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Very difficult to use and low quality
I purchased this bundle for the body-fat measuring caliper. The measuring tape and chart are bonuses. The measuring tape works as well as my other two of the same style, and it was accurate as well. There's a notch where you insert the end of the tape and it fits well. The button to retract the tape works well and is easy to press. There's a larger gap between the clicks of the retractor than with my other tape measures but it retracted tightly enough that it worked, so I didn't find any flaws with the measuring tape.The included chart is made on sturdy, slick paper and full color. It's easy to read with your measurement on top, age on the left, and your range color coded where the two intersect. It has a chart for males on one side and females on the other. This type of measurement only measures your stomach area, so it's very misleading, but you can measure it by yourself whereas the Jackson/Pollock 7-Site Caliper Method is more accurate but requires help from someone else to get your back and shoulders. There's nothing wrong with the chart that is included.Finally, we come to the caliper, and the only reason I purchased this item. It is made of very flimsy plastic and feels ready to break during use. There is a slider in the middle that moves when you squeeze the caliper, and there is a clear line indicating the measurement. It is easy to read and the measurer moves well enough for a piece of plastic. The problem comes in getting that measurement to be accurate. How tightly do you squeeze the caliper to get an accurate measurement? If you squeeze too gently or too tightly, your measurement is going to be way off and that defeats the purpose of going to the trouble of measuring. The way it is supposed to work involves a notch in the caliper that a little nub fits into. When you squeeze the caliper with your thumb and fingers, your thumb is supposed to press the nub into the notch in the side of the caliper with a click so you know you're at the perfect depth. But because this is made of plastic, there's a protrusion on the back of the nub that prevents it from fitting into the notch. I had to sand it down to get it to fit into the notch. So I tried it again. There's clearance, but it's difficult to get the nub to line up with the notch properly. The thumb lever isn't sturdy enough to stay in place while you're gripping it. There's supposed to be a click when it is seated properly, but my wife had to squeeze it to the point of being painful before the nub would seat in the notch. I sanded the nub down to a point so it will actually fit in the notch now, and we use that as a general guideline as to how tight to squeeze it, but we have no faith that it is accurate. All in all, this product was an epic failure and did not work as expected. I will have to purchase another product to measure our body fat with. 2/5 stars
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I purchased this bundle for the body-fat measuring caliper. The measuring tape and chart are bonuses. The measuring tape works as well as my other two of the same style, and it was accurate as well. There's a notch where you insert the end of the tape and it fits well. The button to retract the tape works well and is easy to press. There's a larger gap between the clicks of the retractor than with my other tape measures but it retracted tightly enough that it worked, so I didn't find any flaws with the measuring tape.
The included chart is made on sturdy, slick paper and full color. It's easy to read with your measurement on top, age on the left, and your range color coded where the two intersect. It has a chart for males on one side and females on the other. This type of measurement only measures your stomach area, so it's very misleading, but you can measure it by yourself whereas the Jackson/Pollock 7-Site Caliper Method is more accurate but requires help from someone else to get your back and shoulders. There's nothing wrong with the chart that is included.
Finally, we come to the caliper, and the only reason I purchased this item. It is made of very flimsy plastic and feels ready to break during use. There is a slider in the middle that moves when you squeeze the caliper, and there is a clear line indicating the measurement. It is easy to read and the measurer moves well enough for a piece of plastic. The problem comes in getting that measurement to be accurate. How tightly do you squeeze the caliper to get an accurate measurement? If you squeeze too gently or too tightly, your measurement is going to be way off and that defeats the purpose of going to the trouble of measuring. The way it is supposed to work involves a notch in the caliper that a little nub fits into. When you squeeze the caliper with your thumb and fingers, your thumb is supposed to press the nub into the notch in the side of the caliper with a click so you know you're at the perfect depth. But because this is made of plastic, there's a protrusion on the back of the nub that prevents it from fitting into the notch. I had to sand it down to get it to fit into the notch. So I tried it again. There's clearance, but it's difficult to get the nub to line up with the notch properly. The thumb lever isn't sturdy enough to stay in place while you're gripping it. There's supposed to be a click when it is seated properly, but my wife had to squeeze it to the point of being painful before the nub would seat in the notch. I sanded the nub down to a point so it will actually fit in the notch now, and we use that as a general guideline as to how tight to squeeze it, but we have no faith that it is accurate. All in all, this product was an epic failure and did not work as expected. I will have to purchase another product to measure our body fat with. 2/5 stars
The included chart is made on sturdy, slick paper and full color. It's easy to read with your measurement on top, age on the left, and your range color coded where the two intersect. It has a chart for males on one side and females on the other. This type of measurement only measures your stomach area, so it's very misleading, but you can measure it by yourself whereas the Jackson/Pollock 7-Site Caliper Method is more accurate but requires help from someone else to get your back and shoulders. There's nothing wrong with the chart that is included.
Finally, we come to the caliper, and the only reason I purchased this item. It is made of very flimsy plastic and feels ready to break during use. There is a slider in the middle that moves when you squeeze the caliper, and there is a clear line indicating the measurement. It is easy to read and the measurer moves well enough for a piece of plastic. The problem comes in getting that measurement to be accurate. How tightly do you squeeze the caliper to get an accurate measurement? If you squeeze too gently or too tightly, your measurement is going to be way off and that defeats the purpose of going to the trouble of measuring. The way it is supposed to work involves a notch in the caliper that a little nub fits into. When you squeeze the caliper with your thumb and fingers, your thumb is supposed to press the nub into the notch in the side of the caliper with a click so you know you're at the perfect depth. But because this is made of plastic, there's a protrusion on the back of the nub that prevents it from fitting into the notch. I had to sand it down to get it to fit into the notch. So I tried it again. There's clearance, but it's difficult to get the nub to line up with the notch properly. The thumb lever isn't sturdy enough to stay in place while you're gripping it. There's supposed to be a click when it is seated properly, but my wife had to squeeze it to the point of being painful before the nub would seat in the notch. I sanded the nub down to a point so it will actually fit in the notch now, and we use that as a general guideline as to how tight to squeeze it, but we have no faith that it is accurate. All in all, this product was an epic failure and did not work as expected. I will have to purchase another product to measure our body fat with. 2/5 stars
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