I like the small Voyageur bag as it is nice and flexible for easy manipulation of the Magellan Meridians buttons. Also the front is very clear plastic. I don't recall the model name. I just recall it was actually intended for a Walkman type of personal stereo but fit my GPS perfectly. A friend loaned it to me once for a trip to the Apostle Islands. Before that and what I still use for day to day use is a Seal Line electronics case. The model I have is semi flexible and slightly frosted plastic with a few attachment points. Personally I don't like this as it is harder to read the screen though the plastic and manipulate the buttons. Unfortunately that was the best I could find at the time. Perhaps it is more secure inters of water protection and just a trade off. Oh, I also use another of the Seal Line electronics bags for my marine radio. As for other Seal Line products. I have been using their large dry bags for canoeing for about 15 years or so with out a problem. They are very well made. Also, I have a Seal Line map case that has also seen 10-15 years of use and other than having some ink transfer from the map to it, it is in great condition. I don't know why they don't use the same super clear and flexible plastic in the map case for the electronic cases. Perhaps they feel it is not as protective. Regards, Bob Chicago .......................................................... Robert Brubaker "Hitch your wagon to a star." Ralph Waldo Emerson http://home.earthlink.net/~rbrub/ .......................................................... *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
How many have had, or heard of an eTrex leaker? I have used one a bit w/o a case and had no problemo. The salesman told me to go for it as Garmin was good to go for replacement if it leaks. steve *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
<< Steve Scherrer wrote: > How many have had, or heard of an eTrex leaker? >> One friend had TWO leak! I've had one Garmin GPS12 leak, in rain. All replaced under warranty. All now carried in drybags. Cheers John Kirk-Anderson Banks Peninsula NEW ZEALAND *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
<< Steve Scherrer wrote: > How many have had, or heard of an eTrex leaker? >> As I said in my previous post mine leaked. It failed and I took it apart and could see that lots of water had gotten in and corroded the electronics. WARNING Garmin will ONLY replace the unit if it is under warranty which means less than 1 year old. If its older than 1 year and leaks you have to pay them to fix it. I have had similar problemes with "submersible" VHF radios. Usually they can survive an occasional drop or splash, but not rolling or real submersion. *************************************************************************** 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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