One could spend considerable amount of time sharpening navigational skills but if you don’t have the proper gear and tools to embark on a good hike or trail, it could be extremely dangerous to go astray into the wilderness without standard navigational or multifunctional tools and the knowledge base or understanding of how to use those tools.
Perhaps the most important item in any outdoor adventure and activities is a map. Without the ever reliable map or some familiarity of an area, one has no chance of identifying where you are, let alone your destination and how to get back. Activities such as hiking, mountaineering, biking, or even river rafting should be an adventure worth remembering. But aside from the map, one needs just enough support or arsenal should anything go wrong. High Gear, a company conceptualized by outdoor enthusiast Mike Mosey, had created a unique line of navigational tools and devices dedicated to make anyone prepared for the outdoors or the wilderness.
What are the tools and devices needed for a hike in the mountains? Of course, compasses are a no brainer. You need a way to get around the area and if ever you get lost, you would need a way of finding your way back to society. Of course, there are a few basic tools that can make the difference. Some of them are a heart rate monitor for cardiovascular and pulse check , altimeter to estimate elevation and changes in the weather, barometer to measure air pressure, thermometer for temperature reading, chronograph for time and stopwatch and of course, a compass. Fortunately, High Gear has come up with a line of watch that takes all this to mind so you won’t have to carry too many devices. The less you worry about too many things, the more you’ll focus and enjoy the outdoors.
One of the leading products of High Gear is the watch. The High Gear Axis was recently hailed by Backpackers Magazine as the most compact watch and “the price to beat” in its class. It is an all-in-one watch that any outdoors man would ever need. Its features include an altimeter, barometer, thermometer and compass in one surprisingly small watch. But for those who have a problem with size, the High Gear Summit is a good alternative. It is also an altimeter, barometer and compass in one. It is the larger version of the High Gear Axis.
Feature Details:
Digital Altimeter
- Working range from -2,296ft to 29,500ft (-700m to 9,000m)
- Current, Accumulated and Maximum altitude in ft or m
- Altitude resolution 3ft (1m)
- Graphic altitude trend display
- Stores 20 altimeter data readings with altitude, time, and date
Digital barometer
- Sea level pressure and absolute pressure displayed in mbar
- Resolution 1mbar with working range from 300mbar to 1100mbar
- Bar chart for barometric trend for the past 24 hours
- Barometer/Temp display
- Weather forecast
Digital compass
- Displays bearing in degrees and cardinal points
- Resolution 1¡ã with 16 cardinal points
- Adjustable declination
Digital thermometer
- Resolution 0.1 in F and C
- Working range 14F to +1401F (-10C to +60C ) Watch
- Time/Day/Date/Month with Dual Time Zone
- 12 or 24 hour format
- Time/Temp display
- Dual daily alarm
- Hourly chime
Chronograph
- Resolution 1/100 second with maximum time range 24hr 00min 00sec
- Maximum 50 laps/20 runs
- Times for each lap and split, with best and average laps’ time
