You can purchase an altimeter for $10-$20 at nearly any auto parts store. It
works on barometric principles, just like the ones in aircraft. Mine comes
with a piece of adhesive to stick it to the dash. It does need to be
calabrated (easily done by turning the dial on the front) and works very
reliably +/- 100 feet. 

Basically no learning curve... just look at it. No batteries, no power
needed. 

Of course if that's not enough of a gadget for you, you could go for the
$1200 voice navigation system....

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-----Original Message-----
From: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com
[mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of connie
stahlman
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 9:54 PM
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] altimeter

Bringing all you 'space travelers' back to our time- I have
a question.  A friend needs to know the altitude wherever
he goes due to his wifes breathing problems.  I showed him
my Etrex and how it can tell him such and he was quite
interested.  Have any of you got opinions on what might be
the best -and easiest- thing for him to use-he is only
interested in 'easy use'. and since he does the driving she
would have to learn to use it!  
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