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Posted by KYHoundDawg on 10-02-2012 10:04 PM:

How water proof is the garmin?

Been raining a lot and I have been falling a lot and that hand held is bound to go flying. How water proof is the astro handheld and the collars? Thanks.

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Posted by Virgil on 10-02-2012 10:12 PM:

Hunted in the rain plenty nights with my Astro. I don't remember ever dropping it in water and completely submerging it underwater but I used it in heavy rain with no problems.

Collars are completely waterproof IMO. Had a buddy's dog get sprayed by a skunk wearing one of my collars and I soaked it in water for days and days getting the smell out.

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Posted by guyankennels on 10-02-2012 10:21 PM:

what ever u do rember to take the batteries out i forgot n my batteries busted in mine n fried it

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Posted by Jonathan Crump on 10-02-2012 10:52 PM:

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Originally posted by guyankennels
what ever u do rember to take the batteries out i forgot n my batteries busted in mine n fried it

What kinda batteries were you using ? I use energizer rechargables in mine.

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Posted by groworg1 on 10-02-2012 11:12 PM:

had mine on a string thru battery cover loop one night lost it looked around but not long didn't want to trample area down decided best to wait till daylight woke up to pouring rain went back found in 5 minutes upside down and soaked backside was wide open took batteries out wiped out with a paper towel put in new batteries and low and behold it still works needless to say i no longer carry by a string on battery cover !

Posted by guyankennels on 10-02-2012 11:16 PM:

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Originally posted by Jonathan Crump
What kinda batteries were you using ? I use energizer rechargables in mine.

they were regular energizer

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Posted by micooner on 10-02-2012 11:48 PM:

Unless they have changed the dc 30 collars are not completely waterproof meaning they can't be completely submerged under water for a certain period of time. Kinda like a watch there is a difference between rainproof, water resistence and waterproof..I dont think I would want to drop my handheld in a lake. JMHO

Posted by Virgil on 10-03-2012 12:16 AM:

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Originally posted by micooner
Unless they have changed the dc 30 collars are not completely waterproof meaning they can't be completely submerged under water for a certain period of time. Kinda like a watch there is a difference between rainproof, water resistence and waterproof..I dont think I would want to drop my handheld in a lake. JMHO

Like I said above I literally let mine soak in a bucket of water for several days and never had a problem. They were the original DC-30's bought within a couple months of being released as well.

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Posted by steven edwards on 10-03-2012 12:19 AM:

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i dont know how waterproof the factory sais they are but my son used mine one night and lost it.i was ill but it happens. so we backtracked for 2 days but found nothing.he kept telling me where he waided a creek that night to get to the dog so thats the only place we hadnt lookedso i found it about 3 feet under water.bean there for 2 days .took batteries out let air dry for day put batteries back in it.still works fine.

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Posted by LIL-E on 10-03-2012 12:20 AM:

Watched a man and his garmin go completely under water one night and it still worked.

Posted by rputman on 10-03-2012 12:57 AM:

got caught in the rain several nights with mine and its still workin fine

Posted by micooner on 10-03-2012 02:44 AM:

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Originally posted by Virgil
Like I said above I literally let mine soak in a bucket of water for several days and never had a problem. They were the original DC-30's bought within a couple months of being released as well.

I'm not saying it will not work if wet, I know I read about how waterproof they are somewhere in the garmin manual. thats all. The part on the collar that concerns me is where the wire makes the connection and all the junk that gets lodged there.

Posted by Wes D. on 10-03-2012 03:11 AM:

had my long range antenna out window one night forgot and opened door fell right n a mud puddle. got home took back off wiped out a lil muddy water and it still works fine so far. knock on wood.

Posted by Autumn Clements on 10-03-2012 03:59 AM:

i've had mine out in bad rainstorms with no problems..

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Posted by Jonathan Crump on 10-03-2012 10:30 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by guyankennels
they were regular energizer

I and many of my friends have had trouble with the regular energizer batteries ruining electronic equipment when the batteries were left in for a extended period of time. I bought the rechargable energizer because I couldn't find Duracell rechargables.

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