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[FlyfishermanMike]

Garmin 60C. It's awesome and highly recommend it.

^^ike

[paraAdams]

I had the Garmin GPS V for a while and loved it. It was great. Now I use the Etrex Vista, and like it too. But it doesn't have as many functions as the GPS V.

I know the GPS 60 is an awesome way to go. In fact that's what I would rather own.

If you use your GPS a lot, backpacking, geocaching or just using in the car, get the bigger more expensive models...believe me, they're worth it.

[accadacca]

I also have the Garmin GPS V. Great for on the trail or on the road. :cool2:

[Iceaxe]

I have a Garmin eTrex. The cheap yellow one. I use Topo! States as my mapping software.

Let me tell you a true story..... I dropped my eTrex in some deep water while canyoneering the Black Hole in 2001.

Black Hole
http://climb-utah.com/CM/blackhole.htm

I dove down trying to find it but the water was real muddy and over 20' deep. I couldn't find it. So anyhow I posted the story in a forum and about a year later anther canyoneer found my eTrex and sent it back to me. I opened it up and dumped the sand out and cleaned it up the best I could. Put in some new batteries and if fired right up. I was even able to download my tracks and waypoints that were over a year old.

The eTrex had washed down canyon about 2 miles from where I lost it and it was pretty beat up, but it still works and is the GPS I still use.

The Garmin eTrex is tough. :2thumbs:

[greyhair biker]

My wife picked up an Etrex - yellow cheap one - for $20...closeout at Wallyworld...anyway, it's pretty accurate as we;ve used it a bunch geocaching. We use both the Magellan and the garmin & we can't miss a cache! I picked up the MapSend Topo 3D for the Magellan and put maps on a card which have -sofar- been pretty accurate. I keep the Magellan in the car mount to track down the area & then both to track down a cache.

[Sombeech]

paraAdams wrote: If you use your GPS a lot, backpacking, geocaching or just using in the car, get the bigger more expensive models...believe me, they're worth it.

Welcome to the site, man. :cool2:

[greyhair biker]

Man, I feel like I've been out on sabbatical or something...it's just not right :ne_nau: glad to be back - or try to be back anyway! :haha:

[accadacca]

greyhair biker wrote: Man, I feel like I've been out on sabbatical or something...it's just not right :ne_nau: glad to be back - or try to be back anyway! :haha:
Yeah, WTF dude! :ne_nau:

[Alex]

Ice that's a cool story man, you should write to Garmin see if they could use your story for some freebies :naughty:

I use Garmin eTrex Vista C

Need to find City Navigator program now....

[Iceaxe]

Kazak wrote: Ice that's a cool story man, you should write to Garmin see if they could use your story for some freebies

I just sent the story off to Gamin :2thumbs:

I have been going to send this story to them for a couple of years and just never got around to it. I'll let ya'll know if anything good shakes out :five:

Of course I never did mention that the OLD yellow eTrex works about 10 times better then the NEW yellow eTrex I bought to use while the first one was lost. Not exactly sure why, but the old one, which was one of the first ones ever built. is a much better GPS. It can get locks easier and is more accurate.

Anyone else have two GPS that are supposed to be identical and find they are not? I could understand if the old beat up GPS was the weak sister, but it's the shiny new one that is the weaker of the two.

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[Mtnman1830]

Garmin eTrex Vista

[snatch]

etrex legend c for me. price1869 has a forerunner and his locks better than mine does when used side by side. :moses: wish i would have opted for a device w/ internal compass and removable memory instead of color.

[coach steve]

I am on my third GPS unit, and won't buy another until this one completely gives out. I currently have a Garmin 60CSx, and it is the easiest to use and carry out there. I have kept signal in slot canyons and deep timber where my other two units would completely lose it. It lights up right out of the box and has you on your way. Currently $375 to $399.
It usually boils down to which brand you start out with and learn how to use. I have owned both Magellen and Garmin and I will never go back to the "M".

[greyhair biker]

After using both Magellan and Garmin for a while now I have to admit I like the accuracy of the garmin - & the data entry key on the magellan. Garmin wins...gotta get a new unit now...maybe for Xmas :2thumbs:

[DiscGo]

Okay, I've missed most of this post too but for the record I have a Garmin Rino 530 and I love it! The 530 has a radio which broadcasts your signal/location to anybody on your same frequency (usually on another Rino unit), and it receives the national weather broadcast.