>Allan Singleton said: > The Silva seems to have an advantage in that you can turn on > the compass without the GPS and get extremely long battery > life - up to 60 days claimed. Allan, If it is in your budget, I would go for the GPSMap76 WITHOUT the compass. You will still need a deck compass (batteries do fail) and if you are taking an extended trip you can really save on battery usage by only turning on the gps when needed. The Map76 display is much larger and easier to read than the Etrex units, the unit floats and is submersable (but I still recommend using a dry bag for electronics). My unit has been working extremely well for almost a year now. Steve Holtzman *************************************************************************** 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 Tue May 18 2004 - 18:37:40 PDT
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