I may sound conservative but, a rangeman is supposed to be your ultimate companion for the apocalypse NOT the gym! This is a missed opportunity from Casio, I love my 9400

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

Keep that 9400 on hand if things go south!

@bestopinion9257

Ай бұрын

Agree, but even without apocalypse, I rather use a normal watch (quartz with long life battery) than any smartwatch or mechanical. I already have to recharge my smartphone, a watch can be without this issue.

@ProjectSerpo90

Ай бұрын

Agree with you 100%. Thats why i bought a GW-9400 instead of the new model. I personally think its ugly and i hate the bluetooth connectivity.

Awesome watch , G shock of the year !!!

@pparmar40

4 ай бұрын

I agree

Amen brother. Good review and way to give glory to our Father.

The original Garmin Instinct, in use since 2019 so 4 and a half years battery is still 3 weeks with HR with BT with automatic activity that triggers GPS if I walk for longer periods, and I did MTB, sweaming, wearing it everywhere like rock concerts, mountain excursion... still no scratches no water went in, it is all good. Sorry for Gshock, but if brand new watch can't match a watch in use for 4.5 years and without solar charging, I guess i will get the Instinct 2X.

@PeacemakerPL

3 ай бұрын

my Garmin Tactix is off about -300-400 meters when I'm running. it is really annoying

@kurt120032002

3 ай бұрын

@@PeacemakerPL it must be a defective unit. My Instinct is off by 2 to 10m and that is in the city where GPS signal bounce from the buildings.

@PeacemakerPL

3 ай бұрын

@@kurt120032002 I'll try to reset device to factory settings, but I don't think that will help... it is older model without solar and with sapphire not touching display.

@mwboost

3 ай бұрын

My rangeman has been going for over a month. Has 3 bars still.

@NoName-en9jp

2 ай бұрын

I totally agree. I'm a hard core Gschock fan, and I acknowledge them for their sturdiness and quality as they are in a form of "dumb" watches, or dedicated role watches with few sensors like Rangeman or Mudman. So recently I was in a market for capable GPS watch for fitness tracking, hiking, course planning. I don't have to explain why I tested but declined GBD H2000, and bought Instinct 2X Tactical instead, for less money. Day and night software wise. Untill Gschock steps up their game, I'm only using their simple "dumb" models for they are.

Thanks for the video 😊 is it still like the gbd-h2000; you can not connect the watch with an external heart rate monitor? It was the only reason to sell my h2000, doing some sports when I just cant wear this heavy watch... thanks!

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

It's pretty much the same insides as the h2000. so, no, as far as I know there's no way to connect an external heart rate monitor.

Thanks for your review and feedback. Just 2 questions: any estimate of time with gps on during the week (as it affects the battery more than HR) and what about the HR accuracy for activities other than gym which I understand is not that great?

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

Stay tuned because the only way I can tell is by testing. As far as the HRM accuracy goes it may not be as bad as reported by other KZreadrs. I’ve only done 5 workouts but I had to crank the strap down to read well.

Got my rangeman too ... great watch! I will have this watch for a long time that for sure...coming from gw 9400... one question do you need to calibrate altimeter and barometer or the gsp when is activated get that done? Thx

@JimKinkade

4 ай бұрын

I know when you go to Altimeter or barometer and press the REV button you can manually calibrate each reading. Does the GPS automatically do this? I’d have to look into that. I don’t know. Good question.

@pparmar40

4 ай бұрын

I got this rangeman watch and love it too

@pparmar40

4 ай бұрын

No you don't have to calibrate

My battery life is actually great. I’ve got heart rate monitor permanent on and did 4 hours with gps tracking. Tomorrow it’s day 7 and still got 4 bars. I’m not using sleep tracking. Still not cool that Casio is providing no information on the battery lasting with hr on. Greetings

@DuwayneBoss

4 ай бұрын

I am getting 3 bars after a day from full just with 1 hour gym and it measuring sleep at night.

Jesus want me to have a gshock in order to serve him better!

do you suggest new one or the old one? for special forces. I dont want a watch that needs getting charged. I prefer long distance watches atleast 5 years.

i lost only two battery bars on my GBDH2000 since last Saturday with no solar charging, HR always on and notification on and hourly chime on.

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

Yes, there’s a lot of factors at play in comparing the H2000 to the rangeman. It seems to have slightly better battery after one week but we’ll keep testing.

Hi Jim, that's the coolest looking watch. One of your audience said it's too heavy and returned it. Moreover, the weight makes it less stable on the wrist so affect the HR accuracy. Do you feel anything no good or uncomfortable due to it's weight? Also how do you find the keeper? You said it's loose and may get a plastic one.

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

I don’t think it’s too heavy. For its size it’s surprisingly light. To get a good HRM reading I have to tighten it up an extra notch. The metal keeper bothers me so if I could change it out I would.

@pparmar40

4 ай бұрын

I got mine two days ago and it's not heavy at all. You don't realize it on your wrist. It is very comfortable. It looks really nice too. Best gshock out to date.

