[pct-l] Lets Talk High-End Watches

[Paul Robison]

you can't put the pahtfinder on the level of the suunto.
...one is a toy, and one is a tool.


i HAD a pathfinder and a suunto observer.  neither of which were that 
functionally impressive or worth the money, imho.

the termperature readings won't be as accurate as a 5$ thermometer put on your 
backpack, because your wrist will throw them both off.

the altimeter will not be accurate enough for navigation;  but the suunto is 
MUUUUCH better at this.  

the suunto seemlessly turns on the altimeter when yo uare in motion and turns it 
off while you sleep.  meaking it more accurate than a pathfinder which needs 
recallibrated every 2 or 3 days from a known elevation and is useless if the 
weather changes.
mt PG was often off by hundreds of feet after only 3 days on the trail.  suunto 
was 'usually' within 100 feet.  i returned one and ebayed the other and am much 
happier for it,
~Paul

PS, the suunto core is a different setup than the observer, so i dont know about 
it specifically,  suunto definitely wins in the sexy category.




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From: John Abela <pacificcresttrail2011 at gmail.com>
To: PCT L <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tue, January 11, 2011 5:19:53 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Lets Talk High-End Watches

Hey Everybody,

I have been wanting to bring this up for a few weeks.

I would like to know every bodies thoughts on the higher end watches like
Suunto Core, Timex Expeditions, Casio Pathfinder and so forth.

None of these watches are cheap and some of them down-right crazy expensive
(600+ for some).

Me personally, being on the trail I often times (most days) like to know the
time, the date (hey, days get long sometimes on the trail, eh), what
elevation I am at, and how freaking cold it is while I am all bundled up
freezing and trying to sleep.

That said, a person can get by without knowing pretty much most of that -
and some would say all of that.


But, none the less, looking for thoughts from those of you who have dropped
the money for some of these higher end watches.

If there was a way to get the Suunto Core to display the time & the
temperature, I'd probably already own one. But, I don't want to fumble
around when it is 3am and freezing with pressing buttons, just to see the
time and temp.

John
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