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nf1
Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 28
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Posted: 2/26/2006, 1:16 pm Post subject: GPS question |
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I have been a map and compass guy since I started hiking, but recently I have thought about getting a GPS because I'm always curious about distances and elevations and such off route. Any experienced GPS users out there have recommendations on a good unit, maybe ranging 250-400$ range? Thanks |
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Arizonaheat Got Supes Juice?
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 1741 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: 2/26/2006, 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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In that price range you really can't go wrong, going with either a Magellan or a Garmin. Personally I use a Magellan Sportrack Topo with downloadable topo software and love it. The Meridian is a step up.
Some people love GPS others prefer map and compass, I like GPS and map. _________________ Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. |
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cakewalk
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 512
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Posted: 2/26/2006, 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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I have Garmin Etrex Legend.... $169. at wal-mart.
No complaints |
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Desert-Boonie
Joined: 23 Nov 2004 Posts: 219 Location: Glendale, AZ
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Posted: 2/26/2006, 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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I have the Garmin eTrex Legend C. I got a great deal on it paying $200 I think I got $50 off. Color screen and so many features you'll never use but well worth it. Long battery life, downloads maps. Garmin makes great GPS devices, you can't go wrong with any of theirs. _________________ ~Never Satisfied~
"If I can't be my own, I'd feel better dead" |
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freeride21a
Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Posts: 46 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: 2/26/2006, 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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for that price range.. HANDS DOWN
Garmin Legend Cx<--notice the X
they run about $250-300
then that leaves another $100 for...
Garmin Mapsource TOPO 1:100,000 scale topo.
what makes the "x" series better is the MicroSD card slot! How much ram you want!! It does come with 32mb IIRC...I think the largest you can buy right now is 512mb.
here is some garmin vistaC pron
The only diff between C and Cx is the memory slot. The only diff between the legendC/x and vistaC/x is the vista has a barometric altimeter as well as electronic compass in addition to the GPS based alt/comp
Backlight
this is the built in base map.. cities, hiways and interstates.
Looks GREAT in bright sunlight!
Those light grey squares represent the mapsource topo's loaded on the gps at that time... that was only 12mb out of 24.
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nf1
Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 28
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Posted: 2/26/2006, 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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thanks for the replies. |
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