: Okay, there's been a lot posted lately about handheld GPS's. Let me first say
: that I love... uh, loved.... my Garmin eTrex. It's been a faithful
: companion through many a trek. I never use it in a kayak or canoe without
: a protective cover. I don't trust the waterproof to a few feet for a few
: minuites statement. Well, today I am burying the eTrex, victim of
: drowning. Well, not really even drowning, call it steam suffocation.
When I first got my ETrex I, like you, carefully put it in a waterproof bag. I consistently had problems with it. The screen got fogged. The buttons didn't work. I now strap it on deck with no protection. While the problems have not gone a way the unit is more reliable.
The weak point seems to be around the screen and the front cursor button. I occasionally spray these places with tuner cleaner and it comes right back.
Messages In This Thread
- Review: Garmin eTrex: Waterproof...NOT
Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/24/2002, 8:45 pm- Re: Review: Garmin eTrex: Waterproof...NOT *NM*
Don Lucas -- 11/25/2002, 12:21 pm- Re: Review: Garmin eTrex: Waterproof...NOT
Don Lucas -- 11/25/2002, 12:28 pm- Simple, yet elegant. I love it. *NM*
doug -- 11/25/2002, 4:46 pm
- Simple, yet elegant. I love it. *NM*
- Re: Call Garmin
doug -- 11/25/2002, 12:12 pm- Re: Review: Garmin eTrex: Waterproof...NOT
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/25/2002, 8:32 am- Yep, mine too!
Ted Henry -- 11/24/2002, 10:52 pm- molecular diameter???
joaquin -- 11/25/2002, 7:29 am- Re: molecular diameter???
Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/25/2002, 4:18 pm- Re: molecular diameter???
Ted Henry -- 11/25/2002, 11:01 am- Re: Gore-tex works? *NM* *NM*
Bryan -- 11/25/2002, 4:12 pm- Water is Water
grant -- 11/25/2002, 11:37 am- Re: Water is Water
Kyle T -- 11/25/2002, 2:40 pm- Re: Water is Water
Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/25/2002, 4:55 pm- Re: Water is Water
Mike and Rikki -- 11/26/2002, 3:19 pm- Re: Thanks
Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/26/2002, 7:03 pm- Re: Thanks
Mike and Rikki -- 11/27/2002, 1:59 am- Re: Thanks
Rehd -- 11/27/2002, 9:34 am- Re: Naw, thank you!
Mike and Rikki -- 11/27/2002, 2:29 pm
- Re: Naw, thank you!
- Re: Thanks
- Re: Thanks
- That's some funny stuff *NM*
Larry -- 11/25/2002, 11:13 pm- Re: Water is Water
Rick Allnutt -- 11/25/2002, 8:17 pm- Re: Water is Water
Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/26/2002, 10:02 am
- Re: Thanks
- Re: Water is Water
- Re: Water is Water
Rick Allnutt -- 11/25/2002, 1:18 pm- Surface Tension
grant -- 11/25/2002, 1:34 pm
- Re: Water is Water
- Water is Water
- Re: molecular diameter???
- Re: molecular diameter???
- Re: Review: Garmin eTrex: Waterproof...NOT
Rick Allnutt -- 11/24/2002, 10:44 pm- Re: Review: Garmin eTrex: Waterproof...NOT
Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/25/2002, 5:43 am
- Re: Review: Garmin eTrex: Waterproof...NOT
Reg Lake -- 11/24/2002, 9:15 pm- Re: Review: Garmin eTrex: Waterproof...NOT
Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/25/2002, 5:52 am- Re: Review: Garmin eTrex: Waterproof...NOT *LINK*
Reg Lake -- 11/25/2002, 11:42 am
- Re: Review: Garmin eTrex: Waterproof...NOT *LINK*
- Re: Review: Garmin eTrex: Waterproof...NOT
- Re: Review: Garmin eTrex: Waterproof...NOT *NM*