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830 for Kayaking

1. Is there any means of attaching a safety strap to the 830 to prevent me knocking it into the river with a paddle?

2. Is is possible to load 10+ workouts into the 830 that will allow me to choose different sets of intervals for training?

3. Is the 830 sufficiently water resistant to deal with the waves washing over the bow of my kayak (slalom/whitewater kayak)

thanks

Rob

0 Wongataa over 3 years ago

1. There is a tether attachment hole next to the USB port cover. All Edge units have a tether attachment point.

3. It is rated IPX7. From that you should be able to determine if is water resistant enough.

0 4411485 over 3 years ago in reply to Wongataa

Many thanks

0 Former Member over 3 years ago

correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Garmin Edge won't track proper distance kayaking. I forget the details but there is some type of a minimum speed required for it to track distance. I've done 12 mile paddles that end up logging 9 miles... It can be better or worse depending on how fast the current is moving. This causes me to have the same issue when hiking with the Garmin edge. It's extremely annoying. I still use it for the map but I have to use my Garmin watch for the actual distance.

0 4411485 over 3 years ago in reply to Former Member

That's good to know, and it explains why people use the watches, and why I have never need an edge being use. Maybe Gamin might care to comment??

0 SteveRodkey over 3 years ago in reply to Former Member

Be sure you have auto pause turned off. That might be your problem.

0 lytleric over 3 years ago

I've used an Etrex for kayaking for years. I have a suction cup mount on the deck of my sea kayak. Works great.