Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board GPS Heart-Rate Monitor Watch Recommendations??

Hi,

I am looking to get a watch that will measure heart rate, distance and speed (GPS-based), altitude, has stopwatch, battery life good for up to at least 20 hours. For now, I'm not concerned about price - I just want to see the gamut of what's available first that meets my needs.

Any recommendations?

Thanks,

Amin

I REALLY like my Garmin Forerunner 405. It's compact, easy to use and captures everything I want to see. The web interface gathers data on all my hikes and workouts. The major drawback is the battery life. I can get 7 or 8 hours out of it. Ok for training or shorter hikes, or parts of long hikes. I came up with a fix to capture data on full day trips. Picked up a Duracell Instant USB Charger and a USB charge cable from Gamin. When I get the first beep that my GPS watch has 25% power left on it, I clip the charger on and juice it up. This has given me at least 8 more hours of use with power left on the charger. One time I put both the GPS and the charger in my pocket while it charged up and the tracking didn't miss a beat. The technology just amazes me. I really enjoy looking at the data post trip and seeing how high or low my heart rate was on the hard parts. I'm interested to read what others use.
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