[pct-l] Lets Talk High-End Watches

[Paul Robison]

if you hang it off your pack the temperature would be accurate, but the altitude 
would not.

... the compass's have worked great,  as does the compass on my 22$ timex, btw.

for altitude, i did a 3 day, two night hike with my pathfinder... and when i 
returned to my starting point my elevation was off 450 feet to what it said when 
i started.  standing at the car,  exact same point.
... basically useless for any kind of navigating,  finding where you are on a 
contour map etc.

i didn't use the suunto long enough to knwo how quickly it degrades, but it's 
essentially the same sensor,  the only difference is, the altitude is 'locked' 
when you are standing still ...  so weather changes while you sleep won't throw 
it off come morning.  weather changes while you walk still will obviously.

by contrast my GPS not only shows me my elevation;  but it has halfmile's maps 
on it,  so it shows me right where i am,  and says i am "mile 122.5,  6.7 miles 
from next camp-sight,  and 3 hrs 22 minutes until sunset"  makes planning your 
day a non issue.
the convenience is awesome ...  i will carry it for the tougher sections and 
bounce it ahead when i feel comfortable.

~Paul




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From: John Casterline <tnx4asking at gmail.com>
To: Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>
Sent: Thu, January 13, 2011 6:08:02 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Lets Talk High-End Watches

so if you want one that measures altitude fairly accurate, any suggestions?  How 
bad is the accuracy of the pathfinder?


On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 5:16 PM, Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com> wrote:

just happened to notice the pathfinder is deal of the week are REI like 89$ free
>shipping no tax.
>
>that's pretty good deal;   that said,  it is not functionally accurate in 
either
>altitude or temperature.
>
>but if you did want one you'd be hard pressed to find it for that price with a
>money back unconditional return policy.
>http://www.rei.com/product/810885
>get one, try it, and send it back if you'd like...
>~Paul
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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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