first Duane... > > By the way, I've had the same GPS and waterproof case now for about 5 > > years, > > and both are holding up just fine, because I usually keep them where they > > belong, in the day hatch. > > then.. Rcgibbert_at_aol.com wrote: > >Now there's an idea! Thanks Duane. Time to dust off the ol' compass. GPS? Some of us just have fun with gadgets. I've got friends who can't believe I paddle off the coast in winter :) Compass? Well I could say, there may have been ancient mariners who shook their heads in dismay for the same reason Duane does. The real question is... what are we going to do when the magnetic anomalies all over the world increase in intensity? As we fast approach the time when our planet shifts its poles, we'll no doubt have a hard time trusting the wildly swinging needles of our compasses. Ah ya... (as they say around these parts of NE), irony in spades! We'll be thankful for those geostationary babies above us that can triangulate our position. And I'll be thankful that the built-in compass I have in my Meridian is not the expensive digital add-on for which some people paid extra $. Tom *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Feb 14 2004 - 04:46:03 PST
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