I use a Garmin 12XL that I bought a few years ago. It has a degree of waterproofness but I keep mine in a clear Seal bag attached to my PFG and spray skirt. I get about 12 hours of operation on 4 AA batteries. The new models are supposed to get 20-24. The 12XL has many different features, many of which I don't even know. But it tracks 12 satelites and locks on quickly which is why I bought it. The features I find most useful are besides tracking the 12 sats, is setting waypoints, current speed, miles traveled, and sunset/rise times. If I'm in an area I have not paddled before or often, I'll set a waypoint at the put in. I have had to use this once or twice to give me warm fuzzy feelin's when it took me longer to get back than I planned and the light had gone. Its pretty hard to tell one rented lighted beach house or canal to same. For a great reasource on GPS's see http://joe.mehaffey.com/ Hope this helps... Dan McCarty *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Mar 01 2000 - 10:45:54 PST
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