Rangeman VS. Mudman -- Who is TOUGHER?

[@mx3wg]

Gshock got a free testing department in Jim Kinkade 😂

[@Doit1987]

I have the new range man and I noticed after a week the display flickers ever so slightly every time the seconds change, you have to tilt it to get the right angle and when you see it, it’s hard to unsee it. I need to get in contact with Casio about it. The light sometimes flickers aswell when I press it

[@JimKinkade]

I heard someone else complain about that. Does it happen in daylight or under indoors light?

[@Doit1987]

@@JimKinkade when I’m indoors, i just checked it there again and it’s still doing it with every second change ever so slightly, bright and then dulls again bright then dull and so on

[@mecanico242]

At first I didn't like the 9500 and its large numbers. I am a 100% fan of the 9400, but with your videos I have decided to expand the collection and buy the 9500 in green.

[@JimKinkade]

Let me know what you think! It’s a real tough watch. On the green one the screen is negative which some have trouble reading.

[@jasonbates3571]

Looks like you scratched the mineral glass of the rangeman banging them together. Also, as an aside, I got the yellow rangrman and the yellow stained very very easily. .

[@JimKinkade]

Really?! Maybe a little. Can you clean the yellow?

[@jasonbates3571]

I don’t think I can clean it. I haven’t seen anything but it stained very easily. The channel G-Shock Fashion called this out early on with yellow band watches. I don’t mind the staining as I am abusing mine (not as much as you though lol) Love your channel. Keep it up!

[@Ordinary-Hendrik]

Thanks Jim!, I am thinking to get a mudman, but concern if it is reflective and difficult to read. Do you find this problem?

[@JimKinkade]

The positive display Mudman is not that bad to read. It’s kind of annoying but I got used to it.

[@Ordinary-Hendrik]

@@JimKinkade Thank you and appreciate!

[@lybros474]

I have a military green Mudman 9500 in negative. I prefer it over posite one. I tested both and… negative is more legible to me. Of course it is not MiP but I love it and do n’t have any problems with legibility. I wonder if I would change it with MiP display…. and I’m not sure, probably not.

[@JimKinkade]

That’s a hot take! I’ll have to try it out for myself.

[@robertgonzalezortega9156]

Llevo dos meses usándolo sin sensores porque no los necesito. Lo uso como un GW-9400 mejorado y con extras por si los quiero. Hasta la fecha, la batería está a tope. El cable sigue metido en su caja. Y sin usar el móvil ni la aplicación ni nada, cada día me lo saco de la muñeca y lo pongo un par de horas al sol en la ventana y la batería no baja. Saludos.

[@JimKinkade]

That’s the way to go! Harness the power of the sun.

[@wallman1996]

hey man, can you compare this mudman with the frogman and the mudmaster gwg1000?

[@stevent1565]

I got the classic mudman g9000 (nothing fancy like todays gadget), the one casio famously strapped on the outside of a rally car for the entire paris-dakar rally, and it survived with no issues. Bought it 15 years ago and its still running solid after hiking thru numerous tropical jungles in malaysia and cambodia during monsoons, the most active volcano in indonesia, the seas off philippines and thailand; and asides a few scuffs on the casing and band, the watch is as solid as the day i bought it. I bought it after i read the promo slogan for the g9000 at my local: "Use it like you hate it." It is tough s.o.b....

[@leandrolimeres]

You should try the hydro mod on your Mudman, as you have the guts to put it to its tests! People say the hydro mod improves dial visibility as well as water resistence!

[@stephenjones5432]

Got that Mudman yesterday. Birthday 🎁👍🏽 How come that Texas sun doesn't have your Mudman battery on high? Maybe you need some North Carolina Sun to boost it. If you really want to test something out and see how rugged it is, give it to a Land Surveyor for a little while. I'll let you know how it holds up.

[@JimKinkade]

I hope you enjoy your Mudman. Happy birthday! My battery is on M because I’ve been wearing the Rangeman the past two months. That just goes to show you how good the power reserve is.