@LionRVC1987

4 ай бұрын

Screw the heart rate monitor not medical accurate and kills battery. Put your phone on airplane mode and enjoy 👍❗️

@georgeg1947

15 күн бұрын

@@LionRVC1987That’s what I’ve done. I put mine on airplane mode and everything shuts off and I never ever have to charge my Rangeman.

Really enjoying these! Are you interested in getting gwg-B1000?

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

Yes! It's $800 and as I start to save up I keep buying less expensive Casios so I might never get there. Are you interested in that one? What watch are you wearing?

@pyl213

5 ай бұрын

@@JimKinkade I am saving up for gwg-B1000. I am wearing H2000 and gw-M5610 currently.

One weird thing I see on mine is that there is a lighter circular shape in the background of the LCD. It seems odd. I have the GBD-H1000 and GPR-B1000 and they don't seem to have it. Thanks for the video.

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

Where? Along the side?

I’m in Sydney Australia but my tide graph is set to Honolulu and I’m bluetoothed to my phone as well.

@pparmar40

4 ай бұрын

What you need to do on the phone is to move the map until you get to Australia and then select the tidegraph from anywhere in Australia. I did it for London

@shanereid5663

4 ай бұрын

@@pparmar40 yes I sat down and worked it out in the end but thanks for replying, I spent more time looking for the gps map so I could find my way back to civilisation only to find out my watch doesn’t have this feature.

@mwboost

4 ай бұрын

​@@shanereid5663how's your GPS tracking on the map later on? If you've tried. Mine is way off to where I was actually walking.

@shanereid5663

4 ай бұрын

@@mwboost yes I have checked that out and it was bang on.

@mwboost

4 ай бұрын

@@shanereid5663 ah ok weird. Mine has been ok maybe once. Every other time it's all out of whack, lines everywhere 😅. (also in nsw) My Garmin instinct 2x is spot on 🤷🏻‍♂️. I want to stick with the g though. Tougher/more beatable than the Garmin.

I had my rangeman for a week and still have the 5 bars. Better battery then the Gbd h2000

@JimKinkade

4 ай бұрын

That’s what I’m seeing too. Good to know you’re liking the new Rangeman!

Good morning, do you need to be connected to your phone to use the altimeter or thermometer ?

@JimKinkade

4 ай бұрын

No. The altimeter, barometer, compass, and thermometer work without a cellphone connection.

@georgeg1947

15 күн бұрын

@@JimKinkadeThat’s good to know because I like using the compass and the barometer on mine.

0:15 i ordered a GBD-H2000 last month and ended up returning it because it would not stop doing whatever it was doing in your video here. I cant tell you how many times i went to check the time and it was showing that stupid loading screen. Also the HR sensor was wildly inaccurate and always showed my heart rate at like 120bpm. I love G-Shock but i cant stand that smartwatch models. Sticking to my tried and true GW-9400.

@JimKinkade

Ай бұрын

Sorry you had a bad experience with the GBD-H2000! It has some bugs. That's for sure. But you can't go wrong with the GW-9400.

Which one do you prefer now that the GPR has been on wrist a week?

@bartrevenge3337

5 ай бұрын

Garmin instinct 2x tactical :)) in this price range..

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

Haha, I knew a garmin bro would jump in here!

@johnrb9397

5 ай бұрын

@@bartrevenge3337 ? Out of the two Casio g’s….

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

I prefer the GBD-H2000 as a fitness watch because it fits better. But the Rangeman may be a better hiking watch. The boys and I plan to test that.

@johnrb9397

5 ай бұрын

@@JimKinkade looking forward for this!

With the step counter and HR monitor mine lasts a day...even turned off phone notifications. My garmin delta tactics lasts a week with everything on, my rangeman bpg 1000 lasts a week plus with everything on.

@JimKinkade

4 ай бұрын

It only lasts for one day?!

@J_D_Rambro

4 ай бұрын

@JimKinkade yep I set the heart monitor to nighttime only and it last about 30hrs, I'll have to play with settings to see if I cab get longer life between charges. I love G Shocks but, the garmin tactix ballistic beats this watch in battery life by days.

@JimKinkade

4 ай бұрын

@@J_D_Rambro something is wrong because it’s supposed to last more than one day!

@J_D_Rambro

4 ай бұрын

You're right I just have to play with the settings @@JimKinkade

How tough is the Rangeman compared to the GDB-H2000?

@JimKinkade

4 ай бұрын

The Rangeman overall is more durable and the buttons are better protected with metal.

Good content. So after a week it’s down somewhere between 60-40%. Even if it’s split down the middle at 50%, that gives you two weeks of battery life. That’s before connecting it to Bluetooth. Maybe I’m missing something, I thought it would last a lot longer than that in smartwatch mode with only 4 activities? Were any other activities with gps?

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

That's with the heart rate monitor on all the time. You can really stretch out the battery more by only having the HRM on for workouts and sleep tracking. I have activated the GPS a couple times to get a time synch but I have not done a workout with the GPS. So that will make a dent in the battery life but further testing is need to see how much.

What watch do you like more the gbd h2000 or the gpr h2000

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

The GBD is a better fitness watch. The GPR is more durable.

