One of the first things I did after buying my Garmin XL was to immerse it about .5 meter deep in water for an hour. No moisture got into the electronics; however, I did find some seepage in the battery compartment afterward. Chuck Holst -----Original Message----- From: Bob Denton [mailto:BDenton_at_aquagulf.com] Sent: Monday, February 22, 1999 8:13 AM To: Rob Nevitt; Bhansen97; paddlewise Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] GPS options (again) I researched Garmins, Magellans, and a few others before buying a Garmin 12XL . As a backpacker & kayaker, I chose it because it is more ruggedly built and submersible/waterproof. Cya *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Feb 22 1999 - 07:13:37 PST
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