Like a lot of other posters, I carry my GPS as a backup, not a primary means of navigation. I never venture out of sight of shore, so GPS is there in case a sudden fog blows in, I get disoriented or some other calamity occurs. I record waypoints at the beginning of a trip and at significant points along the way. When I'm in an inland lake I usually use it just for fun, checking my speed and so forth. Although, once or twice I've used it on an unfamiliar lake to find my way back to the put-in. (Anyone here who has paddled inland at Point Pelee knows that when it gets hazy over the marsh you can find yourself lost in a very small place!) As for the weatherpoofness of the eTrex: Given the design of the gasket I assume it's splashproof at best. Mine goes in a vinyl pouch/drybag with flotation designed for cell phones and GPS units. That bag goes into a deckbag or is tied to a deck ring. I may follow the advice of another poster and wrap some tape (maybe 3M 2228 or 2229) over the gap on trips where I want to be extra careful. -- mike -------------------------- Michael Edelman http://foldingkayaks.org http://findascope.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 Fri Feb 13 2004 - 06:34:41 PST
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