Comments for Checkpoint Zero Adventure Racing

Comment on Surviving The Longest Day by Seb

Seb — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:45:04 +0000

Thanks for an interesting post. Quite a time!

Comment on New padding gear from the Checkpoint Zero labs by Seb

Seb — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:44:14 +0000

That’s great, I came across this post just when I was wondering if I could do the same thing. Thanks

Comment on Tech4o Traileader 1 Review by Seb

Seb — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:57:25 +0000

Hi Peter, thanks for the review. I haven’t got a Traileader but one of the guys in my running group has one. He swears by it, and I have to say it is very accurate. The 5 of us all wear different pedometer or gps watches. Several of us have more than one type, so it is always fun to check how accurate each one is. I really like the Tech 4o line up especially the look of the Raven fitness watch.

Comment on Who is this guy and what has he done to our navigator? by Seb

Seb — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:43:28 +0000

Great post. There are few things more humbling than making making a few mistakes when everyone is depending on you. It is good for the soul or so they say. Great blog by the way, I have only just discovered it.

Comment on Atomic AR or Atomic Bomb? by Seb

Seb — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:39:19 +0000

You are absolutely right. As someone who has done a fair bit of orienteering there is nothing more maddening than stumbling around. The problem with inaccurate flag placement is that you start to doubt yourself, which can be a fatal mistake if you are really in the wilds.

Comment on Atomic AR or Atomic Bomb? by Jhafke

Jhafke — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:24:08 +0000

Thank you…as racers we should report more races like this to help us sort out good and bad.

Comment on Tech4o Named Official Timepiece of Checkpoint Tracker Adventure Racing by Poppy

Poppy — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:20:50 +0000

Me likey…me want… :-)

Comment on Tech4o Traileader 1 Review by Peter Jolles

Peter Jolles — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:10:20 +0000

Looking at the Tech4o web site, all the watches are rated for 10 meters/30 ft. They certainly aren’t dive watches like some of the others out there, but for AR I don’t think you’ll have a problem. There may be some anecdotal evidence that one watch is different from another, but I haven’t experienced anything bad.

Like I mentioned in the review, I don’t like the black face that the Jet has while racing, it’s harder to read on the go. It is certainly a better styled watch for casual use.

Comment on Tech4o Traileader 1 Review by Will

Will — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:22:54 +0000

Thanks Peter. The Traileader Jet is the model that I had heard concerns about. It turns out that while they are both rated the same, the Jet has a different face material (crystal) that makes it less waterproof but more scratch-resistant. Glad to hear that you haven’t had any problems with the Traileader 1.

Comment on Tech4o Traileader 1 Review by Peter Jolles

Peter Jolles — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:42:22 +0000

I have been swimming, paddling, white water rafting, racing in the rain, as well as showering with no ill affects to date. I’d say it is plenty waterproof.