I have used a Garmin Eterx Venture for a bit over two years now. Very basic unit and mine has proven quite waterproof. I cannot begin to count the number of times it has been submerged. Keep the battery compartment gasket clean and lubricated. The screen is small but you can enlarge the font in some of the screens. You will, of course, have to settle for less info displayed with the larger font. I use mine primarily for travel time and distance documentation and occasionally use the compass feature. Both fields are user programmable allowing the larger font. My biggest issue with the Venture is when I'm posting waypoints; the fonts are small when entering descriptions so I've become creative with my abbreviations. I'm a 50 year old who normally wears progressives but I don't wear my Rx glasses when paddling. The Venture is easy for me to read when set up correctly. I do, however, have to grab the readers when I'm studying a map. Pleasant waters. ~Holmes *************************************************************************** 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 Aug 27 2004 - 08:34:52 PDT
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