[ORRando] charging the Garmin 305 on the go
Kevin
kevin97116 at yahoo.com
Sat Oct 18 17:57:35 PDT 2008
I charge my Garmin 305 with a small "IceTech" solar panel. It measures about 1.5 x 3.5 inches. Plenty of power to power the Garmin and charge the battery at the same time, even on cloudy days. I attach the solar panel to my rear deck pack and just run a USB cable up front to the Garmin.
Kevin
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--- On Sat, 10/18/08, orrando-request at orrandonneurs.org <orrando-request at orrandonneurs.org> wrote:
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> 1. Garmin (cecilanne at comcast.net)
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> 3. Re: Garmin (Jim and Ann Jensen)
> 4. Re: Garmin (John Henry Maurice)
> 5. Re: Garmin (Zeke)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 03:31:15 +0000
> From: cecilanne at comcast.net
> Subject: [ORRando] Garmin
> To: oRRando <orrando at orrandonneurs.org>
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> My husband is hinting that he wants to get me a Garmin GPS
> gizmo as a Solstice gift - apparently someone with whom he
> works can get him a deal (just him, not everyone on my
> listserve, so don't ask. . .). Anyway, my limited
> research indicates that none of the Garmin products have
> enough battery life to get me through anything over a 300 km
> with continuous use - so some of the tracking and
> statistical features on most models are probably superfluous
> - but assuming I wanted one for its handiness to prevent me
> from getting, any suggestions as to which model is best (if
> any) - or should I just tell him to buy me the equivalent
> value in Belgian chocolate?
>
> Cheers, Cecil
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:48:53 -0700
> From: Gregg Berkholtz <gregg at berkholtz.net>
> Subject: Re: [ORRando] Garmin
> To: oRRando <orrando at orrandonneurs.org>
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> FWIW, I combine an iPhone w/ a SPOT satellite tracker &
> help+911
> system. I've found this combination to be far more
> useful than just a
> single-purpose GPS unit.
>
> I've found that on most distance rides, when I'm
> lacking a cell signal
> out in the middle of nowhere, there's nearly-always
> only one road in &
> out - so the iPhone's GPS and mapping functions have
> not yet proven
> necessary then. Further, there's dozens of GPS
> applications for the
> iPhone, with costs ranging from free (good ones too!) to
> upwards of ~
> $10 - most of these apps will not-only record more frequent
> way-points
> for you, but some have the ability to (even when sans cell
> coverage!):
> 1) Provide your current Lat/Log, Altitude, Speed, Heading
> & estimated
> "accuracy" (usually within ~500ft) - handy if
> you're carrying a map
> already, and need to simply stop psyching over a critical
> turn. Some
> apps are: InstaMapper (free), TrailGuru (free), TrackThing
> Lite
> (free), iMapMyRide (free), Simple GPS ($0.99) & GPS
> Cardinal ($0.99).
>
> 2) Pre-download regional road and topo maps, to be used
> more like a
> higher-end Garmin, when outside cell phone coverage areas.
> Some apps
> include GPS Kit ($9.99 & requires cell coverage for the
> maps)...right
> now, I can't find the app which enabled off-line
> downloads....
>
>
> As for the SPOT Tracker (www.findmespot.com) - well, it
> allows me to
> effectively "live-blog" my trips. With waypoints
> transmitted via
> satellite every ~10 minutes, it enables family and friends,
> who'd
> otherwise assume I was dying in a ditch somewhere, that yes
> in-fact
> that crazy guy is still pedaling his bike "way out
> there". In addition:
> 1) If I do find my self stranded, for a non-emergency
> reason, the
> SPOT's "help" button can be pre-programed to
> email & SMS pre-defined
> family/friend contacts with a "come rescue me"
> message. Also
> automatically included with those calls for help, is a
> google-maps
> link to the SPOT's built-in GPS calculation of your
> location.
>
> 2) If I'm injured, and need emergency services where
> cell phones are
> non-functional (or even where they are functional!), as
> long as I'm OK
> enough to point SPOT towards the sky - all I need to do is
> press the
> 911 button, and wait for emergency services to respond. A
> separate
> list (from the list you create for the help-needed call) of
> family &
> friends are also notified of your call for emergency
> services.
>
> Costs:
> iPhone: $200-$300 for the initial purchase, and ~$70/month
> (of-course
> it's my daily phone/iPod & remote
> email/web-browsing computer
> too...plus a whole slew of other tools...).
>
> SPOT Tracker:
> - $150 one-time hardware purchase (REI carries this)
> - $50/year for the live-tracking/blogging service (can be
> added when
> you activate the unit)
> - $7.95/year (yes, seven dollars & ninety-five cents
> per year) for
> their GEOS Search & Rescue Benefits (provides up to
> $100,000USD, in
> additional S&R resources, including world-wide
> helicopter extraction,
> and reimbursement benefits, all underwritten by Lloyd?s of
> London).
> BTW: GEOS markets primarily to the executive-class business
> user who's
> traveling both domestically and internationally...a no BS
> group of
> people...
>
> BTW: on the quality of the SPOT hardware - my unit has
> found itself
> kissing concrete more times than I care to admit & its
> survived some
> pretty nasty storms that various situations demanded I
> "stay the
> course"...it's still ticking.
>
> Oh, and those rides on quiet roads in the middle of
> nowhere; I've been
> known to check email, and snap pictures, while cruising
> along &
> kicking back on the recumbent - only to soon send pics to
> friends and
> family; the iPhone queues sent-mail, and transmits
> automatically once
> you're back within cell range again.
>
> HTH,
> - Gregg
>
> (this message was re-sent, once I realized our mailing list
> doesn't
> have orrando at orr.... as the reply-to address - why is
> that?)
