> [Original Message] > From: alex <al.m_at_3web.net> > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] GPS > > Those units without fancy stuff (like map and uploading features) have > small screen. Garmin 76 series have larger screens, but they are not basic. One alternative is the Garmin 72, a scaled-down version of the 76. One can't upload maps, but it has tide tables (for the USA and major world cities) plus a few other such amenities. Same degree of waterproofness and flotation. There's a gasket around the battery compartment but I haven't fully trusted it yet. It runs about $160 US and the battery life is surprisingly long. One useful feature of this and and several other Garmins is that I can upload waypoints and tracks to other programs e.g. TOPO! or OZIexplorer and superimpose them on topo maps or GIS layers... Joe P. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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