[@stephenjones5432]

I've got the 2100 solar that I haven't worn in about 6 weeks (got the 5610U 6 weeks ago) and he's still on H.

[@stephenjones5432]

Any idea why I keep getting breaks in my barometric graph? Thought I could post pic but I can't.

[@hwunnasakda9096]

Are u going to review on GWG B1000, latest version of mudmaster?

[@JimKinkade]

I’d like to but it might take a while with my budget. That Mudmaster is $800.

[@maufvm]

Convinced me at 25:23 😂

[@Failed3Times]

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. by the way can I dive with MUDMAN?

[@MrCarpen7er]

Both are good for you playing Call of Duty.

[@Failed3Times]

@@MrCarpen7er I live in middle east, my life is war and every year is new terror crimes. you can play cod.

[@stefanpetkov4863]

С интерес гледам твоите видеа и смятам ,че тестовете на които подлагаш часовниците си , са най-естествените от всички които съм гледал . Няма човек който да хвърля часовнка си от прозорецът на къщата или да минава с кола през него , но това да бъде залят с дизел или масло , определено може да се случи . Продължавай да правиш видеа ! Поздрави от България , приятелю !

[@JimKinkade]

Thank you, sir! Great to hear from you from Bulgaria!

[@cy2154]

I recently bought both. I like the style and MIP screen on the RANGEMAN much better than the MUDMAN, but the latter feels so much more durable. Also, the negative display on the MM is absolutely atrocious.

[@JimKinkade]

Well said. It took me 45 minutes to say what you did in three sentences.

[@mwboost]

The only thing about pressing the buttons while covered in oil and whatnot is it's not recommended by Casio to push buttons underwater (in your case oil and everything else lol.) . Unless it's a frogman that are designed for that. So oil and whatnot... Interesting it hasn't killed the watches in some way or the seals.

[@JimKinkade]

I saw a video where Casio had a machine repeatedly pressing the buttons while the watch was partially submerged in mud.

[@BenjaminWSong]

Seems like Casio, in general, went down-hill since they started integrating Bluetooth into their watches. Personally I own a couple of Caisios (vanilla & g-shock) but I settled with Garmin Instinct 2X to go along with my GWM-5610. I already have ProTrek PAG-240 but after watching your video, I'd sure love to get a Mudman myself.

[@DanielJohnson-ot8wj]

I love my GWG 1000 from Japan. Mine has the sapphire crystal and doesn’t have a single scratch in it to this day. He’s a big boy but worth every penny. Only negative I can think of is the negative display on that little LCD screen. Tiny print that is already hardly legible makes that feature on the watch kinda useless imo. But man if you’re a guy that likes compliments on your time piece; it’s definitely the watch for you. Mine has been in Iraq and Afghanistan and withstood that test with flying colors. I haven’t soaked him in oil or blood thank goodness.

[@mad151maxx4]

I have had rangeman 9400 since 2019. I love it. I work installing ALL TYPE OF PIPES FOR sewer,water, drain,electric, gas, etc... tunnels, bridge, heavy highway. Mud, water, sewer, grease,oils etc. It's indestructible. But would love more functions. But need it to be able to charge itself.

[@JimKinkade]

Aw, yea. Way to work! The G-Shocks that have more functions also need to plug in to get charged.

[@alojzklemenko9355]

The Mudman is TOUGHER.

[@tomistrawberry1299]

Noup...well maybe If you compare to this new Rangeman. The older model is whole differend game.

[@wayne9241]

@@tomistrawberry1299the older rangeman 9400 lugs aren’t as durable as most G shocks. Very durable watch though.

[@tomistrawberry1299]

I meant The gpr-b1000 rangeman

[@wayne9241]

@tomistrawberry1299 got ya, that's built like a tank. It's possibly the most durable g shock ever made. The strap was partly carbon fibre. You would easily lose your arm before that watch broke.

[@alekbane6048]

Wow. I was thinking Rangeman have sollar 0_o.

