Post by: T-Dozzer on December 27, 2016, 11:53:37 AM
Ive been looking at the Suunto and Garmin.
Must be easily read at night and have GPS/elevation.
Would like to keep it at $400 or less.
Post by: jay.sharkbait on December 27, 2016, 12:01:52 PM
Post by: highside74 on December 27, 2016, 12:05:33 PM
Post by: T-Dozzer on December 27, 2016, 02:48:59 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on December 27, 2016, 02:54:17 PM
Post by: T-Dozzer on December 27, 2016, 03:02:20 PM
My Rino 655T
Do you get strange looks with that strapped to your wrist?
Post by: T-Dozzer on December 27, 2016, 03:04:28 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on December 27, 2016, 03:09:54 PM
My Rino 655T
Do you get strange looks with that strapped to your wrist?
It's the newest fashion fad going around. :chuckle:
Post by: mossyoak arrow slinger on December 27, 2016, 03:13:04 PM
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Post by: huntnnw on December 27, 2016, 10:07:44 PM
Post by: Stein on December 27, 2016, 10:12:31 PM
people wear watches still ? :chuckle:
:yeah:
Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.
Post by: Duckslayer89 on December 27, 2016, 10:28:54 PM
Post by: huntnnw on December 27, 2016, 10:36:16 PM
people wear watches still ? :chuckle:
:yeah:
Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.
no kidding! all I use for everything. Then you get people complaining about pack weight as they pack their cell phone, gps and watches plus hoards of other gear :chuckle:
Post by: T-Dozzer on December 27, 2016, 11:27:45 PM
people wear watches still ? :chuckle:
:yeah:
Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.
no kidding! all I use for everything. Then you get people complaining about pack weight as they pack their cell phone, gps and watches plus hoards of other gear :chuckle:
The Suunto weighs 0.8oz
Hopefully I can hack that.
Post by: huntnphool on December 27, 2016, 11:52:06 PM
people wear watches still ? :chuckle:
:yeah:
Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.
Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.
How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?
Post by: jay.sharkbait on December 27, 2016, 11:54:37 PM
people wear watches still ? :chuckle:
:yeah:
Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.
Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.
How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?
Plug it into the truck....
Post by: Bean Counter on December 28, 2016, 01:40:02 AM
These look kind of neat. They're more geared towards photographers, making times for sun and moon rise and set times, as well as tidal information. I don't own one yet, but may invest in one sooner or later.
Post by: huntnphool on December 28, 2016, 03:02:52 AM
people wear watches still ? :chuckle:
:yeah:
Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.
Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.
How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?
Plug it into the truck....
Oh yeah, heaven forbid you should ever get further away from your truck in the back country to charge your phone. :chuckle:
Post by: jay.sharkbait on December 28, 2016, 04:07:20 AM
people wear watches still ? :chuckle:
:yeah:
Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.
Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.
How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?
Plug it into the truck....
Oh yeah, heaven forbid you should ever get further away from your truck in the back country to charge your phone. :chuckle:
I knew that would get a response like that. Some folks are disabled to the point where they can't get to far from a vehicle.
Consider yourself lucky.
Post by: huntnphool on December 28, 2016, 04:17:50 AM
people wear watches still ? :chuckle:
:yeah:
Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.
Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.
How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?
Plug it into the truck....
Oh yeah, heaven forbid you should ever get further away from your truck in the back country to charge your phone. :chuckle:
I knew that would get a response like that. Some folks are disabled to the point where they can't get to far from a vehicle.
Consider yourself lucky.
:tup:
Post by: huntnnw on December 28, 2016, 04:28:20 AM
Post by: huntnphool on December 28, 2016, 04:41:05 AM
depends on the trip... days in I bring my goal zero solar charger and I can charge anything with a USB. Just a day trip I can bring a small charger that will charge my phone from fully dead to 100%.. pre charge it in my truck or at home in the wall. My phone with 0 service in airplane mode will run for days without needing a charge
They look pretty cool. http://www.goalzero.com/p/11/nomad-7-solar-panel
Post by: blackveltbowhunter on December 28, 2016, 08:06:11 AM
Post by: FWilliams on December 28, 2016, 08:27:38 AM
Im in the market for a new watch. I've beat up a luminox 3000 for a decade & not happy with the G-shock I have. (Im picky).
Ive been looking at the Suunto and Garmin.
Must be easily read at night and have GPS/elevation.
Would like to keep it at $400 or less.
my suunto core is a great watch, but horrible to read at night. awesome in bright sunlight.
Post by: blackveltbowhunter on December 28, 2016, 08:30:57 AM
Post by: jackelope on December 28, 2016, 08:47:10 AM
people wear watches still ? :chuckle:
:yeah:
Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.
Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.
How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?
Plug it into the truck....
Oh yeah, heaven forbid you should ever get further away from your truck in the back country to charge your phone. :chuckle:
I knew that would get a response like that. Some folks are disabled to the point where they can't get to far from a vehicle.
