Heat Stress Stopwatch

This was ordered online and shipped to my home without issue. I'm a youth sport coach, and this has been getting some good early season use as we are gearing up for the main part of our practice over the summer. So far this has been good to help monitor conditions for my student athletes and keep the risk at a minimum. This functions as a traditional stop watch but also has extra features built in like ambient temperature, humidity, and dew point. So far no complaints with the stop watch, other than it is a little larger, but given the features, it's excellent for what I use it for.

As a runner and coach, I appreciate this stopwatch. It's water resistant and battery + solar powered so you don't need to worry about battery replacement. I appreciate the "light" option for backlight for cloudy days on the track. I use this instead of my phone to measure temperature, humidity and heat index before and during a run. You can use it in Farenehine or Celsius and either 12 or 24 hour time. It has a calendar which is a bonus feature. It also has an alarm clock, and a silent option in case the beeps drive you crazy. The nylon lanyard is fine - nothing fancy but doesn't need to be . The only downside is I wish you could adjust the text size to make it larger.

I got this for my wife because she is sensitive to heat. I thought the heat index would be helpful. It does have 3 timers you can setup. And the alarm is nice. But it is hard to read the display, even with the backlight. One very odd thing happened when we left it on the deck overnight and it got very cool. It got down to 56 deg f and it was about to rain. The heat index showed that it was 117 deg f. It was very cool though and would think it would be better to do some exercise without getting too hot. I guess I don't really understand that feature. That said it is nice to have the actual temp and humidity when going out for a long walk. Then timers are good for making sure you keep to reps. I would really recommend this if it had a clearer display, but I guess being solar powered it had to be kept efficient.

The Reed Instruments Heat Stress Stopwatch is a very functional stopwatch, measuring temperature, humidity, dew point, and the heat index. This is in addition to providing the date, time, and having an programmable alarm. But for you tracksters out there, it has a 99-lap count with a 30 lap/split memory. In addition to being battery power this stopwatch is also solar powered and comes with a backlit LCD display. The build quality is outstanding and it’s lightweight too. My only gripe is that it doesn’t have a probe to help me cook my steaks, oh well!

Well it's a stopwatch, clock, alarm clock and those I was able to figure out how to use them. However I still haven't been able to use the other functions that it says it has. I work outside so I wanted it to be able to monitor the temperature. It has good size digits so you don't have to squint to see the time. It's very light and comes with a lanyard so if you are a runner this would work for you.

This stop watch is battery and solar powered. It worked right out of the box. It is easy to set the calendar and time. There are several modes that you can cycle through. Each mode is labeled on the screen so you know which mode you are in. It has a temperature and humidity mode, and also calculates heat index as well as dew point so you can prevent heat stress while working out on hot humid days. The stopwatch is easy to read and has a back light for viewing in the dark.

This review is for the heat stress stopwatch. This stopwatch has just about everything you can think of: The stopwatch mode records at 1/100-second. It has a time, day, date, and year display. It also has a programmable alarm. The watch can be set to 12- or 24-hour display. The watch name is heat-stress stopwatch because it can also measure temperature, humidity, dew point and calculate a heat index. The watch is a little larger than a normal sized stopwatch, but it is very comfortable to use. It has well marked buttons. a lighted display if needed and looks to be very sturdily built. If you need a stopwatch this watch should definitely fulfill your need.

We own a boat and are on the water a lot. The Reed Heat Stress Stopwatch is a great addition to the boat. I like how I can see the current time and date on the stopwatch without digging my phone out and worrying about dropping the phone in the water. As we age, we also have to be concerned about heat stroke. Summertime temps here can soar over 100 degrees so having an instrument to indicate the heat index is valuable. I am sure sports coaches will find this very handy. Another hazard on the water is fog. The stopwatch also tells you the current dew point. This helps predict if we will encounter fog when we are out on the water. The button placement makes the stopwatch feature easy to use; a lot easier than using a phone. It seems very durable and yet is lightweight. I give it five stars.

The Reed SW700 is a trusty tool for coaches or people wanting to keep track of heat exposure. In a world where many devices are very technical, the SW700 is a flashback to early Casio G-Shock days where the device did the basics well and had a sturdy construction. What I like the most about this device is the buttons. They offer a truly superior tactile, clicky feel, that lets you know you hit the button and meant to. The stopwatch capability is pretty standard, with lap and recall functionality. The device also has a solar panel built into it for recharging the batteries. The most prominent feature are the sensors located at the top of the unit that sense humidity and temperature. It features an open air design to aid with air exchanges. The question though, is it accurate? To be honest, I'm not sure how accurate it is in absolute terms, but it is definitely ballpark accurate. Part of the trouble with miniaturizing these sensors is with proper sampling. During a workout I did, the device will pickup heat from the hand. This is noticeable in cooler environments. The workaround is to make sure air is properly mixing with the sensor. So, swooshing the watch around a few times will get air moving through the sensors and will help minimize sampling error. The device will tell you temperature, humidity, and heat index. These are very important metrics to pay attention to since the human body has finite capability for cooling. So, this makes spot measurements great in situations where your phone's weather app might not be representative of where you are when you are checking. For instance, track and field is usually done in wide-open spaces with minimal shade. Artificial turf is often much warmer, as are rubberized tracks. With this device, there is promise to more accurately monitor kids or an employee's exposure to heat.