Re: [Paddlewise] Registering distance paddled

From: Kees van der Meij <keesvdm_at_xs4all.nl>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:31:38 +0100
> Anyone have experience with a sensible
> ( electronic) gadget that registers
> distance paddled?
> Maybe a sensor attached to the inside of
> the hull or mounted through a hole with
> the active surface flush with the bottom.
> Regards clas_kayaker_at_hotmail.com
>
I use a GPS receiver (a Garmin eTrex Vista, to be exactly), and it not only
shows you how far you paddled, but has a lot of other "trip-computer"
functions, in addition to showing your location on a moving map. Accuracy is
pretty good, provided the antenna can see the sky at all times, which isn't
a problem when it's lying on deck in it's waterproof bag.

Cheaper ones will have similar but perhaps more limited functions. I also
own a GPS12XL that has a mileage counter that could be reset prior to a
trip.

regards,

    Kees

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