Mt. San Jacinto Outdoor Recreation

by **tinaballina** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:06 pm

okay, my bday is around the corner, instead of a new purse,earring and/or etc. i was thinking of an altimeter, any suggustions? i wanna keep it simple, alarm clock, time and elevation.

by **tinaballina** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:15 pm

thoughts?
http://www.thealtimeterstore.com/highgear.html

by **Hikin_Jim** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:35 pm

tinaballina wrote:okay, my bday is around the corner, instead of a new purse,earring and/or etc. i was thinking of an altimeter, any suggustions? i wanna keep it simple, alarm clock, time and elevation.

I've got a Sunnto Vector, and I've been pretty happy with it.

HJ

by **DSSAR guy** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:37 pm

doesn't your gps have one?

by **bluerail** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:27 pm

Her GPS is the white side of a map.

(sorry sis, couldn't resist)

by **DSSAR guy** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:07 pm

lol

you could buy a gps at a good price that has an altimeter built in.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Garmin-Rino-120-GPS ... 20b3476a53

by **halhiker** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:08 pm

DSSAR guy wrote:doesn't your gps have one?

+1

Or your phone?

by **DSSAR guy** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:28 pm

just spend $5 and make one your self.

http://www.ehow.com/way_6467568_homemade-altimeter.html

by **Vnthali** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 6:16 am

I have a Kestrel 3500 which has an altimeter feature. It's lightweight, and retty easy to use. I would recommend a Garmin GPS (Venture Etrex HC model or higher) though. I found the altitude reading on the GPS was more accurate.

by **tinaballina** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:44 am

thanks everybody....

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