I currently have a Magellan M315 and have been fairly satisfied with it. It has served well on my sailboat, in the car, and on the trail. It does have a few deficiencies though, especially for kayaking. 1. It has poor battery life. On a 1 week cruise I would need to use quite a few alkaline batteries (Magellan doesn't recommend rechargeables or at least didn't at the time I bought it). 2. It isn't very waterproof. Mine leaked and was replaced while it was under warranty. It is no longer under warranty so I am especially unlikely to carry it while paddling without using a waterproof a bag. Are other brands or models more suitable? I would really prefer something with a really waterproof case and long battery life. Does such a device exist? The ability to display maps would be nice but is not a requirement. The cost difference probably is enough to scare me away anyway. I do keep maps and charts on my iPaq, but don't use it in the kayak. I might carry it and use it in camp to plan the day, but using a waterproof bag and trying to connect the iPaq to the GPS is probably a bit to much trouble while underway in a kayak. It is also likely to result in a dead iPaq. Recommendations, observations, or comments? Pete Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Aug 05 2002 - 08:33:47 PDT
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