COMBAT READY?

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  • Опубліковано 11 кві 2024
  • Is the Rangeman durable enough for a police officer or soldier?
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    I am not a veteran nor do I have law enforcement experience, so my opinion is just conjecture. If you have experience and can provide some insight feel free to add you comment to the discussion below!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 28

  • @v.t.3194
    @v.t.3194 3 місяці тому +3

    Maybe that one Watch with a loose screw was an exception. I can hardly Imagine this to Happen regularly

  • @mwboost
    @mwboost 3 місяці тому +5

    It'll be fine. Mine gets beat to hell at work.

  • @gshockhighfashion
    @gshockhighfashion 2 місяці тому

    I watched your videos and what I can conclude, if Casio actually listens to your complaints, the perfect Rangeman for your kind of usage, should probably be somewhat like this:
    Based of the GPR-B1000
    1. Digital scroll = no more button lag
    2. Sapphire = not easily scratched
    3. Backtracking = important map function for the outdoors
    but upgraded like this:
    1. Remove oxygen & heart rate sensor = reduce size to make it thinner probably to at least a size of the Mudman. Might also reduce costs to cover for the sapphire glass.
    2. Use Carbon Core as the casing instead of just resin = helps minize the size as well as added toughness
    3. Bezel and band design just like the GBD-H2000 = no more movement limitations for guys with bigger wrists, also helps with not breaking the lug.
    4. optional, maybe decrease the solar screen panel size to helps reduce width size. A bit more stealthy, well..as much as possible without compromising other features.
    Price wise, it's up to casio, MAYBE release one without sapphire to reduce cost even more. Less on material but maintaining design & function.
    You should grab the GPRB1000 and abuse it as such as the gbdh1000, I'm curious how it'll hold. 💀💀 Cheers!.

    • @JimKinkade
      @JimKinkade  2 місяці тому

      Great summary! I watch your disassembly videos because I’m interested in how these gshocks are put together. One thing I noticed about the failure on my rangeman is that the screw threads didn’t grip the plastic of the case well. Did you notice that?

  • @skduncan1974
    @skduncan1974 3 місяці тому +7

    For military I'd be more concerned about the battery going dead.

    • @Baruch-Hashem
      @Baruch-Hashem 3 місяці тому +1

      I would never be deployed with a watch that needs a new battery in less than a few years.

    • @bartrevenge3337
      @bartrevenge3337 2 місяці тому

      For military use the only way to go currently is instinct 2x solar tactical

  • @okeanos0636
    @okeanos0636 3 місяці тому +1

    I’m a first responder, and this watch works just fine. Military personnel would most likely require something that doesn’t give away their position, and can function as a stand alone piece of kit without Bluetooth connectivity

    • @JimKinkade
      @JimKinkade  3 місяці тому

      Hey, the Mudman is a standalone watch.

  • @jareth_0
    @jareth_0 3 місяці тому +2

    Mudman all the way!

  • @johnrb9397
    @johnrb9397 3 місяці тому

    The soft rubber will be a nice touch

  • @gegori
    @gegori 3 місяці тому +1

    For military, it would not be my first choice. When I was a CTR for DoD, military installation such as DISA will not allow a watch with Bluetooth or GPS, especially in a SCIF. Best G-Shock would be a GD-350, or OG Mudman like the G-9000.

    • @JimKinkade
      @JimKinkade  3 місяці тому +1

      Good to know! How about the Mudman GW-9500?

    • @gegori
      @gegori 3 місяці тому

      @@JimKinkade Looking at the specs for the GW-9500, I don't see Bluetooth or GPS so that would be a fine watch. You may have to show the guards that it does not have Bluetooth/GPS due to it's large size 🙂

  • @brunoaebi8289
    @brunoaebi8289 3 місяці тому +1

    If you treat it normally it can withstand almost anything.

    • @JimKinkade
      @JimKinkade  3 місяці тому

      This statement is an oxymoron.

    • @brunoaebi8289
      @brunoaebi8289 3 місяці тому

      @@JimKinkade not neccesarly, no. My point is that you can break almost anything if you use it in a way you re not supposed to. Like bending the strap outwards for example. The first rangeman wasn t build to withstand that and this one isn t either. Since that wouldn t happen anyway when the watch is on wrist. Mine still has no issur whatsoever.

  • @fuloplehel
    @fuloplehel 3 місяці тому +1

    Combat ready? Thid one is far away from being a military watch, especially with Bluetooth and GPS. And when the battery is low you can't use even the compass or barometer. You need to charge your watch before you enter the battlefield. This is a fitness watch with mud resistant buttons, that's all. It is shock resistant, maybe great for law enforcement or medical rescue teams. In combat you need a standalone, not connected watch. For example, in my country the GPS signal is jammed by the russian military. So the better choice would be the mudman GW-9500 or the mudmaster. I have the first generation mudmaster GWG 1000-1A3ER, with great legibility dial and lume on the markers and hands, compass, barometer, altimeter, sapphire crystal, and tough solar movement.
    Anyway, the mudmaster, and citizen promaster series are my favorites.

    • @JimKinkade
      @JimKinkade  3 місяці тому

      Good points! That's why I recommend the Mudman.

  • @stevenkopko5943
    @stevenkopko5943 3 місяці тому

    No way! This is more for daycare teachers but then again if an infant grabs this watch, It’s going to be ripped off 👶🍼

  • @SniperKing029
    @SniperKing029 3 місяці тому

    I work for DHS. On duty I wear Hamilton or Rolex. I prefer analog and mechanical movements

    • @okeanos0636
      @okeanos0636 3 місяці тому +1

      You guys must be making bank to afford such luxurious timepieces. Most of us first responders sport G-Shocks or Timex

    • @JimKinkade
      @JimKinkade  3 місяці тому +1

      Is there an advantage to mechanical movements?

    • @SniperKing029
      @SniperKing029 3 місяці тому

      @@JimKinkade I think so. It’s a double edged sword though. I like the idea of a companion that can be handed down and last generations with no battery that can leak or electrical components that can fail.
      Analog definitely helps to gage time for strategy/planning.

  • @turdfurgisin5843
    @turdfurgisin5843 3 місяці тому +1

    Is this dude military or an LEO?
    Cause no one like an MP lol

  • @termit520
    @termit520 3 місяці тому

    what type of combat? dry combat? wet combat? police street cats could use it, they don't exercise so much, but for a military guy that's very far from the first choice....my first choice for a dry military combat would be Marathon GPQ 34 mm, street cats can use some older Rangeman, that's ok 😀😀😀

  • @CN_1908
    @CN_1908 3 місяці тому

    Except for the General..
    Their salaries won't efforts the price 😂

  • @takethegaussian7548
    @takethegaussian7548 2 місяці тому

    No.