@ronramos771

4 ай бұрын

@@JimKinkade why better in terms of what?

Aren't both watches using same sensors for hr measurement??

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

As far as I know. But the way the strap holds them to the wrist and other factors like that could make a difference. That's what I want to test out.

Is it worth getting the new rangeman as I have the Gbd h2000. Can you help me please

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

No, I think the GBD-H2000 is still a keeper.

@pparmar40

5 ай бұрын

@@JimKinkade thank you mate

@pparmar40

4 ай бұрын

I got the rangeman and find it better than the Gbd h2000

@georgeg1947

15 күн бұрын

@@pparmar40I like the Rangeman better than the gbd-h2000 too. The Rangeman looks much nicer and feels very comfortable and is more durable than the gdb-h2000.

I turned off HR on my H2000 and battery is still on full bars after 2 weeks.

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

Yea, that HRM eats up a lot of battery.

The battery life on my GWGB1000 is not much better if you use the map mison log on it drains the battery but will charge up filey fast in sun light I don't run the map log on my BBG100 because of my battery life now I have a withings smart watch and with the heart rate monitor on all the time battery life is about 30 days

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

I didn’t know the mission log drained the Mudmaster so much. Does it just shut off?

@eddiejones.redvees

5 ай бұрын

@@JimKinkade it doesn’t shut off the mission log will run in the app for 12 hours but after that when you look at battery power it is down to about half on my GWGB1000 I have had my BBG100 for 18 months now and every now and again it will go into reset mode which is a signs the battery is getting low I have used the log on it quit a bit because I like toys the is a battery low indicator but that has not now come on yet I mostly use my B1000 now for map logging I now when we get some summer sun it will charge up

Garmin have flashlight 😅

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

Garmin bros can’t stop reminding us.

@pparmar40

4 ай бұрын

Garmin is a womans watch

I know you're a Gshock guy but you should really try the new instinct solar 2x. Its just sooo much better unfortunately and has a legit real flashlight on it

@leadballoon06

4 ай бұрын

And the Garmin app is better

Disappointed..... lost the whole point being a rangeman.... I will keep wearing my B1000

اريد واحده

Okay Jim, that's okay (because it could be worse).....I'm staying with my statement that HR is just a waste of time (that's not what Rangeman should do)....especially based on weight input...I mean, that thing should measure a heart rate no matter what, what does it matters what's your weight? a sensor is a sensor, I mean, during the workout you can lose a 2-3 kilos (or more), so does it means that you should adjust your watch every 15 minutes? How do you know what's your weight at every moment? Even without the workout a weight oscilates during the day.Based on your weight that you don't know exactly at that moment? In my opinion extremely stupid invention, that was just a reinventing of a hot water, which was invented already a couple of thousand years ago. That battery life is bad in my opinion.....Casio had to put some good old fat lithium battery, that should be replaced once in a 2 years, or throw away that sensor....but it seems to me like that direction is basically a direction of the modern times., To me personally that's far from good, but who's asking me?

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

Well termit just wait because if we turn off the HRM it might have really good battery life just doing what the classic GW-9400 does: telling time and gauging the ABC sensors. Hopefully it can go fully sustained by the sun doing that. We'll see.

@blackforestghost1

4 ай бұрын

The weight input (morning) does not affect the heart rate monitor readings at all. The HRM reads your pulse regardless your weight. The weight is needed by the life log widget and similar to calculate your average body status and burned energy (considering weight, age, sex, height and average daily heartrate). And you can`t loose 2 or 3 kilos during one single workout. The only significant weight you loose during the workout is water by sweating, which you refill during or after the workout by drinking again, don`t you? You don`t do daily workouts, do you?

@termit520

4 ай бұрын

@@blackforestghost1 You're some doctor type of a BS? Leave you comment to Jim, not to me, because really I don't give a poop about it. HR shouldn't be a part of a Rangeman, that's it....that thing isn't designed to be a "health monitor", it's designed to be tough and reliable. Oh yes... what I'm doing, what I'm not doing is none of your business, stop putting your nose in the other people's backside 😁😁😁😁 but just to let you know, I'm in a 6th decade and I don't need a workout, but I'm still playing soccer every week, and yes, you can lose 2-3 kilos per game.

Amen 🙏 Jesus is our hope.

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

That's right, brother!

@user-gq8fz8cd2s

Күн бұрын

هل تريد ان ابعث لك رقمي انا حب هذه الساعه جدا

I avoid a watch that needs to be charged with a charger, so it's not for me.

@JimKinkade

5 ай бұрын

Consider this: the charging takes care of the HRM and GPS. The solar *might* be able to charge everything else. Maybe. We’ll see.

@MrDanijelho

5 ай бұрын

I hope so😅

Potevi lavarti le mani prima di fare il video...

@JimKinkade

3 ай бұрын

I did.

Same battery like gbd...dont bullshit

"If you don't value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents-start charging for it." -Kim Garst

@georgeg1947

15 күн бұрын

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@georgeg1947

15 күн бұрын

This looks like a scam post