[at-l] altimeter

[dennis@bcontech.com (Dennis Gass)]

I have a Casio Pathfinder that I received as a birthday gift more than
two years ago.  I believe it was purchased at REI.  I have been glad to
have it on my trips, and wear it for my day to day watch unless I have
to get dressed up for something (rare!! And always under protest.)

I have several friends that have a Suunto Vector and have compared them
a bit.  I think you will certainly see more Suunto's out than you will
the Casio.  Some of the pro's and con's I have identified for my
personal use:

Pro:  smaller and lighter weight than Suunto, I believe the Vector is
much easier to calibrate and use than the Suunto, battery life was just
under two years and then I didn't wait for it to die, just show signs of
weakness, lower cost.

Con:  does not have compass, Pathfinder shows altitude in 20 foot
increments and Vector in (I believe??) 10 foot increments.

Trailwind '02


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[mailto:at-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of MarkRebuck
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 5:29 PM
To: at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [at-l] altimeter

I don't know what the "most recommended" is, but I have a Suunto Vector
which I bought while I was stuck in Gatlingburg, TN(snow storm). At
first I fealt guilty about spending 200.00 on a watch, but the rest of
my thruhike I was thankful to have it. It proved to be very accurate and
durable, only getting scratched once (going up Katahdin, as it were). I
had to set it every time I got to a shelter to avoid drift, but every
barometric altimiter will have the same problem.

I would say that 3/4 of the altitude watches I saw were Suuntos, the
other 1/4 were Avocet or Nike.



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