gps advice

[texjim]

i am looking for a good user friendly gps for Archery hunting. I have no clue on which one to get or look into. Can ya'll please put me in the right direction? i'll be using it in the mountains of Pa. thanks

 

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[Produce Guy]

Go to rei.com and look up their recommendations.

 

[TerryC]

REI.... Bass pro shop.... cabela's.... they all have entry level units. A Garmin E-trex starts at about $99. TTC

 

[CoastalSChunter]

I will have to say that i just bought a Magellan Triton400 adventure pack, it came with Nat-Geo Topo map software, and its great. id defiantly recommend.

 

[sniperman]

Garmin® GPSMAP® 62ST THE BEST AND EASIEST TO USE, LOVE THIS GPS.

 

[Jason in Enid]

LOVE my Garmin GPSMAP60 CSX. It's rugged, waterproof to several feet (incase of puddle drops) and you can load street, topo or marine maps.

 

[Frank1960]

I just ordered a Garmin Etrex 30 for $249.00 for use in the mountains has a compass that they say you can stand still and it works unlike a lot of the others were you have to move to make it work

 

[sky355]

I use a garmin Etrax its a great GPS. Waterproof and works well. Also alot of Custom map sites that can give you different options.

 

[Frank1960]

Do ya have a starting point on those maps? basically need topo's for northern Colorado. Have a garmin gps for the truck so not worried about street maps for it. Have always like the Garmin tried a magellan but didn't like it at all

I use a garmin Etrax its a great GPS. Waterproof and works well. Also alot of Custom map sites that can give you different options.

 

[calisdad]

I used my E-Trex yesterday for mountain quail opener. Pretty easy but like anything practice helps. I mark where my truck is and go wander. It tracks my steps and I look at the map screen to see what's ahead. You do have to purchase whatever maps you want to use and being a small unit it only holds so many so if you travel to different places within your map range you may have to swap out maps but thats not hard either. You might find more info on the GeoCache Hunting site:Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site

 

[Chips]

Yea I used a Garmin Etrax Vista. Used it heaps! Three to four times a week on mountain biking and hunting. Finally after 5 years the rubber surrounds started to expand and fail, possibly from the sun. I tried to take good care of it as much as possible but I wanted a device to use speciffically on my bike so,, all in all,, it did well.
The screen then began to just show a single vertical line a year latter .
I read that it is caused by the small ribbon cable that connects the 2 internal boards ,,,becoming slightly disconnected.
As the rubber was loose as I pulled it apart replugged the cable and away she went again .
I like my (now non water proof Garmin) as it uses AA batteries, so when out in the field i can feed it batteries rather, than having a unit with a fixed internal battery that only lasts till the internal battery goes flat
happy hunting