[pct-l] GPS Recommendation

[John Abela]

Lithium batteries, if you only turned it on 'sparingly' should have
lasted you way longer than a couple of weeks. Did you leave the
batteries inside of the device when not in use? (maybe the Dakota 20
has a slow power off draw)


On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 7:30 AM, Karen Keller <karen.kellerford at gmail.com> wrote:
> Brian, I absolutely LOVE my Garmin Dakota 20!!!  I did not leave it on
> continuously, but checked it whenever I wanted to reassure myself about the
> route or pinpoint my location exactly. I used Lithium batteries and one set
> lasted me for weeks! It is small and light weight, too. This GPS with
> Calif, Oregon Washington Topos and Halfmile's waypoints loaded, along with
> halfmile's maps made navigation totally stress free. I always take a
> compass, too and found it useful on rare occasions. http://www.pctmap.net/
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