[@aaronletourneau4092]

Glad I got the GBD-H2000 and saved money instead of getting the new rangeman now.

[@ABHINANDAN272]

Both are completely different watches... I don't know whats this comparrisson all about

[@baksteen2007]

Exactly right!

[@fuloplehel]

I agree, they are different. I was more curious about the durability and design differences between the two, after watching the latest videos about the strap issue.

[@ABHINANDAN272]

​​@@fuloplehelif do you use the watch to the extent he does...?? Our smart phones have gorilla glass 3 does mean we have to bang it every time to know its toughness....casio do claim its the toughest g shock..that doesnt mean you bang your watch every day..to the point it breaks...and he is the only one who had issues..none of others had it.. comparing it with previous generation g shocks have no point....its all together a different rangeman...a new step from casio...whats the point of making old school watches again and again??? They also need to run a company......and if you compare it with its rivals like sunto garmin coros or polar...it is way more durable than those...

[@fuloplehel]

@@ABHINANDAN272 I don't use my g-shocks like this man, but I'm working in industrial maintenance, but I don't intentionally put my watch in liquid nitrogen or diesel. Back in the days casio established a world record when a big truck run over a g-shock watch and it survived, it was a square model. I don't compare this new rangeman with old models, I was just curious what is the difference between the two in terms of design of the strap and case. The mudman is also a recent model and what can I understand from his videos is the fact that the mudman has no problems with the strap and screws. The design is very similar, but there is a difference in durability, considering that the rangeman is on his wrist for just a month. But in this video he doesn't talk about that.

[@baksteen2007]

@@fuloplehel his review is not an acid test…. His claim the new range is not durable is because some kind of band issue…. Which is ridiculous and not evidenced…. I think only a very inquisitive toddler would find a way to break it!

[@seanmarshall5475]

Another great video 🤣 I agree the Mudman hands down the most durable it just feels more superior 👌

[@baksteen2007]

And btw the new range is great but again very different as you need to charge….

[@ZhangJingxi]

I prefer you not shaking the watch that much when displaying in front of the camera😅

[@jeffwhite9028]

Great testing. Great review, but I'll tell ya, bio-monitoring is a questionable "feature". Remember what was happening during COVID. People could get "confined" if they sneezed. Anyway - good testing.

[@pyl213]

I pull the trigger on the Mudman. Now i have H2000 and Mudman😂

[@JimKinkade]

That’s my favorite combo!

[@siriosirio3698]

Ciao un abbraccio dall'Italia🇮🇹 ti seguo sempre bel canale sei un grande💪 mi sono iscritto😉👍 Hai molto coraggio a maltrattare questi poveri G shock😅

[@JimKinkade]

Thank you, sir! The G-Shocks are the happiest when they’re treated the roughest.

[@siriosirio3698]

@@JimKinkade 👍

[@termit520]

Yes, off course, G shock is designed to be abused but also, some maintenance should be done. When I say maintenance I mean cleaning.....a soft tooth brush and soapy water. I don't think that any watch will withstand the oil, diesel or anything like that for a longer period of time.....a gaskets will give up, and in the G shock there's a lot of gaskets. Even the too much heat can affect the watch, for example War Machine GWG1000 will lose the screen when the temperature inside the watch reach around 50 degrees Celsius (which is ok since there's operating range in the manual, not without the reason)...but as soon as the watch cool down, a screen will show a signs of life and it will work properly again which is really quick....maybe 2 minutes. I don't think that you will get the applause of the audience from Casio since someone from Casio probably watched your videos. I think it's time for some new mud resistant El Cheapo....for example TRT-110, Mudmaster GG1000, Mudman G9000,

[@JimKinkade]

Yes, I clean my watch every day. Yes, there are engineering limitations to everything. I don’t think I exceeded them with the Rangeman.

