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With the Altitech II, you'll instantly know your direction, elevation, the forecast and much more with just a push of a button!
| Analog or Digital: | Digital |
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| Construction: | Composite/anodized aluminum |
| Date window: | Yes |
| Face diameter: | 1.25 inches |
| Illumination: | Yes |
| Water-resistance: | 10 meters |
| Weight: | 2 ounces |
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| Black | 150.00 |
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Accurate and Generally Well-Designed | |
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| A year or so ago, after accidentally breaking my original bulky (but otherwise good) altimeter watch, I decided to forgo purchasing another altimeter watch and instead bought this one which hangs conveniently on the front of a backpack and offers a large digital readout. Accuracy-wise, it equals my former high-quality Polar altimeter watch. As with all altimeter devices, it needs to be calibrated before embarking on a hike, climb, scramble, backpack, etc. My only complaint (a minor one) involves the calibration buttons which are sometimes unresponsive (hence finicky) if not pushed "perfectly." Overall, this is a well-designed product which I use each time I enjoy time in the backcountry. | |
| Mountaineer Ordinaire at REI on 10/14/2009 | |
Good, but construction could be better | |
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| Up for my third [...] I must say that construction could be better. First one, the level ran out of liquid and the turning ring got stuck. The second one, the carabiner part broke at the hinge. Construction of the second one seemed more flimsy than the first. BUT, great product overall; nice if you dont like watches (like me), within easy reach and well readable. Though calibration is necessary for accurate performance (and this is sometimes annoying), I would definitely recommend it. | |
| LytseJehannes at REI on 04/07/2009 | |
how barometric altimeters work | |
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| I'm confused by many of the previous posts -- any altimeter that functions on the basis of barometric pressure (vs. GPS) is going to fluctuate based on 2 variables -- altitude but also weather changes in barometric pressure. any change in the weather & puff, the altitude is wrong. that barometric pressure would be steady over several days is highly unlikely anywhere. expect to recalibrate altitude at least once a day, and perhaps several times unless the weather is very steady. | |
| Chris K. at REI on 07/12/2009 | |
Great tool | |
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| Great product, perfect for those of us that do not enjoy wearing a watch. I really like how the clip allows the product to rotate 180 degrees. I would like to remark on the temp rating, any digital product will not work as well below freezing due to the liquid screen and liquid filled battery. So this product is to standards for winter activities. | |
| trail buster at REI on 12/18/2007 | |
NOT for high altitude | |
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| I write this review understanding that the majority of purchasers will not need this product for what I put it through. Yet, I wanted to take the time so that people can make an educated decision based on what conditions they do expect to use it in. I bought the Altitech to use as an altimeter/ barometer/ chrono for an Everest summit climb last year. I did so, mainly because it is splashed & promoted all over a bunch of Everest websites- not realizing at the time that it was more about advertising dollars for a product that looked cool than something that actually worked in that environment. Moving up to EBC, I had to readjust the tool to report actual elevation several times. This is common for barometrically calibrated altimeters, but the frequency of adjustment did seem surprising to me. Once on the Western Cwm, I encountered difficulties with the barometer as well. Arriving at Camp IV on the South Col, I dumped the thing altogether because the screen whited out and the equipment basically died on me. This was not in -20 degree weather. It was warm, sunny and fairly pleasant at 26,500'. However, before it died, the Altitech was 3,000 vertical feet off in its reported altitude (reporting that I was somwehere in the neighborhood of 23,500'). Returning down to EBC though, I handed it to one of our cook staff who thought it was the coolest thing ever and wouldn't let it out of his sight for our out-trek to Lukla. So he got some use out of it, and did exactly what I did- saw a cool looking product that is in all honesty fairly eye-catching. The mini-compass is functional, clock portion will keep 2 time zones, and it is easy to use botton/function-wise. So my thought is that if you are looking to use this for a basic adventure, it will perform. But I would never trust if for anything extreme or where you absolutely needed to rely on it for height or barometric readings. | |
| kdp1 at REI on 04/03/2009 | |
Good watch | |
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| I use mine when I Kayak. Being able to hook it to the outside of my PDF is great. Also like the big numbers making it easy to read. It does need to be reset quite often but that may be because I often travel by plane and that seems to throw it all off | |
| guategordon at REI on 12/21/2007 | |
Meets expectations | |
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| So far, the controls and measurements meet expectations, although the readout could have been better. The beeper (alarm) needs to be much louder to serve usefully. Clip is well constructed and I have no reason to doubt the quality of the device. Would have gotten 4 stars if price were lower. | |
| Teledar at REI on 12/05/2007 | |
ACCURATE WATCH | |
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| Large display is easy to read. Watch is very accurate. All other functions require daily recalibrating. | |
| BEAR2 at REI on 01/07/2008 | |
