gds wrote:
> How heavy is this as compared to a cyclocomputer? And does it eat
> batteries the way most GPS's do?
I have two eTrex's (the old 2-AA models) on the handlebars, so as to watch
the breadcrumb maps at two different scales; at night, one of them illuminates
at every turn I've marked out, just as an amusement : they keep track even
when they can't see, and it sort of keeps you company in the darkness.
One I've stopped resetting, just to see if the odometer goes over 9999 miles;
an experiment almost completed once, but ruined when I got them mixed up
and reset the no-reset one by mistake.
I get 15-16 hours with 2200 mAh NiMH AA's. That's probably about what
alkalines would get.
You won't notice the weight.
It is, all in all, superior entertainment.
I have two because the page button fell off one - this seems to be the
failure mode in wearing out - and I ordered another eTrex as a replacement.
However, a temporary repair seems to be holding year after year, so now
I have two. Temporary repair - wad up half a packing peanut into a tiny
ball. If it cracks, it's the wrong kind of plastic. If it doesn't crack
but just wads, push it into the missing button hole, and tape it over with
high quality (!) say 3M electrical tape. Very important about the quality.
The result is a super button that apparently lasts forever, and is as good
as the original.
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