As a rule of thumb, watches with water-resistance ratings of 30 to 50 meters are okay for fishing but not suitable for swimming and diving. All other watches must be listed as water-resistant to a specific depth, but you shouldn’t press any function buttons while it’s submerged. I did a little research and found that only true scuba diving watches can be advertised as waterproof. Meanwhile, watches have an entirely different grading than most other electronics.” You need a higher number because the force that rain hits a tent or jacket, especially when it’s windy, can be quite considerable. Proper ‘waterproof’ levels are considered to be 1000mm (25.4 inches) of water, but most decent tents have an HH rating of over 2000mm, and a good waterproof jacket will be around 3000mm+. If you take a piece of the material, and put a tube on top of it, the hydrostatic head rating is how much water you can fill in this tube before the pressure and weight of the water pushes through the material. When you talk about tents or clothes, waterproofing is measured on a scale called the Hydrostatic Head. A lot of ‘waterproof’ electronics are IPX7, which means that they will be OK if you accidentally drop them in a stream and get them out immediately. IPX8 means that you can safely take the item underwater - although the depth and time that it is safe underwater can vary. IPX1 means that an item is not really protected against water. use a system called the IP (Ingress Protection) scale which goes from 1 to 8. Most items like electronics, Aquapac cases, etc. It means different things on different products.
When I asked him what’s the difference between waterproof and water-resistant, here’s what he had to say: To help answer this one, I pinged Andrew MacAuley, the product development director at Aquapac ( the folks who make those handy waterproof pouches for cameras, electronics and such. And you’re right, the terms waterproof and water-resistant are plastered all over the hangtags of tents, rain jackets, watches, GPS, and so on. What’s the difference between waterproof and water-resistant? I see it on lots of outdoor gear but I’m not sure which is which.Ī: Great question, Soggy Sir.
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