Can you use the RANGEMAN without the APP?

You CAN use this G-Shock without connecting it. But you give up a few things.
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[@martintoenoe]

This dude is the reason i bought the gw9500…. I think im gonna buy the gprh-h100 to.. guess what. U are the reason

[@17cmmittlererminenwerfer81]

Same here. Great watch. This Rangeman... I wanted to like it, but the more I learn, the less I want one.

[@JimKinkade]

Haha! Thanks! The Mudman is my favorite. I actually enjoy the fitness features on the Rangeman even if they are simple.

[@Family-Hiking]

Great video, thanks. I've been watching all you post for new Rangemen and also got one myself. App is not that bad, my biggest issue was when watch disconnected and I had to remove pairing and register again. Also, when you have other Bluetooth watches, they can mess up with connection, as App might get confused, which one to connect. I played hard with all types of activities, above average in 8 days trip to Egypt (hiking, exploring, swimming, diving...), and wasn't able to recharge thru solar power. Watch was exposed like 8-10 hrs outdoor. I went to 1 bar after 10 days since it was fully charged. Anyway, great watch, but not stand alone, thus I bought legendary GW-9400. Basic functions, but this is all you need on a desert island. Cheers from Poland :)

[@traviswalker8933]

Did you had power hungry features on? If the GPS is on and the HR tracking is on all the time, then it won't charge the watch much with the sun.

[@Family-Hiking]

@@traviswalker8933 yes I Had. GPS during outdoor activities. HR monitoring during sleep time.

[@traviswalker8933]

@@Family-Hiking it should charge up then if those features are not always on.

[@JimKinkade]

I saw your video on the Rangeman in my feed. Good perspective! It’s hard to beat those old standalone gshocks.

[@Family-Hiking]

@@JimKinkade Thanks. Yup, good old times. I will post video, how I changed it from black to military green with some yellow parts.

[@ABHINANDAN272]

Please make a video on its gps accuracy

[@JimKinkade]

Ok. Will do.

[@fuloplehel]

So the conclusion is, if you don't like Bluetooth, just get the GW-9500 mudman,or a mudmaster. After watching your videos I bought the mudman and it is a great watch. But this rangeman didn't convince me to buy it. So I ended up with the first generation mudmaster GWG 1000 -1A3ER, without Bluetooth and I love it. Initially I ordered the new gwg-b1000 with that red strap but it's not available yet. But I'm happy with the older dumb version and I canceled the order. I don't need Bluetooth just like you, especially on a g-shock. This whole software update thing and connection is part of that planned obsolescence you mentioned. Even my toothbrush is having Bluetooth on board and an app to download. Just don't enable it, and your device will last longer, without knowing when to kill itself.

[@JimKinkade]

You summed it up well!

[@fuloplehel]

@@JimKinkade Thank you, I learned a lot of this things from Louis Rossman, he is covering this anti consumer practices in his videos, and he is moved to Texas. Maybe you watched his videos, if not, I recommend his channel.

[@GolLeeMe]

I thought you could increase the number of world time places you can review when you connect via Bluetooth? I am not sure if it downloads into the watch or not, but it’s a significant increase, as I understand it.

[@motivationmore7025]

what are your thoughts on this watch comparing it to Garmin's instinct watches?

[@JimKinkade]

@@motivationmore7025 the Garmin watches seem to have a much better feature set. I have no personal experience with the Instinct though.

[@motivationmore7025]

@@JimKinkade ok thanks

[@williammathies2998]

Thanks!

[@JimKinkade]

No problem. I appreciate the support!

[@davidschulz5334]

Hi Jim, can you have the custom face on this watch like the GBD-H2000? I’d like to have moonphase, sunrise/sunset, and steps all on the main screen.

[@JimKinkade]

Yes, you can customize the watch face but only via the app. It can display all the parameters you mentioned but the font the pretty small.

[@davidschulz5334]

@@JimKinkade thanks Jim, I like having all that info on the main screen. I’m a bit of a nerd that way. It would be nice if they would let you put the barometer graph up top on the screen also, I have a PRW-2500 that has that and that watch would be perfect but they left off the sunrise sunset times! It literally has everything I want but that. I’m still on the hunt for the perfect watch. God Bless my brother in Christ 💪

[@WilborArthur]

The bad weather beep ou put the barometer graph on the watch face would be nice

[@JimKinkade]

I know! Missed opportunity!

[@randallhill7979]

Thanks for the video 👍

[@evgeniybeschastnov4627]

Is there any way to display GPS coordinates if without smartphone?

[@JimKinkade]

yes, you can see your coordinates after you sync the time with GPS.

[@evgeniybeschastnov4627]

@@JimKinkade thank you for the reply :)

[@JimKinkade]

@@evgeniybeschastnov4627 no problem. Here's a demo: kzbin.infoYYRW_GKSiUY?si=_xLc1c_mtDpwiFl7 That's on the GBD-H2000 but the process is the same.

[@evgeniybeschastnov4627]

@@JimKinkade appreciate that, sir :) all the best!

[@Zeus-kj7nn]

Lovely watch but wish it had multi band six.

[@simonh2011]

It does

[@Zeus-kj7nn]

​@@simonh2011I'm afraid it doesn't. It's bigger version, GPR B1000 has multi band 6 and Bluetooth but comes at a premium. This one, relies solely on Bluetooth alone.

[@simonh2011]

@Zeus-kj7nn apologies. I thought it did have. Seems so strange to not have it

[@Zeus-kj7nn]

@@simonh2011 No need to apologise! Does seem strange, it's got everything else other than doing the dishes..

