Bridger Watch - "The Problem No One Fixed" (smartwatch)

[mayberry331]

Latest email update says late March potentially into April for ship date.

 

[mayberry331]

Not affiliated with bridger and I don’t know anyone who own the company but I have seen a little bit of criticism of this watch and thought I’d share my 2 cents.

This watch probably isn’t for everyone. But it does solve some problems for me. Maybe it’s because I’m not as skilled a woodsman as some of the people criticizing it. But more than once I’ve found myself thinking, “Man, it would be nice if I could just screen-share my phone to my watch right now.”

Most of the time that thought comes when I’m closing in on a bull with cows and I’m not 100% sure I’m on the right ridge, rise, or contour etc. I’ve had several situations where I pulled my phone out to verify my position, realized the screen was soaked with sweat from hiking, had to set my bow down, dry the screen just to check my map, and then scramble to relocate the bull I was chasing.

Being able to quickly verify my position while still moving without digging out my phone would be a real advantage in those moments.

And that’s not even considering other practical features, like having a red light available for hiking in the dark to a glassing knob or navigating before daylight. Hope this helps someone.

 

[deserthunter2016]

Not affiliated with bridger and I don’t know anyone who own the company but I have seen a little bit of criticism of this watch and thought I’d share my 2 cents.

This watch probably isn’t for everyone. But it does solve some problems for me. Maybe it’s because I’m not as skilled a woodsman as some of the people criticizing it. But more than once I’ve found myself thinking, “Man, it would be nice if I could just screen-share my phone to my watch right now.”

Most of the time that thought comes when I’m closing in on a bull with cows and I’m not 100% sure I’m on the right ridge, rise, or contour etc. I’ve had several situations where I pulled my phone out to verify my position, realized the screen was soaked with sweat from hiking, had to set my bow down, dry the screen just to check my map, and then scramble to relocate the bull I was chasing.

Being able to quickly verify my position while still moving without digging out my phone would be a real advantage in those moments.

And that’s not even considering other practical features, like having a red light available for hiking in the dark to a glassing knob or navigating before daylight. Hope this helps someone.

I can do all of that on my Garmin Fenix? I guess in Garmin I have to be in an activity to be able to see maps which I could see the benefit in not having to do that.

I’ll use a red light on a headlamp before I would on a watch for hiking. It’s just too inconvenient especially if I’m carrying a weapon, trekking poles, whatever it may be. I’ll use my watch light for looking for stuff in the tent or taking a piss in the middle of the night. Nothing that would be more than a couple minutes at most.

I’ve never had a problem with battery life on my Fenix, but I’m sure there are guys in the field for more consecutive days than I am.

Can a heart rate monitor be connected to the Bridger other than the built in monitor on the watch? In my experience the watch HRM’s are not nearly as accurate as the strapped style.

Does it show sunrise and sunset times? I use this daily during the season.

I don’t need ballistics in my watch.

Being able to see mtntough workouts on my watch is also not important.

It seems to be heavily marketed towards certain selling points that aren’t really anything better than what’s on the market and proven itself.

Not knocking the watch, it seems to look like a good watch with a lot of features with potential.


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[mayberry331]

Sounds good, I appreciate the response. I agree, overall seems like it will be another good option for people to have and I’m sure people will use it differently than what features and options were appealing to me.