catching up with old mail. i was given some of those "drill a hole in a piece of wood" "stakes" but recently found (and purchased) Snow and San Tent Anchors made by Mountain Hardwear mountainhardwear.com I think it was in the region of $10... for a pack of 4 they work on the same principle as the wood anchors but are extremely lightweight as they are made out of packcloth with loop webbing. You bury the square of fabric, leaving the web loops out and attach these to the corner of your tent. the sketch shows the effect of an upside down parachute, which is what happens when the wind lifts. sandy kramer miami *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I am wondering whether the new Garmin Forerunner 201 wrist GPS would be good for kayaking/boat use. Has anyone tried it yet or have a thought on it? Ron Kilgore *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Kilgore" <ronkil_at_aol.com> > I am wondering whether the new Garmin Forerunner 201 wrist GPS would > be good for kayaking/boat use. Has anyone tried it yet or have a thought > on it? > > Ron Kilgore Take a peek http://www.eskimo.com/~joelm/forerunner201.htm Jim et al *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> > I am wondering whether the new Garmin Forerunner 201 wrist GPS would > > be good for kayaking/boat use. Has anyone tried it yet or have a thought > > on it? I'm always looking for anythng smaller and lighter, but this is way too small - display is just 1"*1.5". Still, it's bulky enough on the wrist to catch some webbing or anything else, or to hit it with a paddle or against the deck. With my kayaking sailing toys there will be plenty of opportunities to catch something. Battery is apparently proprietary, not of the kind that can be bought at gas station. Nearly all if not all previous Garmins had germeticity problems and needed drybags or Aquapack bags (no gurantee that it would survive on its own), no such data so far on this one (runners and hikers won't provide such an input). To use it same way as people use basic Etrex, i.e. handheld unit, but smaller - may be; then, Etrex isn't too big for a handheld unit, has larger display and user-friendly AA batteries. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I just noticed that Garmin has a new model, the 101, which runs on AAA batteries. Bruce Flagstaff, AZ *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Have any of you had any experience using a GPS with Bluetooth? They are just starting to come on the market. I really like Bluetooth because it's one less cable to connect (and on a GPS, one less port to leak). Al Vazquez KayakGuide.com - Places to Paddle - *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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