[@heruthemaster]

My birthday is January 25 th 46 years now

[@jeffwhite9028]

To Jim, and anyone else in Christ but struggling with weight. Godly fix: don't eat after 4pm. Your body NEEDS to fast. In the morning, break your Fast with breakfast. Guaranteed cure unless you have gone beyond hypoglycemia to diabetes, ...and even then. Pushing the body into ketosis is healthy if not carried to extremes. You will run cleaner, and your mind will gain clarity. (Jim has a sharp mind already, yes)

[@CaptainScorpio24]

i eat 2 times a day (morning and evening). in lunch i eat fruits and at night i drink milk. im not even fat but avg

[@fuloplehel]

Ok, this was a long video about two different watches, and features. Most of this comparison was already discussed in previous videos. After the latest videos about the new rangeman strap problems, I was more curious about the physical design differences between the mudman and the rangeman. You said the mudman is just an optimization. I think casio optimized the newer rangeman, but not in a good way. They are cutting costs in manufacturing and materials. The new business model is all about replacing your devices more often, just like smartphones. The engineers are working hard to design the weak points in every product. I recently replaced the green strap on gwg-1000-1a3er first generation mudmaster. Every part of the strap is attached to the case with two pins and two screws,also the wings under the strap are bigger, helping to maintain the position on the wrist. The new models are different with multiple little carbon parts on the bezel which are almost 100 usd to replace just one of them. This older mudmaster that I have use a single piece of resin bezel and it's way more cheaper to replace. So the optimization is not for us, it's for the manufacturer.

[@JimKinkade]

I tried to focus on the durability and the physical design but I got carried off on tangents.

[@Casiocollectors]

Range.

[@eddiejones.redvees]

When i am on holiday in Jamaica my multi band watches will just about pickup the atomic clock signal from the USA a used my citizen satellite wave lasts September and after getting through the airport I pressed the button and it picked up the New York time zone in a couple of seconds the only thing you have to set daylight saving time manually I will be taking my GWGB1000 when we go back next month I will trie out the tracking log but I don’t have a Jamaica sim card in my phone I have tried it with the phones mobile signal of and only the Bluetooth on and it works ok the track sill show up ok I will use the hotel free Wi-Fi to update my phone one other thing you can turn off the atomic day light saving time for the atomic clock and put to manually adjust on most Casio multi band six watches

[@JimKinkade]

Have fun in Jamaica and let us know how the track back works.

[@eddiejones.redvees]

@@JimKinkade I will let you now if it works OK keep practicing using it in the U.K and OK so far a will have to make shore my phone is fully charged before I set off from home in takes about 16 hours to get to there hotel with all the getting True Airports on both sides and 9 hours in the air but you forget about that when you hit the beech

[@baksteen2007]

The comparison is flawed….. the mudman is a a budget release. You then go on to try downplay the range on fossil fuels etc…. Mate be consistent…. Your review is so defunct because of your inconsistency….. I have both…. The mudman I have had the negative display…. And it is absolutely useless…… Then the features are polar opposites…. Which makes a like for like comparison redundant But then still you are so biased and inconsistent that maybe many won’t pick up on….. mudman is no less durable to the range….. if you really believe so…. Show evidence….. And back to my comment before around positive vs negative display….. you have the good one, being positive, but fml if you have the negative display, you may even change your biased review, because the negative displays are absolutely illegible!!! Who cares about dual compass displays when you cannot see anything!!!!! It is the only g shock I have ever considered selling!!!!

[@JimKinkade]

The Mudman is more durable the the rangeman. The evidence is that I need to send the rangeman back for repairs because the band came loose. At 22:45 I advise against getting the negative display of the Mudman.

[@baksteen2007]

@@JimKinkade it is not more durable… you say the band came loose but not how it became loose….

[@antevrankovic4539]

watch cant be abused, it is not a person

[@Seneca09]

Easy 🫵 MUDMAN!

[@JimKinkade]

Yup. 💪🏻

[@brunothor8050]

Comprei esse Mudman e gostei muito.

[@JimKinkade]

Nice! 👍It’s TOUGH! 💪🏻