Consider yourself lucky.
I consider myself lucky every day I stand up....but this thread was in regard to backcountry use with GPS function. I bring along a little battery pack to recharge my phone if I ever need to, but I've done up to 4 days in airplane mode and never needed to recharge. I don't use it as a GPS though so basically only to take or view pictures. Maybe do a little Kindle reading.
Post by: T-Dozzer on December 28, 2016, 02:56:31 PM
Btw....I use a Dark Energy Poseidon charger. They are awesome.
Post by: JJB11B on December 28, 2016, 03:06:41 PM
Post by: JDHasty on December 28, 2016, 04:48:59 PM
people wear watches still ? :chuckle:
:yeah:
Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.
Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.
How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?
I have worn a stainless Submariner every day for a couple decades and it suits me just fine.
I doubt I would buy one today. They are expensive and the new Subs are damnably ugly. That Rolex movement is really a solid performer and their case has always been second to none.
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 28, 2016, 05:10:04 PM
people wear watches still ? :chuckle:
:yeah:
Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.
Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.
How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?
people wear watches still ? :chuckle:
:yeah:
Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.
Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.
How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?
I have worn a stainless Submariner every day for a couple decades and it suits me just fine.
I doubt I would buy one today. They are expensive and the new Subs are damnably ugly. That Rolex movement is really a solid performer and their case has always been second to none.
You guys are high rollers hunting with the Rolexs. :chuckle:
Post by: JDHasty on December 28, 2016, 05:23:04 PM
people wear watches still ? :chuckle:
:yeah:
Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.
Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.
How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?people wear watches still ? :chuckle:
:yeah:
Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.
Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.
How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?
I have worn a stainless Submariner every day for a couple decades and it suits me just fine.
I doubt I would buy one today. They are expensive and the new Subs are damnably ugly. That Rolex movement is really a solid performer and their case has always been second to none.
You guys are high rollers hunting with the Rolexs. :chuckle:
Rolex was a bit more than most good watches back when I bought mine, but in the same ball park. You could get an Eterna Kon Tiki or an Omega Seamaster for a bit less, but in the same ball park.
Today they are stupid expensive.
I do not wear it in San Francisco or Vancouver or Seattle because I don't want to be robbed, but have never worried about wearing it anywhere else.
Post by: huntnphool on December 28, 2016, 05:26:12 PM
people wear watches still ? :chuckle:
:yeah:
Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.
Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.
How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?people wear watches still ? :chuckle:
:yeah:
Iphone - tells time, elevation, gps, land ownership, weather, ballistics and anything else I can possibly need.
Rolex, no batteries or chargers needed.
How do you charge your iPhone in the back country?
I have worn a stainless Submariner every day for a couple decades and it suits me just fine.
I doubt I would buy one today. They are expensive and the new Subs are damnably ugly. That Rolex movement is really a solid performer and their case has always been second to none.
You guys are high rollers hunting with the Rolexs. :chuckle:
Simply a matter of priority and perspective really. Most of the time I hunt in jeans, T-shirt, sweatshirt and old cabelas jacket, with a $800 rifle/scope setup. I see loads of guys decked out in matching $700+ Kuiu, Sitka gear while packing $2500+ rifle/scope combos. ;)
Post by: aaronoto on December 28, 2016, 05:28:54 PM
Went with the Suunto traverse. It gets better signal & battery life than the Garmin Fenix 3 (or so says the interwebs)
Btw....I use a Dark Energy Poseidon charger. They are awesome.
Good choice. I think you'll find the battery life (with GPS off) is a lot better then what Suunto has stated. Syncing with the Movescount website is also soooo much easier then with Garmin's BaseCamp.
Post by: huntnphool on December 28, 2016, 05:30:45 PM
Post by: T-Dozzer on December 28, 2016, 06:10:55 PM
Sorry T-dozzer, I did not notice you had a price point you wanted to stay within.
No worries. ......and I actually have an older Rolex, but its a bit heavy & to nice for a guy like me to beat up..
The Traverse usually goes for close to $500 & I got it for $300 on amazon so it woukd be easier to swallow breaking it.
Post by: Bofire on December 28, 2016, 06:51:31 PM
Carl
Post by: JDHasty on December 28, 2016, 06:58:09 PM
They cost good money, but not stupid high compared to other quality knives on the market. A knife cost a day or two pay and a Rolex was probably a week's pay, but you pretty much knew that that was a one time purchase.
I grew up in Montana and a lot of relatives have Ruana knives in their kitchen and most of my relatives who hunt have a Ruana knife or two and they still use them for daily tasks.
I have a hatchet and a knife and I use them because they still work as advertised forty years later. Hell, I never knew they were "collectable" until maybe ten years ago. I suppose I could sell them to some collector, but I doubt that will ever happen.