Go to a pet store, and buy a cheap digital reptile thermometer. I'm not sure if they record highs and lows, but I think they do. Should be around 20 bucks if I remember right.
Registered: 02/03/06
Posts: 6799
Loc: Gateway to Columbia Gorge
Campmor has a good price for the High Gear Axio watch , which includes the usual digital watch functions in addition to thermometer and altimeter. As with all wrist watches that record temperature, you need to take it off for about 10 minutes to get an accurate reading without your body's heat interfering. However, don't expect the alarm feature to wake anybody up in the morning (see my thread asking about a LOUD alarm!).
Brian, how loud is the alarm on that Coghlan's thingy?
Edited by OregonMouse (06/01/1103:56 PM)
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Registered: 02/26/07
Posts: 1149
Loc: Washington State, King County
How loud is the alarm? I never use the alarm, but I think I might have set it off once in testing, and don't recall it being terribly loud.
I too haven't experienced a loud alarm in a portable device. Fortunately, after I've been on trail a while I find I'm getting up about the same time anyway, so not a problem unless I want to start in the dark on an anticipated hot day.
Registered: 02/26/07
Posts: 1149
Loc: Washington State, King County
Durability of the Coghlan unit: dunno, really, but I think it's not bad. I've mostly just carried it on shake-down trips to assess how well my gear is working. In general I don't carry it on trips of any length, but I've carried it for some miles hanging from a pack strap and so far so good.
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