Suggestions on a GPS
- Thread starter Jay5.9L
- Start date
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
Something that says 'Garmin' on it.
I want the GPSMap60CS, but I just can't see spending $400 on a GPS.
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=141402&_LOC=US
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=141402&_LOC=US
Spork
Tin Foil Hat Equipped
- Location
- Saratoga Springs, UT
If I had the $ I would probably go for this one:
http://www.gpsnow.com/gmetvs.htm#Vista
If I wanted something a little cheaper I would go for a eTrex Legend.
http://www.gpsnow.com/gmetvs.htm#Vista
If I wanted something a little cheaper I would go for a eTrex Legend.
some of the units I'd like to have check em out
I second the "Garmin" name on it. I have liked all of the ones I have played with. I use an old 12XL that is great because it is basic. But I find that it is useless without a compass. That is one feature that would be a must on a new one is a built in compass. If you take road trips something that has built on mapping software would be cool, but if you are like me you would never use that.
4thefamily
Registered User
- Location
- 304 Miles from Moab
Rhino too expensive
I was also thinking this until I went to buy it and I could buy two 2 way radios (nice ones) and the cheapest Garmin (not yellow,but same one that is camo) for cheaper than the rhino cost. We have loved ours use it to go Geocaching all of the time. Fun for the whole family.
mesha said:
I was also thinking this until I went to buy it and I could buy two 2 way radios (nice ones) and the cheapest Garmin (not yellow,but same one that is camo) for cheaper than the rhino cost. We have loved ours use it to go Geocaching all of the time. Fun for the whole family.
RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
Just in case it hasn't sunk in yet, make sure you buy one made by Garmin! Garmin is the Warn of GPS. Magellan is the Ramsey... :-\
tiny2085
HomeGrown
- Location
- Two-will-uh
I personally use the garmin legend. It was about 160$ from galyans and works hella good. I dinked around with it a few times by the house, then I took it with my two buddies and I into the high uintas when we went elk hunting. We traced our trail in to where we set up (3.9 miles) and then at the end of the day I told it to find the point i marked as truck and it took us back to the truck and I followed it untill it said I was 1 foot away and i was able to touch the truck from where i was. Oh, and it was only 2.4 miles back to the truck becasue it took the most direct path. I am very impressed with it. IT tells you a crap load of stuff. avg. speed, constant speed, elevation, direction, hunting and fihsing maps, time, moon phases, city streets and exits, and whats at the exits. It's a realy nice unit i think, but for afew more $$$ you can get the garmin legend C which is exactly the same but with a color screen. if you want an integrated 2wqy radio get the rhino 2??. it has a 5 sided antenna instead of the patch antenna like mine, not a real big issue, but if you do a lot of mountain stuff it helps a lot.
I have been doing some reasearch and think I'll end up with a Garmin. The Magellen Sport Track Pro was about $269 but it seem a bit lacking.
I like the Etrex Vista C but at $300 plus it on the expensive side. Does the legend C have a compas? Its about mid $200s
I like the Etrex Vista C but at $300 plus it on the expensive side. Does the legend C have a compas? Its about mid $200s
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
I have a Garmin Etrex Legend that has been a superb companion... 8mb has been more than enough for me. I took it on every wheeling/camping trip I went on this summer. I download the info onto my computer using AllTopo Utah, it is sweet!
Here's the unit I'm the most familiar with. The GNS 430/A it tracks you to within 3feet at 150knots, can bring you down on a gps approach in zero/zero, identifies closest airports, VORs, ADFs, NDBs, has trip planning, stored frequencies at all airports, airport diagrams, services available, you can plot holding patterns, and a bunch of other fun stuff! I'd still like an EFB though but the $1000 to $15000 price tag are putting that on hold.
Attachments
Jay5.9L said:
Yes the Legend C does have a built in compass you can see their feature comparison page here http://www.garmin.com/outdoor/compare.jsp.
One thing I found with the Magellen versus Garmin is that the Garmin acquired an accurate reading MUCH faster than the Magellen. My brother with his Magellen and me with my Garmin would find Geocaches at the same time, he would literally walk around in in a large spiral for about 10 minutes until he found the cache, the Garmin would just point to the right place.
Jay5.9L said:
They can tell your altitude from a satellite calculation, but it is not very accurate as compared to a barometric altimeter. It is the difference of being +/- a few hundred feet, verses 20 feet. If altitude is important to you, it may be worth the barometric.