I love my Garmin Vista HCx. If all you want is data logging, there's some very tough and inexpensive data loggers out there which are very durable because they're much simpler, no LCD display and few buttons.
Greg On Aug 20, 2009, at 3:53 PM, Robert West wrote: > I'm finally getting rid of my Delorme Earthmate GPS unit. It has > served me > well these past 10 years................. I will certainly miss > having to > boot up my laptop, plug the thing into the serial port of my OLD > laptop > because the newer ones do not have the serial port and to use that > USB to > serial adapter is more fun that I could handle.... Then hope and > pray that > the batteries in the Earthmate are still good for I always forget to > check > before I go out............ But with that said, I need a replacement. > > I've been looking at some small Garmin all weather units but they > seem to > stress geo-caching and hiking. If I had time for that, it may get my > attention, but I own a small business that I started because I > needed to be > more flexible with my time. Working 80 hours+ a week is about as > flexible > as it gets so no, I do not have time for that sort of crazy, high on > life > sort of living. > > I simply need a GPS that I won't break (or be too badly damaged) > when I drop > it off a 70 foot AP (it will happen, trust me), that will not be > ruined when > I forget it on the top of the same AP and go home and it just > happens to > rain overnight, can be recharged in the van and will give me the two > pieces > of information I really desire......... My location coordinates and > how > high I am. Someone else can mess with all those other functions, > I'd have > to give it to my 4 year old to figure that stuff out anyhow, I just > need to > know where and how high. > > Anyone have a good recommendation on a handheld GPS unit? (I guess > I could > have just said one line but it's not as fun) > > Thanks in advance. > > Robert West > Just Micro Digital Services Inc. > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
