[pct-l] Altimeter watch, pace, and time

[walkinglarry at yahoo.com (larry hillberg)]

An altimeter watch is a good thing to carry along the
PCT.  The Suunto Vector worked well for me too, who
believes that accuracy is more important than a few
grams more or less.  The knowledge of one's elevation
is a useful navigation tool.

For me, the single most useful navigational tool was
developing a notion of my pace.  After a few hundred
miles, I developed a reasonably accurate feel for my
walking speed, even as it varied due to climbs and
descents and trail conditions.  Just by noting my
watch occasionally, I could predict my arrival, or
not, at the next expected rest or lunch spot.

Your mileage will vary.

Larry H

--- Monty Tam <metam01@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Thanks everyone for all the info. Lots of good
> reasons to get different watches.
> 
> Hard decision but for my purposes the Suunto Vector
> Rev. Gizmo uses sounded the best. Ilja, Thanks for
> the link to get $100 off. I got up to the "enter
> your credit card number" and had one more question.
> 
> After that I talked to a product specialist at REI
> who had lots of watches in his hands. He also was
> pro Vector. Then I asked the question. In the $200
> and under range, which gets in the way the least for
> clothing layers on and clothing layers off.
> Very similar to the Vector without the compass, yes,
> without the compass is the Suunto X3-HR. Very layers
> on and layers off friendly. I still have my 32 year
> old compass that never needs batteries. Left front
> pocket. The day's maps and data in the right.
> 
> The Suunto X3-HR was just reduced from $200 to $150.
> 
>
http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?productId=47783654&storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&langId=-1&color=&img=/big/chips/708433_321.jpg&view=large
> 10% in REI credits and rebates too. Back order four
> weeks. That means before April though. My backup $12
> Casio is going back to KMART.
> 
> I'm amazed how much help I got for my one little
> question.
> 
> Thanks Everyone including those I didn't mention.
> 
> Warner Springs Monty 
> 
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