Guest dogstar Posted February 15, 2001 Share Posted February 15, 2001 can anyone tell me about this model. i never hear Lowrance mentioned on the forums? why? whats up with this unit? thanks Quote Link to comment
Guest Mike_Teague Posted February 15, 2001 Share Posted February 15, 2001 The creator of the game, Dave Ulmer, used a GM100.. He swore by it... Quote Link to comment
Guest DrunkenBard Posted February 15, 2001 Share Posted February 15, 2001 I use a GM100 as well. Its main failing is battery life. Without the car power cord, you might find your way to the neighbors' house before you need new batteries. If you don't mind springing the extra $100+ for the rechargeable pack and charger, it's a great system. It acquires fast, and it'll put you within a parking-space sized area of your exact waypoint every time. Most of the built-in map is right on, too. The few roads I've found in my area that aren't exactly where it says are maybe 3-4 pixels off at 1.5mi zoom. Personally, I might not have bought it if I knew it would munch 4 AA's in the time it takes to hike to a fairly simple cache and back to the car, but now that I have it, I've worked out a solution: I rigged up a 12V adapter, and mostly use it in the car. If I'm getting out for any length of time, I have a small 12V power pack (like they sell as portable power supplies for cell phones, etc. $35 at Target) that I can carry and keep the GPS plugged in. ------------------ DrunkenBard http://www.drunkenbard.com Quote Link to comment
Guest peter Posted February 15, 2001 Share Posted February 15, 2001 quote:Originally posted by DrunkenBard:I use a GM100 as well. Its main failing is battery life. If you don't mind springing the extra $100+ for the rechargeable pack and charger, it's a great system Another option is to go with NiMH rechargable AAs. The Maha MH-C204F charger plus 4 AAs is about $35 and operates on both AC and 12VDC. Recharges the set of four in about 3 hours. Buy a second set of 4 cells for another $10 and you can always have one set charged. Quote Link to comment
Guest Vilks Posted February 26, 2001 Share Posted February 26, 2001 I use a Lowrance as well & my only complaint about it is the battery life is noticably shorter than alternate brands of unit. However my unit spends most of it's life as a truck mounted unit. Usually it's only unmounted for an hour or two at a time so for me it's no real issue & the increase track point storage is a big benefit. Quote Link to comment
Guest graytcote Posted March 1, 2001 Share Posted March 1, 2001 I've been using one for two years now and it's great. I bought two sets of rechargable rayovacs for about $13.00 and the charger for about $8.00. I always keep an extra set handy and when the batteries get down to 1/4 I change them. Quote Link to comment
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