Smart Watch for kayaking

[Zinfamous22]

Originally Posted by MITCHELL

My Salas x jr really had a wide angle on it, drift fishing off la Jolla.
Once you get around the corner in la Jolla the current really takes you and I was headed south. After fishing a few hours....in the fog the whole time, I ran across another guy and ask him if he new where he was and he said no.I said I have a compass mounted on my kayak center console and we better head east. After padding just under an hour east still can't see land and we are in 10 to 15 ft on water. I look over my shoulder to the left and see brakers. So we turn around and get in a save depth and head north finally the fog lifts and we can see the crown and hotels. If nothing else at least have a hand held compass if you kayak in the ocean and bays. You got to back up anything electronic battery powered that can fail. That app your talking about is new to me I'll have to look it up.
There's times in the ocean when you cannot tell north east south and west with out mechanical aid

Hi Friend,Sounds like quite the adventure! Navigating in fog can be tricky, but it?s great you had a compass to guide you. Those unexpected currents can really throw you off course. I totally agree about having backups for electronics?nature can be unpredictable. Let me know what you find about that app; I?m always on the lookout for useful tools.

[JohnMckroidJr]

Initially I bought a FitBit. It sucked. Google bought FitBit, so the new Google watch is similar. I don't like the business model of making one buy a subscription annually to use the better features of the watch. Recently tried the google pixel phone, nice photos but overall sucks as they make it hard to download the photos onto your computer, and constantly send messages trying to get you to buy cloud space. Also recently disappointed that google maps is excluding the nearest Costco off my navigation search and routes me to an alternative store. Makes one wonder how Google is manipulating our web searches!

LOL, ok enough rant off topic. I sold my FitBit and found a Garmin fēnix 7 Sapphire Solar Edition NIB for half price on Offerup. I have been using the fenix 7 for almost 2 years and have liked it. I can track myself offshore without having any dependency on my phone. I don't need to pay for an expensive subscription. I find being able to keep track of my exercise weather it is swimming, running, biking or kayaking motivates me to do more. Thumbs up for Garmin watches.