Re: [Paddlewise] Garmin 60C

From: Nick Schade <nick_at_guillemot-kayaks.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 13:27:03 -0500
On Feb 8, 2004, at 8:22 AM, Steve Holtzman wrote:
>
> It is an expensive lesson to learn that a submersible GPS must be
> carried in a dry bag.
>

It is even more frustrating when you find that a dry bag is not enough 
to keep it alive. My Etrex died even though I always used a drybag. It 
was one of those roll-down bags. While this kept the direct splashing 
away from the GPS, it still let in humidity. In the sun, this humidity 
was able to penetrate the GPS and kill it.

it is possible that throwing a Silica-Gel pack in the bag would help. 
All I can say is: A dry bag is not sufficient.

Nick Schade

Guillemot Kayaks
824 Thompson St
Glastonbury, CT 06033
USA
Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847
http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/
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