I have now used my El cheapo ($30.00 US) Airguide barometer for a few months and have the following report. The good news It works and its readings are very close to those of my more expensive Chelsea barometer. It is the cheapest barometer I have ever seen (other than the five finger discount versions) . It is quite light and survived the drop test on a tile floor. The bad news It is not waterproof or even water resistant and I am certain function would suffer once corrosion got into the workings. I took it apart and there is lots of brass stuff to corrode) A dry bag would probably be essential especially for salt water use.. The graduations are somewhat crude (0.10 graduations) most good barometers have 0.02 graduations. Nevertheless, it is good enough for instant local weather forecasting and because it uses no batteries it is a satisfactory pink bunny repellent. I bought mine from Bass Pro Shops 1-800-442-7776 Up the scale a bit is the Casio Alti-Thermo at $165.00 from Bass Pro. This is a wrist barometer, thermometer, altimeter, alarm, watch, stopwatch, coffee maker, FAX machine and Two way communication system. I used one in Labrador and it worked nicely although you have to remember to take it off your wrist when checking the temperature. DUUUHHH Aside from just being interesting, being able to predict short term weather from your location is useful in avoiding those embarrassing situations requiring rescue gear or a roll. Of course, you need more than just a barometer. You need some basic weather information. My page at http://home.ican.net/~735769/safety.htm is non commercial and provides some stuff you might find useful and interesting on the topic. Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Nov 04 1998 - 06:20:39 PST
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