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By: That’s great service | Windy Hilltops

That’s great service | Windy Hilltops — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:32:56 +0000

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By: Mike McGavin

Mike McGavin — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:09:09 +0000

No problem. That particular one comes with a heart monitor that can be plugged in, for what it’s worth, although I’ve never tried it myself. Personally I think it’s good considering the price, but if you bought one I’d probably test it a bit first before relying on it too much. (Well, I guess that probably goes for any altimeter.)

By: David Taylor

David Taylor — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:09:06 +0000

cheers
You are right i am from NZ, wellington even
had noticed some entries on trade me but was a bit suspect on what the quality would be like. Cheers for your help

Dave

By: izogi

izogi — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:10:51 +0000

Hmmm.. I just noticed that according to the IP address you posted from, you probably are from New Zealand, so I guess it’s not so much of an issue. Generally I’ve found it to be okay so far, but there have been one or two occasions when I’ve been a bit suspicious — I haven’t really had it long enough to know for sure. It’s quite possible that the reason it was out by a lot last weekend was because it was getting shaken around a lot on the outside of my pack, or maybe the batteries are going a bit flat.

By: izogi

izogi — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:44:09 +0000

Hi David. I got mine through Trademe, which is a very New Zealand-specific auction site. (Similar to ebay I guess but it got to NZ before ebay did.) The altimeter is an Oregon Scientific Outbreaker Plus sports watch, and when I did a quick search early on it looked as if most online retailers I could find were charging quite a bit more than what I paid.

The guy selling them is this person for what it’s worth, and it looks as if he still hasn’t run out of them. I’m not sure what sort of luck you’d have getting him to ship overseas, but you could always ask. (Note that the prices on that site are in $NZ.)

Having said all of this, I still haven’t decided just how accurate it is. We were up at 1500 metres last weekend and the thing was going out by quite a lot at times, while someone else in the group with another altimeter was getting much more consistent readings.

By: David Taylor

David Taylor — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:08:17 +0000

I am trying to find a altimeter for a resonable price and am struggling. You mention you have $40 altimeters in your article, could you tell me what they are (ie brand, model etc), where you can get them, and how good you think they are.

Cheers

Dave