Vee Gee Scientific 82160-6 Dial Soil Temperature Meter

Robbinerto: I use this thermometer to measure the temperature of my garden in the spring during planting season. It is terrific. It measures the same temperature as my Oregon Scientific climate system so I know that it's highly accurate. Easy to read from a standing position and a great price as well.

United States on Apr 18, 2023

ALE: this exceeded my expectations. very easy to read while standing up.

United States on Mar 26, 2023

Johnny Nova: Excellent thermometer. Tested its accuracy and it's DNOBA! That's "Dead Nuts One Balls Accurate" for those of you who don't know. Very very well made. Exceeded my expectations. Will work great for my use in monitoring ground temperature during winter to determine crawlspace encapsulation modifications that I am considering making.

United States on Mar 16, 2023

Jerald D. Grosenbacher: Tells me exactly when the ground is warm enough to plant.

United States on Mar 02, 2023

Richard B. Barnaby: This is well made and appears to very very accurate with soiltemperature. I stick it in and wait about 15 minutes toget a proper reading. It should last me forever

Canada on Apr 15, 2022

Michel Guay: Fonctionne parfaitement. Excellent produit pour moi (je veux dire ... mon sol de serre ...).

Canada on Feb 19, 2022

Maximus: Product: Vee Gee Scientific 82160-6 Dial Soil Thermometer, 6" Stainless Steel Stem, 3" Dial Display, -40 to 160-Degree F
Price: $21.84

I bought the Vee Gee Thermometer to measure soil temperatures for the purpose of improving my lawn care. This product has been a pleasant surprise in terms of its robustness, accuracy and general utility. In the mornings, it does tend to accumulate some dew on the top. I might treat it with "Rain-X" to mitigate the effect.

Accuray:
- I compared the VeeGee thermometer to my fancy factory-calibrated ThermaPen and the VeeGee was within 0.5 F of the ThermaPen. My VeeGee thermometer is quite accurate!

Pros:
- Good accuracy
- Very robust, strong industrial build
- Generally does its job very well.

Cons:
- Does not have degrees Celsius

Canada on Nov 01, 2021

J.K.: This is a straight up, no bells or whistles probe thermometer which does exactly what it is supposed to do. I use it for measuring soil temperature to time applications of beneficial nematodes. Being an analog instrument, it will never need to have a battery changed. I wish that it had a celsius scale superimposed on the face as well.

Canada on Aug 31, 2020

Amazon Customer: It is in the ground as we speak.

Canada on May 02, 2018

L: I hunted far and wide for a durable outdoor thermometer with this temperature range. Do you know how hard it is to find one that goes from -40F - 160F? I went through many before I started googling 'scientific' and 'industrial'. This one is for agricultural uses. I wanted it for the back of my truck, under the camper shell, to be good in frigid weather as well as the tropics, instead of bottoming out and losing its way when it got above 80F, LOL. I love road trips and camping up here in the northwest, and having an accurate outdoor temperature is essential. The digital ones couldn't hack the high temps, nor the batteries handle the cold. This product is very high quality stainless steel with a glass face, easy to read and meant to be left outdoors in soil in all weather. I highly recommend it. If you want a cheaper, much smaller option with a magnifying plastic dome face, in the same temperature range, check out the Supco HVAC thermometers, under 'air conditioning'. I purchased two of them awhile back, here on Amazon, for $3.79 apiece. Doesn't hurt to have this super durable high quality one, plus a few backups. Hope this helps!

United States on Mar 01, 2017