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Re: [pct-l] altimeter watch- is it worth taking?
At 1:57 PM -0800 2/11/2000, Stephen Martin wrote:
><SNIP>
>The compass guided me through white out conditions in snow in Jefferson
>Park. That virtually made up for the cost right there!
>
>Troubadour
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Huh? A "normal" $49.99 great compass would do the same thing; so this
is not a technical spec or argument to favor the Watch! Convenience
on the wrist maybe. Also, the reliability and accuracy is questionable.
Rich
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From: Jeffrey Olson <jjolson@uwyo.edu>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 17:33:05 -0800
Subject: Re: [pct-l] altimeter watch- is it worth taking?
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On my section hikes I really enjoyed the routine of calibrating the watch to
known points every couple miles as given in the guidebook. But, as the trips
entered their second or third week, I tended to forgoe this pleasure for
bathing, washing clothes, eating, foot care, eating, marvelling, etc.
Jeffrey Olson
Laramie WY
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