+Ozarktroutbum Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 Saturday I was fishing out of an aluminum boat and laid my Meridian green on the seat beside me. I leaned over to loose a trout and pressed the seat down. After straightening up I heard a loud POP and thought someone had thrown something at us. The guy in the front was pointing and sputtering at something in the water and I looked around and there was my Meridian floating about 3 feet from the boat. It was floating with the antenna sticking out of the water about an inch, and I could see that the screen still showed a map. I rowed over and retrieved it, shook the water off it but didnt open it till the next day after I was sure it was dried. Its been 3 days now and no signs of any adverse affect. I am SO glad I chose a waterproof unit or I'd be out a unit right now. It doesnt float real high in the water but it does float. When GPSr's are outlawed, only Outlaws will have GPSr's. Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 Are you saying that it floats somewhat upright, rather than flat? Jamie Quote Link to comment
+infosponge Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 There is a pretty good air pocket where the antenna is at the top, and the heavy batteries are at the bottom, so I would expect it to float vertically. I haven't dunked it in water, but I did 7 caches in torrential rain over the weekend and it worked like a champ in the rain. Quote Link to comment
+infosponge Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 There is a pretty good air pocket where the antenna is at the top, and the heavy batteries are at the bottom, so I would expect it to float vertically. I haven't dunked it in water, but I did 7 caches in torrential rain over the weekend and it worked like a champ in the rain. Quote Link to comment
+Ozarktroutbum Posted June 26, 2002 Author Share Posted June 26, 2002 Yeah it floats upright. Scared me silly seeing it out there too. When GPSr's are outlawed, only Outlaws will have GPSr's. Quote Link to comment
+majicman Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Ozarktroutbum: Yeah it floats upright. Scared me silly seeing it out there too. When GPSr's are outlawed, only Outlaws will have GPSr's. Your GPS is not the only thing that floats that way... --majicman (Always trade UP in both quantity and quality and Geocaches will be both self-sustaining and self-improving!) Quote Link to comment
+majicman Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Ozarktroutbum: Yeah it floats upright. Scared me silly seeing it out there too. When GPSr's are outlawed, only Outlaws will have GPSr's. Your GPS is not the only thing that floats that way... --majicman (Always trade UP in both quantity and quality and Geocaches will be both self-sustaining and self-improving!) Quote Link to comment
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