John_B
Grasshopper
Great zombie thread!
As something of a backpacker myself I really enjoy using my Garmin Dakota, but there is no way in hell I'd ever head into the backcountry without good old-fashioned waterproof maps and a compass as a backup.
Then again, back when I tried an AI computer my SPG was rock-solid reliable when the Suunto transmitter would get finicky. If I were to ever go back to an AI dive computer, I'd still run a brass and glass SPG on the left. Maybe with the transmitter on a short HP hose as I've seen transmitters broken right at the threads of the HP port due to rough handling (usually from being used as an extra handle).
If you had a GPS in the wildenress, would you do without a paper map?
As something of a backpacker myself I really enjoy using my Garmin Dakota, but there is no way in hell I'd ever head into the backcountry without good old-fashioned waterproof maps and a compass as a backup.
Then again, back when I tried an AI computer my SPG was rock-solid reliable when the Suunto transmitter would get finicky. If I were to ever go back to an AI dive computer, I'd still run a brass and glass SPG on the left. Maybe with the transmitter on a short HP hose as I've seen transmitters broken right at the threads of the HP port due to rough handling (usually from being used as an extra handle).