[@hectthorno584]

​@@Zeus-kj7nnActually the GPR B1000 doesn't have multiband 6 either. Even though they are both called Rangeman, they have very different philosophy.

[@Matthew92472]

The Garmin Instinct 2X beats this hands down. I think Casio should stick to making dumb watches or up their game and make a descent smartwatch.

[@patricblack1]

I agree. Casio's bread and butter are watches being an independent device.

[@traviswalker8933]

Luckily, this is not Casio's bread and butter watch and they are not reliant on its success like Garmin is for their Forerunner and Fenix line. But I agree that they could have made it much more better especially now that they have collaborated with Polar.

[@17cmmittlererminenwerfer81]

Agreed. I've got an Instinct 2 "tactical" and I love it. Functionality beats the hell out of Casios like this.

[@mwboost]

If you're after a smartwatch yeah forsure. This is just a g shock with extra features really. I've had g shocks forever. Tried the Garmins and came back to the new Rangeman. (along with others). All I need. Gets the basic job done. Also Casio build quality wins for me.

[@traviswalker8933]

@@mwboost the problem is, its bad as a G-Shock function wise and usage wise. The build quality might be there but if the thing is frustrating to use why bother?

[@olegpetelevitch4443]

Got the yellow love it with my GWG 2000 1A3 J ! Thank you ! I got no probs with charging at all ! Mine works fine GPS Bluetooth works for me from start ? Amen !

[@17cmmittlererminenwerfer81]

You might want to charge it sometime.

[@vasiovasio]

The timer is limited to only 60 minutes, for their High Tier G-Shock Watch! Casio it is 2024, not 1994... 😔😔😔

[@ozmo69]

any watch with GPS but no cellphone needed

I think that CASIO can polish the app, So far I haven't used it that much, but, I like the way the information is displayed.

[@blatblat100]

Thanks for the video! I've also came to the conclusion about the airoplane mode, because I couldnt find how to shut the blinking bluetooth icon :-/ Is there another way to enable/disable only the bluetooth?

[@Four-J67]

Unpair until needed and re-pair again.

[@robertgonzalezortega9156]

Buenas Jim, al llevarlo con el Bluetooth desactivado no te está consumiendo energía porque no está buscando conexión o lo llevas en modo avión para que consuma menos. Un saludo.

[@JimKinkade]

Good point and great way to save the battery!

[@egipsiotube]

hi I have the gbh h2000, but these new casios are beautiful and smart but they are slow. Often I press the keys and nothing happens or I forget some clicks. Does it happen to you too?

[@JimKinkade]

Yea, the buttons are kind of sluggish. You have to deliberately press them.

[@egipsiotube]

@@JimKinkade ok but it's a pain, my €99 casio is much more responsive. 😔

[@ABHINANDAN272]

Do tell us what updates are done gbd h2000👍👍

[@JimKinkade]

Yes, I need to update the GBD-H2000.

[@DesignAtelier]

You know a real pirate when they prefer to order pizza at the counter than on the phone. You know because thats the right way to do it to all you lazy bums out there reading this comment.

[@JimKinkade]

You tell ‘em, Captain!

[@termit520]

In my opinion a bluetooth and the app, an update would be really useful if Casio decide to improve that disgusting small compass pointer, or to have a possibility to change display from positive to negative. Casio could do it over the update, that's for sure. The altimeter isn't accurate off course, because it's not based on the GPS position (a watch doesn't have enough memory to store every position in the world), it's based on the air pressure, I got no clue why, it should be calibrated before any serious usage. Power saving mode is very good idea, my every solar powered watch (except from Citizen Promaster) is at the power save mode, no matter do I need it or not. I got nothing gainst the apps and connecting, but I connected every watch just once and never again, I wanted to see does it works, that's it. In my opinion, a biggest consumption of the battery is GPS, location, not the bluetooth....I don't know about the HR but I know that it's stealing the space for the battery, which is bad. I like that Mudman very much, Casio could make a bit thicker numbers, but ok.

[@traviswalker8933]

HR is not stealing the space for the battery. Every smartwatch has it these days and the battery life isn't affected on many by it. Of course it would consume battery power as it is constantly measuring your heart rate. Altimeters on Casio watches are always pressure based rather than sea level based which is more accurate and the manuals too admit that but still Casio chooses to stick with an air pressure calibrated sensor which gets distorted easily if the pressure rises or falls.

[@termit520]

@@traviswalker8933 HR sensor is stealing a lot of space since whole assembly is couple of milimeters thick which is a lot. And also, Casio altimeter is one of the most unreliable thing ever made... it has to be calibrated every time when (and if) you want to use it which I don't recommend, and it's very easily affected by magnetic fields which are everywhere

[@traviswalker8933]

@@termit520 the pressure sensor is not affected by magnetism. Only the direction sensor is affected by it. The heart rate sensor sure does take space but that doesn't impact battery life to a large degree. The GPR-B1000 Rangeman lacked the HR sensor and is more thicker than the GPR-H1000.

[@termit520]

@@traviswalker8933 pressure sensor is very affected by magnetism, that's not the antimagnetic watch, I checked that already... poor that guy who believe in his Casio, Garmin or any other watch before the climb, he don't know he's dead already, or seriously injured... a little handheld waterproof GPS device is doing a wonders you know? A watch is a time measuring tool. Speaking about GPR-B1000 there's no space for the HR because Casio was using the brain... a weight of the watch is mostly the GPS antenna, and a thickness is mostly a battery size, it was impossible to make it smaller