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Friday, February 5, 2010

One Sweet Watch - The Suunto Core

If you’re in the market for a watch, then save yourself the trouble of research and just get the Suunto Core.  Trust me because I have one and it’s awesome.  It does all the regular stuff that watches do such as get you to the train station on time, wake you up for Snow Tubing and Beer Tasting trips when your iphone alarm malfunctions, and tracks who can chug a beer the fastest.  This is just the beginning.  Check out these other sweet features:

1.  Sunset/Sunrise time depending on your location in the world:  Great for us budding photographers who need that perfect light or us romancers who want to grace our lucky ladies with a sunset stroll.
2.  Compass:  Never be lost again (as long as you have a map, that is!)  Seriously handy tool will get you out of the woods.
3.  Altimeter:  Ever wanted to know how high you were?  No, not last night, right now.  Er, nevermind.  Listen, this feature measures your altitude.  ‘Nuf said.
4.  Log of Ascent/Descent:  Using the Altimeter, you can start/stop the function like a stopwatch and as you go up and down the mountain, it will track how much altitude you’ve gained and how much vertical you’ve dropped.  Sick for bragging, i.e.  “Hey brah, I totally ripped out 10 ‘thou in Vert today, gnarly!”  *Side note, I do not speak like this.
5.  Temperature:  Take the watch off your wrist for 5 minutes and you’ll get an accurate temperature reading.  Instead of “man, it’s so hot!” you can now say, “man, it’s 128 degrees and I’m melting!”
6.  Barometer/Storm Warning:  Camping?  Strap this watch to your tent while you sleep and if there’s a huge change in Barometric Pressure, the storm warning alarm will go off giving you enough time to get your rain-fly on and get things in order.  Stay dry, stay warm and stay safe! 

Happy Trails,

-Jason
Philly Director