Quote Originally Posted by Neil View Post
PS: Are you sure you're from DE? Your sense of humour is more like British, if not quite DownUnder ..... My German friends seem to have a more restrained version of yours .... psst! i don't think your fellow Europeans are picking up it's nuances [another goddam froggy word, dammit!].
Thank you for your kind words, but i don't have any humor, it's all desperation.


Quote Originally Posted by Smulan View Post
Aha, carrying all in rucksack for me points on one thing: weight! Although Norway is one of the countries in the world that uses most electric energy there are no outlets in the mountains so long battery life is essential and the Montana has too short battery life and weighs too much. It is a good solution for MC (where you have access to power) or mountainbike as long as your tours are under say 4 hours. And the 276C is excellent on a MC but it is a heavy lump and should not be carried...

So you should go for an etrex or gpsmap60/64 in my opinion. If you are counting grams, use lithium AA batteries that is really lightweight and lots of energy even when it is -25 degrees (winter climbing for the hard ones...)

Good topo maps for Norway can be found here [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] or use the sticky index to find what you need.
So it all points to either the 35t or the 64s. To be honest, since i'm a greenhorn on gps, i tend to the 35t because the 64s is(i think someone said that here also) more for the experienced user, with all its features. I plan to stay at the west coast, so because of the tail of the gulf stream temperatures will not be that extreme(i hope).
And battery life of 16 hours is around the same like the 64s has. I plan to support my energy household with a solar panel( in norway i know) and i bought a usb-charger for AA-accumulators.
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Still i'm not sure if its the best charger, but when it comes to USB-chargers the sortiment is not that big it seems.