RE: [Paddlewise] Barometers on Trips

From: Reeves, Debbie (Debbie) <"Reeves,>
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 16:39:25 -0500
> ----------
> From: 	Bill Pierson[SMTP:bill_pierson_at_telus.net]
> 
> I want to take a barometer along on longer trips and
> was wondering what people on the list were using.
> All comments appreciated.
> 
Last year I purchased a "CampingBaro" made by Oregon Scientific.  It
displays an icon of the pending weather (sunny, cloudy, rainy).  It also
shows any combination of the 3.  It notifies you of severe weather alert by
beeping 3 times every 5 minutes or so and if you look at the screen,
lightning flashes in the rain clouds.  It has a box that reflects the trend
(the arrow drops, stays level or inclines).  It shows the time (and has an
alarm) and the temperature.  It also has "HiGlo" for displaying at night.
Its waterproof and fits in the palm of the hand and comes with a built in
lanyard so you can tie it into a PFD pocket I suppose.  I don't remember how
much it cost (probably $50) - purchased at West Marine.  Highly accurate.
Its the most sought after "toy" on all the camping trips so I recommend
leaving it in a communal space while in camp to allow everyone access.

Debbie Reeves
Sandy Hook, NJ
***************************************************************************
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 Tue Mar 14 2000 - 13:39:48 PST

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:21 PDT