On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 5:58 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 01:02 PM 8/12/2010 Thursday, Shawn Wright wrote: > >> I've often thought having an altimeter in the van would be a useful >> addition >> when driving in the mountains, as knowing the elevation of a pass doesn't >> tell the whole story if you don't know your current elevation. Has anyone >> tried one with any success? >> > Most of the time I use the info on my Casio Pathfinder. I'll adjust it to a roadside sign and follow it if I'm curious about altitude ... also carry a Garmin Colorado 400T that is more accurate (I think) and sometimes consult that. The Casio is on my wrist and the Garmin I often carabiner-clip to a bungee cord I have strung between the small coat hanger nubs that are on the B pillar. Both are usually accurate to within about 100'. These came in handy recently in Idaho/Montana/Wyoming on a lot of back roads a mountain dirt roads (Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range). It's mostly out of curiosity and sometimes taking GPS Long/Lat reads for location. bob |
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