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TDale
03-02-2005, 11:19
Coghlan's makes two digital recording thermometers that are light and accurate. One with a digital compass, I have the one without compass. Handy little gadget for getting your bragging rights. My personal coldest night out: +35F :D

http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?memberId=12500226&productId=35013177
http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?memberId=12500226&productId=35013178
Mags
03-02-2005, 11:28
Coghlan's makes two digital recording thermometers that are light and accurate. One with a digital compass, I have the one without compass. Handy little gadget for getting your bragging rights. My personal coldest night out: +35F :D


My personal coldest night? Depends on how bad the arguement were with various girlfriends.

Oh wait..that's a cold shoulder. :D
hikerjohnd
03-02-2005, 13:23
Coghlan's makes two digital recording thermometers that are light and accurate. One with a digital compass, I have the one without compass. Handy little gadget for getting your bragging rights. My personal coldest night out: +35F :D

http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?memberId=12500226&productId=35013177
http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?memberId=12500226&productId=35013178

Worst POS ever! I bought one hoping to replace my watch with a watch/thermometer and even save ounces - even the slightest bump made the thing reset! I exchanged it and the new one did the same thing! I guess my watch and glycerin thermometer will stay in the pack a bit longer!

:mad:
TDale
03-02-2005, 14:22
Well, mine bounced around hanging on the outside of my pack three days without a problem. Sorry for giving you the horrific flashback. ;)
hikerjohnd
03-02-2005, 16:59
Well, mine bounced around hanging on the outside of my pack three days without a problem. Sorry for giving you the horrific flashback. ;)
OK - this response made me smile - i'm over my PTSD! :D
TDale
03-02-2005, 17:16
Good, good. Cheap gear is sometimes a hit or miss proposition. You can hit a bad production batch. I've got a little radio that uses two watch batteries that needed a shim in the battery compartment to work, but for three bucks it's a bargain.
DebW
03-02-2005, 18:07
An electronic thermometer... The colder it gets, the less likely the batteries are to work. And the shorter the battery life. I'll stick with analog thermometers. I used to have an low-reading analog thermometer. It had a little stick inside the fluid that got drug down with the fluid but stayed there when the temperature increased. You inverted the thermometer to reset for the next low-reading. Only worked in the horizontal position of course. Simple but effective. Until you dropped the thermometer and broke the glass.
steve hiker
03-02-2005, 19:36
Can't beat simplicity. Weighs nothing and works every time.

http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=46831&memberId=12500226
Lilred
03-02-2005, 20:49
Coghlan's makes two digital recording thermometers that are light and accurate. One with a digital compass, I have the one without compass. Handy little gadget for getting your bragging rights. My personal coldest night out: +35F :D

http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?memberId=12500226&productId=35013177
http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?memberId=12500226&productId=35013178

My husband got me the one with the compass for Christmas. So far I like it but haven't taken it on an overnighter yet. I will next weekend though. I haven't had the reset problem on mine.