Why carry a thermometer if it doesn't read accurate?
I bought a couple of these to take along camping and hiking to check temperatures. Well they are about useless because they are not accurate at all. A thermometer that doesn't display an accurate read is a complete waste. I checked them at different temps, hot, cold, room temp, etc against known good thermometers. These were off significantly at normal temps, I'm talking 10% off. When its 80°F and these read barely above 70°F it does me no good. My cell phone giving me a generic weather report for my area is more accurate.
I bought these instead of cheaper options because of the aluminum housing and mistakenly thinking a higher priced option would be better quality.
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