[pct-l] Lets Talk High-End Watches

[Robert Henry]

I navigated across the NE Pacific ocean with a Timex Indiglo, a
sextant and a calculator (and several layers of backups).

Any watch will do, as long as it has an alarm and some built in light.
 The low profile ones will not snag on things.  The choice of band
might influence if you get a skin rash near the band, from all the
salt, dirt and chafing.

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 7:01 AM, Paul Magnanti <pmags at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I bought a Target special: Timex Indiglo.
>
> It tells the time. It tells the date. It glows.
>
> After a thru-hike on the CDT, numerous outings all over CO, UT and WYO
> (backcountry skiing, hiking/backpacking, alpine climbing)
> it is still going.
>
> Maybe someday I'll buy a watch that tells me my astrological chart, recent bowel
> movements and favorite color, but I'll keep it
> simple and reliable for now.
>
> What to use a watch for? The best use for a watch I've found (while hiking) is
> for dead reckoning. Use my watch almost as much
> as my map for off-trail hiking and esp on 'trail' like the CDT.
>
>
>
>  ----------------------------
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