BTW, for some reason when I responded to the original post suggesting a GPS instead, I said an odd thing.  I said that one could sit in camp with an altimeter (assuming an aneroid barometer with analog dial as an altimeter) and observe a rapid _DESCENT_ in altitude as a thunderstorm moved in.  Of course, that would be a rapid _ASCENT_.  Jeesh!  DMc

---- Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> I've got an old Garmin dashmount my parents gave me, but it doesn't seem to
> have elevation (or coordinates, for that matter). I do have some old
> handheld units at work, so I'll check them out. Thanks
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 6:32 PM, <dhundt@bendbroadband.com> wrote:
>
> > Shawn,
> > Just about any dash mount GPS nav device will have elevation, plus a lot of
> > other useful gadgets to take your eyes off the road. The GPS units seem much
> > more accurate than the old barometric altimeters, those need to be
> > recalibrated whenever the weather changes.
> > Don
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
> > Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010 1:02 pm
> > Subject: Altimeter for dash?
> >
> > > I've often thought having an altimeter in the van would be a
> > > useful addition
> > > when driving in the mountains, as knowing the elevation of a pass
> > > doesn'ttell the whole story if you don't know your current
> > > elevation. Has anyone
> > > tried one with any success?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Shawn Wright
> > > '88 Westy 1.6TD
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Shawn Wright

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David McNeely