What watches are out there with a thermometer and the abilty to handle water that aren't bigger than your wrist? I've been searching for a replacement and I cna't find anythign small enough to actually swim in! Seeme like all my minimal equipment is failing. THe onyl thing still working as expected and easy to repalce is/are my goggles!
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THanks for the link the wathc looks nice but sort of large-any idea of the dimensions?
As for why well I swim open water and paritcularly in the fall months water temps drop dramatically or rise dramatically along the swim. Par tof it is curiosity and part safety. I've pulled swimmers form the water along this coast quite a few times (when kayaking) becuase of hypothermia in most cases the water temp had dropped 10 degrees or more.
Yes, I swim unescorted wise or not its the onyl way i cna manage and knwoing when the temp drops can help me guage if I'm feeling a little tired and cool or if its time to get out!
On the other side, during an 8 mile swim that turned into 10, I had a friend join me, he usually fades out badly at 4-5 miles and becomes very chilled if he continues. He kept insisting he was fine and the thermometer he had showed a water temp rise to 74 degrees-our water is usually in the 60's! So I thought it was fine for him to continue and it was. His watch is a true technical marvel with altimeter barometer etc but its huge!
Most of it is curiosity though if i'm wearing a watch anyway why not know the temp. I've seen small watches with a thermometer, I just can't find one. I see most swimmers in the ocena with wathces and quite a few seem to have temp readings so i wondered where they bought them!
THanks for the link the wathc looks nice but sort of large-any idea of the dimensions?
As for why well I swim open water and paritcularly in the fall months water temps drop dramatically or rise dramatically along the swim. Par tof it is curiosity and part safety. I've pulled swimmers form the water along this coast quite a few times (when kayaking) becuase of hypothermia in most cases the water temp had dropped 10 degrees or more.
Yes, I swim unescorted wise or not its the onyl way i cna manage and knwoing when the temp drops can help me guage if I'm feeling a little tired and cool or if its time to get out!
On the other side, during an 8 mile swim that turned into 10, I had a friend join me, he usually fades out badly at 4-5 miles and becomes very chilled if he continues. He kept insisting he was fine and the thermometer he had showed a water temp rise to 74 degrees-our water is usually in the 60's! So I thought it was fine for him to continue and it was. His watch is a true technical marvel with altimeter barometer etc but its huge!
Most of it is curiosity though if i'm wearing a watch anyway why not know the temp. I've seen small watches with a thermometer, I just can't find one. I see most swimmers in the ocena with wathces and quite a few seem to have temp readings so i wondered where they bought them!
