Suunto Vector

“I just purchased a Vector online via Ebay. Since then, I've come to be told that wristtop computers made before 2002 have barometers that do not work above 3000 ft. Has anyone else heard of this?

Also, does anyone know of a good resource somewhere on the web that would explain how to interpet barometric readings? I'm trying to brush up on as much of this stuff as possible!!”

“That's bullsh|t.

I have vector I got in 2001 and the barometer works just fine above 3000. Worked pretty dang good at 14,497 a week ago too.

I'm no expert but low barometric pressure in my experience over the last few years typicly means a higher chance of rain. Higher pressure usually means the weather will clear up.”

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“Next to the TerraQuest, it pales in comparison.”

“But doesn't everything?”

“Touche`, Bitpusher.”

“My vector is acurate, but The hills around here don't get above 3000 feet.

The barametric reading that the weatherman gives is the sea level reading. When I adjust to the sea level reading my altitude reading is usually 50 or so feet off. I have better luck setting the altitude with a known elevation. During the day the barometric pressure will change so you will have a change in the altitude readings also. Using a topo map will allow you to check for corrections after several hours. Topo map contour lines are not very accurate either, but close enough.

If you aren't sure what the elevation actually is you can set the altitude to a nice round number at the trail head and keep up with how far up or down you go.

Changing elevation changes the barometric pressure and visa versa.”

“I just got mine and am still tinkering with it. So far the compass and barometer seem to pass the test - the altimeter hasn't gone over 140 feet yet so we'll see.”

“How do the Vector's hold up? Any other ideas?”

“Mine has been holding up for the good part of 4 years now.”

“I have one that i really like, just wish I could remember how to use all the features.”

“That is the problem...if you loose the instructions, you are screwed”

“The instructions are available online.

I broke my second wrist band. I am going to look for a different style band that fits. The Vector has weird attachment points for the strap.”

“My husband has been through 3 Vectors in the past 7 years. On two of them the buttons broke. On the third, first the altimeter stopped being accurate then it would suddenly reset the time to midnight for no reason.

We enjoyed the cumulative elevation gain function - it was fun to see how much we had climbed in some of the steeper areas - but that function went wierd fairly early on watches two and three. All of a sudden it said we were climbing 10,000' in a day - on days when we couldn't have done more than 3000.

He just tossed the last one and is buying an Avocet instead.”

“I am thinking about going to some sort of wristwatch...I was looking at the X9 but there are some BAD reviews”