Ally, I use the Garmin Etrex Legend with built in maps and Nav Aids. It has gone swimming with in surf and has survived, although I now keep it in a dry bag. The Garmin Map 76 is also a very good unit for on the water use with a bigger display and better waterproofing. The one time I really needed it, I had not taken it with me. I was leading a 14 mile round trip coastal paddle and it was a very bright sunny day when we launched. The NOAA forecast was for more of the same. We landed at our 1/2 way point for some food at a beachside restaurant and when we returned to the boats an hour later, fog had come in which limited visibility to about 50 feet. The fog stayed with us for the entire paddle back. My co-host and several others had GPS receivers with them, but that did nothing to calm my nervousness. I intensely dislike not having all of the information at hand to make navigation decisions. My GPS goes with me everywhere now, no matter how short the trip or how clear the weather. Trying to navigate by compass and the sound of the shore break in fog ain't easy. Good luck on your trip---I'm jealous. Steve Holtzman Southern CA If we were paddling Cape Cod or even Boston most of the time this would be enough for us to do a trip. But Maine in August is prone to fog. I have yet to go on a morning paddle without the fog as my view for a few hours. Because we are going for a week and the fog can last many hours into the day(or even all day) we will be using the GPS so we stay on course. We will have our map handy as well as our vhf radio which we can tune into the weather. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jul 25 2003 - 06:43:10 PDT
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