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Chapter 5 — Protecting and Mounting Your GPS<br />

FIGURE 5-16: Overlapped tubing covers sharp edges.<br />

Commercial Protection for GPS and PDAs<br />

If you have spent hundreds or perhaps thousands of dollars on your electronic equipment, you<br />

might choose to protect it with some of the commercial protectors available. Inexpensive cases<br />

also exist for your GPS. These cases are similar to cases used to hold cell phones, but they can<br />

only be relied upon to offer the bear minimum of extra protection. Nonetheless, these cases are<br />

ideal for storing your GPS when at home or in the car, and do prevent scratch damage from<br />

keys and coins when in a pocket.<br />

Here is a quick tour of some of the commercial protection solutions available that enable you to<br />

take your precious gear out of the safety of your home and into the outdoors.<br />

Storm Case<br />

The Storm Case by Hardigg is the ideal way to package your gear for transportation. These<br />

cases can really take a battering while still offering excellent protection to the equipment they<br />

contain. Figure 5-17 shows the smallest case in the Storm Case range — the iM2100.<br />

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