+O Crew Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 I am thinking about an ique. Has anyone else put it to the test. I have heard some negative comments regarding reception and the unit crashing regularly. Let me know what you think. Quote Link to comment
+pater47 Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 I have an iQue3600. It's great for highway navigation. I don't use it for in the woods walking around geocaching. It's not remotely waterproof and battery life in GPS mode is extremely short. Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 I am moving this topic to the "GPS Units and Software" forum. Quote Link to comment
+nscaler Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 The battery life has never been an issue with me. Unless you are planning a four day hike, there is no problem. Use a standard GPS for the hike. And if you did want to do the four day hike, you could use a battery pack charger to recharge the batteries of the iQue. I use my iQue for geocaching all the time. If I need my hands free for a short climb, I put the iQue in the pouch on my belt (with the antenna up). And during a hike, the iQue will turn off the screen (the major power drain) after five minutes, but the GPS still operates and you can bring back the display at any time. I can then look up the actual log on the pda part if needed and then do an electronic entry for syncing later (paperless geocaching). And then find someplace nearby for a snack when finished! Quote Link to comment
Neo_Geo Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 All it takes is one clumbsy moment... ...and then it's toast! Quote Link to comment
CharlzO Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 Well, I wasn't gonna hit this since it was moved, but I have one as well, and with the screen on constant, medium brightness, I got about 3 hours on a charge. It was dropped once (my 3 year old has since learned that NO ONE touches the treasure map lol). But, I wouldn't trust it on a heavy cache outing. You would really need a weather-proof case that allows it to still be used, plus some sort of strap to catch it from falling, as well as a secondary power source. So far, I've only done caches that can be walked to fairly easily, and with decent trails so I don't have to turn on the GPS until I get closer to the site. I have a SporTrak Pro for the days when that I get to that Quote Link to comment
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