>
> On Oct 17, 2008, at 20:31 , cecilanne at comcast.net wrote:
>
> > My husband is hinting that he wants to get me a Garmin
> GPS gizmo as
> > a Solstice gift - apparently someone with whom he
> works can get him
> > a deal (just him, not everyone on my listserve, so
> don't ask. . .).
> > Anyway, my limited research indicates that none of the
> Garmin
> > products have enough battery life to get me through
> anything over a
> > 300 km with continuous use - so some of the tracking
> and
> > statistical features on most models are probably
> superfluous - but
> > assuming I wanted one for its handiness to prevent me
> from getting,
> > any suggestions as to which model is best (if any) -
> or should I
> > just tell him to buy me the equivalent value in
> Belgian chocolate?
> >
> > Cheers, Cecil
> > _______________________________________________
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>
> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:37:18 -0700
> From: "Jim and Ann Jensen"
> <aj-jensen at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [ORRando] Garmin
> To: <cecilanne at comcast.net>, "oRRando"
> <orrando at orrandonneurs.org>
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> Cecil,
>
> I have the Garmin Edge 305. It's very handy for
> tracking routes and
> reviewing them later on my PC. I also like the other
> features for personal
> training. I was concerned about battery life also. A fellow
> Rando rider
> reccomended and uses the "Boxwave Battery Adaptr
> Pro" It works fine and
> operates on AA bateries. It has a USB plug that the Garmin
> plugs right
> into.You can also recharge your cell phone with it and it
> comes with a small
> LED light. Heres a link,
>
> http://www.boxwave.com/products/batteryadapter/index.htm
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Jim Jensen "North Of Seattle"
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <cecilanne at comcast.net>
> To: "oRRando" <orrando at orrandonneurs.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 8:31 PM
> Subject: [ORRando] Garmin
>
>
> > My husband is hinting that he wants to get me a Garmin
> GPS gizmo as a
> > Solstice gift - apparently someone with whom he works
> can get him a deal
> > (just him, not everyone on my listserve, so don't
> ask. . .). Anyway, my
> > limited research indicates that none of the Garmin
> products have enough
> > battery life to get me through anything over a 300 km
> with continuous
> > se - so some of the tracking and statistical features
> on most models are
> > probably superfluous - but assuming I wanted one for
> its handiness to
> > prevent me from getting, any suggestions as to which
> model is best (if
> > any) - or should I just tell him to buy me the
> equivalent value in Belgian
> > chocolate?
> >
> > Cheers, Cecil
> > _______________________________________________
> > ORRando mailing list
> > ORRando at orrandonneurs.org
> >
> http://orrandonneurs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/orrando
> >
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:17:09 -0700
> From: "John Henry Maurice"
> <jmaurice at easystreet.net>
> Subject: Re: [ORRando] Garmin
> To: orrando at orrandonneurs.org
> Message-ID:
> <902d16e40810180817g1c7dc3d9xa8b6052cf22c2df5 at mail.gmail.com>
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>
> Greetings,
>
> I too own a Garmin 305 and I too use a usb battery
> extender. But I have not
> had luck with the Boxwave Battery Adaptr Pro. The frist
> one broke and was
> replaced for free by the company, but the second one broke
> also. So I went
> to this unit ( http://www.mobiledriven.com/usbbaexaaba.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/6mwwvq ) which has served me well.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 8:31 PM,
> <cecilanne at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > My husband is hinting that he wants to get me a Garmin
> GPS gizmo as a
> > Solstice gift - apparently someone with whom he works
> can get him a deal
> > (just him, not everyone on my listserve, so don't
> ask. . .). Anyway, my
> > limited research indicates that none of the Garmin
> products have enough
> > battery life to get me through anything over a 300 km
> with continuous use -
> > so some of the tracking and statistical features on
> most models are probably
> > superfluous - but assuming I wanted one for its
> handiness to prevent me
> > from getting, any suggestions as to which model is
> best (if any) - or should
> > I just tell him to buy me the equivalent value in
> Belgian chocolate?
> >
> > Cheers, Cecil
> > _______________________________________________
> > ORRando mailing list
> > ORRando at orrandonneurs.org
> >
> http://orrandonneurs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/orrando
> >
>
>
>
> --
> John Henry Maurice
> www.onyourleft.net
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:25:46 -0700
> From: Zeke <boisei at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ORRando] Garmin
> To: cecilanne at comcast.net
> Cc: oRRando <orrando at orrandonneurs.org>
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>
> I've yet to cycle long enough to wear out the batteries
> in a GPS, but
> on my long ultramarathons I've used a low end Garmin
> Foretrex 101
> that uses swappable AAA batteries.
>
> On Oct 17, 2008, at 8:31 PM, cecilanne at comcast.net wrote:
>
> > My husband is hinting that he wants to get me a Garmin
> GPS gizmo as
> > a Solstice gift - apparently someone with whom he
> works can get
> > him a deal (just him, not everyone on my listserve, so
> don't
> > ask. . .). Anyway, my limited research indicates that
> none of the
> > Garmin products have enough battery life to get me
> through anything
> > over a 300 km with continuous use - so some of the
> tracking and
> > statistical features on most models are probably
> superfluous - but
> > assuming I wanted one for its handiness to prevent me
> from getting,
> > any suggestions as to which model is best (if any) -
> or should I
> > just tell him to buy me the equivalent value in
> Belgian chocolate?
> >
> > Cheers, Cecil
> > _______________________________________________
> > ORRando mailing list
> > ORRando at orrandonneurs.org
> >
> http://orrandonneurs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/orrando
>
>
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