me, that's just a plastic frame, which is a cheapening again.

@georgeg1947

7 күн бұрын

All the GAB2100 CasioOak G-Shocks are cased in China. The movement though is made in Japan. If you look at the back metal bezel of the GAB2100 you will see that printed on it. The movement is made in Japan and is cased in China.

You should compare the new Rangeman to the previous model, GW-9400. I have the yellow and red. I just can'T stand the new software they use with these new iterations. You are almost always required to use the phone for some functions compare to the olders ones

@georgeg1947

7 күн бұрын

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with using the phone for some of the functions. You can put it on airplane mode and use the Rangeman as a regular G-Shock just like you use the first generation Rangeman GW-9400 and the Mudman GW-9500. I own the GPR-H1000 and I use all the watch functions (time, stopwatch, countdown timer, world time, sunrise/sunset times, compass, barometer, altimeter, moon phase and the step counter) while my Rangeman is in airplane mode. I never need to charge my watch because the solar panel charges all of the watch functions that I just listed here. I’ve owned mine for 3 weeks now and it’s still at the 4 bar battery level just like it was on the first day that I got it from Japan. I wear mine 24/7 and I wear it outside a few hours a day and I doors in the ambient lighting. It charges with light just like the regular solar G-Shocks. It never needs to be charged if it’s worn like this.

@emaeder18

7 күн бұрын

@@georgeg1947 will see in 6 months, a year. I’ve been using this type of for over a year (GBD) and it’s a pain in the but to change the timer, the alarm or stopwatch aka using multiple menus to get there

@traviswalker8933

7 күн бұрын

​@@emaeder18 I agree. They have used a very clunky interface and they haven't made any major improvements over the 6 years since they started this trend.

Без проблем с зарядкой АКБ в будущем проще взять на замену GW-9400 это крот GW-9500, а 1000 и 2000 модели считаю просто переплата денег за функции которыми будите не так активно пользоваться в дальнейшем

casio's fitness watches fall short of the garmins

@MrStirstir

7 күн бұрын

Not even short. Not in the same ball park. I use my g shock when I was something simple and I don’t want to be tracked but for fitness garmin rules

@georgeg1947

7 күн бұрын

The gpr-h1000 Rangeman and the gbd-h2000 are not fitness watches nor are they smart watches. They are first and foremost G-Shocks and are built for ruggedness. Yes, they have a few smart watch features in them only for convenience purposes. But they are not health and fitness watches. They are watches that are built for extreme conditions. If you want a smart watch with health and fitness features in it, buy a Garmin or an Apple Watch.

@traviswalker8933

7 күн бұрын

​@@georgeg1947 they are fitness watches dude. That's what they are marketed as. A G-Shock can be whatever the company wants it to be. It's built on three main foundations. There is no dictation on what functionality it can have.

I don’t consider it a rangeman, the model prior was better

@ProjectSerpo90

7 күн бұрын

Agreed. I had the option to go with the new Rangeman but still chose the GW9400-1. I prefer the look and i’m not the biggest fan of the new menu and how you have to scroll through. My Rangeman is simple yet effective.

GBD is better value. It has everything that range man has in a lighter and comfortable package. it is sufficiently tough also .you have to ask yourself how much is too much and of course you don't want your voice to survive if you are committing a suicide jumping off the top floor😂

Yes, I have to admit, that I am also one of those guys, who bought the H2000, just after its release with my eyes rather than with my brain, but at least, I agree, it was a mistake and I don´t even try to "talk it nice" or trying hard to find somehow good reasons for this horrible mistake and waste of money. But instead after the purchase, I felt remorse and felt stupid. I wish, I knew Jim´s channel earlier, would have saved me quite some hundred Euros. One issue in life is not, to make a mistake, but to make the same mistake over and over again. I don´t care about any Casios anymore, untill they will change their greedy woke business policy.

@JimKinkade

4 күн бұрын

Seems like every company is getting greedy and woke. They want that ESG money.