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Swamped boat doesn't dampen eTrex® unit's performance
A few friends and I make a trip each spring to Leech Lake, Minnesota,
for the walleye opener. After returning from a rough day on the
lake (big winds with 4+ foot waves, as the lake is over 12 miles
across at points), we heard that some men from another cabin had
lost a boat off Bear Island, about 7 miles out from our cabin.
They apparently hit some rocks and the boat was swamped.
Deciding that we were bigger men than they were, we decided to
head out and find the boat, tow it off the rocks, bail the water
out, and return home as the heroes. Unfortunately, we swamped
our boat within 2 minutes of the "rescue." Luckily,
I had my cell phone in a zip-lock bag and had purchased an eTrex
earlier that day. We all ended up in the water, and the eTrex
worked like a champ once we were on shore.
We had to travel approximately two miles across the island to
be picked up. One of the men I was with lived on the lake, and
claimed to know Bear Island like the back of his hand. After walking
for about 45 minutes, I piped up and said that my GPS unit's track
log showed that we had almost completed a circle, and despite
the fact that he grew up on the lake, I don't think these units
lie too much. In any event, we corrected our course and made it
over to the leeward side of the island just after dark for our
pickup. The eTrex continues to work like a champ today, and I've
literally beat the heck out of it!
Thanks,
J.H.
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