Anyone issued the Tactix 8 or still running legacy Garmin? Debating swapping out the G-Shock. Curious how they hold up in the field
>>65639687>Anyone issued the Tactix 8 or still running legacy Garmin?F91W is enough for civvies. Anything more expensive is a larp.
>>65639687>round faceFor what purpose? Watches don't use a round mechanism anymore. The round shape is annoying when you bend your wrist back and the round face digs into the back of your wrist. Get a square screen that can display more information. A smart watch has way more features.
>>65639724Not sure if you’re trolling or a troglodyte but the garmin smartwatch is unironically the best watch for outdoors use. It’s just very expensive. Being round is not enough for a disqualification here. Also if you’re having issues like you’re describing have you tried having normal sized wrists?
>>65639687I have the fenix and love it, 20 days of battery and the maps are nice
>>65639724The only square watches in this category seem to be generic $10-15 chinkshit ones
>>65639687rocked a fenix 7x for 4 years while being in the army, i'm just ditching it, the screen is fine, the battery still lasts about 30 days of "normal" usegps, all apps work very wellim only ditching it cuz it's too big and too much desu, i dont use 90% of the features and i had to switch to a gps-less watch for a training, turns out a f91w like >>65639713 is plenty even in the militaryi got a second hand instinct 2 tactical because i still need it for running/mgrs gps coordinates, the rest i don't care about
My Fenix 8 51 Solar gets 24 days on average with regular use.There's nothing I don't like about it.
>>65639713the LED is dogshit, F105W is the knowers pick
>>65639687TL;DR just keep the CasioThey hold up well enough and the battery is good enough, but it isn't going to be an unkillable brick like a Fortrex 301. The problem with the thing that smartwatches in general are fucking stupid. A 51mm, and thick is big for a wrist watch while still having a tiny little screen. You get something that isn't great as a watch and is terrible as a GPS for the price of $1,600.Military wise, it gets whipped by ATAK and a DAGR. ATAK is right there on you chest, has a bigger screen, and does so much more. A DAGR is going to pull GPS just as easily, is able to use the encrypted P(Y) signal, and all the other equipment is designed to work with it. Even a BYOB ATAK phone will probably cost less or the same as a Tactix 8 as well. Civillian wise, it gets whipped by the cellphone you already own or a handheld GPS. handheld units get better screens, better buttons, and lots have satcom plans so you can text your wife one last "i love u" before the bear goes grizzly man on you. You can get a really nice one for $1,000 less than the Tactix.My friend just went through this with his descent mk2i dive watch. It was just annoyingly big for an everyday watch and wasn't as good for tracking his dives as the much cheaper, dedicated dive computer he replaced it with. I went through it when my unit issued me a tactix charlie. Yeah, it was neat, but it catches on things and didn't work as well for work or backpacking as my garmin handheld. I turned it back into supply and most other guys who like smartwatches replaced it with the apple watch, which they said was miles better for daily wear.If your G-shock doesn't have ABC, get that. The compass and altimeter is whatever, but the barometer tells you when the rain is coming. That alone is a godsend. There have been many days where my watch chirps the weather warning and I'm in my rain gear while the rest of the guys just get soaked.
>>65639731>It’s just very expensive. Being round is not enough for a disqualification here."A lot of dollar money so it being round is OK with me"
>>65639713fpbp just get a inreach mini or whatever proper gps you want
>>65643607"I'm retarded so being round makes me screech"
Get the Fenix, I have like 4 of them cause I always am given the latest one from work and it has been priceless for me. I have used it countless times on real world SAR cases, backcountry hunting, working out. It's the simply things though, the integrated red light flashlight literally daily
Timex Ironman:better fontindiglo30 bucks give or take
