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By: Prodigy on 4/24/2016
Defender vs. Metacal: not my first caliper
I needed to review this product as I previously used the Metacal BF caliper from Sequoia, which I really liked. Although the Metacal was flimsy and although it broke, it was cheap enough to replace. More importantly I feel the Defender does not give as accurate a result as its cheaper cousin. I feel it is hard to get a consistent result easily with this caliper. It may be slightly more durable but it is harder to zero in on a believable BF%. From experience I would say it is consistently 1-2% below my actual body fat percent, so I would round up whatever result I get. Good but not great,still a fair price though.
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By: GingerHeadMan on 3/27/2015
I dont trust it
It has a "pressure indicator" that signals when you have applied appropriate pressure. However, it takes quite a bit of pressure to trigger the indicator. I feel like it ultimately gives you an inaccurate reading, reporting that BF% is lower than it actually is. I tested myself several times, and the readings were relatively consistent, just lower than I they should have been.This was my first caliper, but I feel like there are better ones on the market. An extra set of hands and a keen eye observing the plunger that triggers the indicator in lieu of the indicator itself would likely yield more accurate results.