Idahogreggory
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ecanderson,
I hear ya, I too have had my GPSr literally put me right on top the cache as long as I let it settle; I just thought this was normal. I just started geo caching (12 chaches total found no DNFs yet!) since I bought a Vista HCx three weeks ago. However, I have been using a GPSr for the past 14 years while out hunting to so I could find the truck quickly when I was done. I first started out with a 8 channel Magellan (200 something) back in 93 then migrated to a 12 channel Magellan 310 but finding a truck doesn't take any great skill.
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+1 for Cachemate. I using a Palm Pilot IIIxe running version 4.0 OS. In fact I just purchased two more Palm Pilot IIIxe off eBay (both including shipping for under $30); one for my wife and second for a backup in case one gets broken or simply fails.
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When you register your Garmin Etrex Venture HC at Garmin.com you should get a MapSource Unlock code; I did for both of my nuvi 200Ws and my Vista HCx. I know the code works to because I have added Canada, Alaska and Hawaii from City Navigator NT 2008 to the nuvi and all of the contiguous states to my Vista.
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The Garmin eTrex Legend HCx is equivalently the same as the the Garmin eTrex Vista HCx without the electronic compass or barometric altimeter. I was originally was going to buy the Legend HCx because I didn't have any interest in the compass or altimeter just the mapping capabilities; I was upgrading from my Magellan 310. However, when I went shopping online I was found the Vista HCx was actually cheaper at the time so I bought it instead. I have only used my Vista HCx a couple of times so far on geo caches, so I am still getting familiar with it and I am not sure whether the electronic electronic compass will be a benefit or just a gimmick like the altimeter. I could only recommend the Vista HCx over the Legend HCx if you think the electronic compass is essential or if you could get it for less then the Legend HCx.
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I bought a Vista HCx about three weeks ago and it came with the quick release for the Garmin mounts. I also bought the handle bar mount for my bike and it come with a back, but I have read the old eTrex back does not fit the new Vista HCx ( I haven't tried it yet) and is why the new units come with the quick release that screws into the back above the 1/4 turn back release.
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I have both the old topo maps and the 2008, depending on where you are there can be quite a bit if difference between the two. One of the things I noticed right off was that there are more back country roads and trails on the 2008 version. I can easily load the contiguous 50 states on my Vista HCx with the the old topo but I can only load western third of the 2008. I noticed that there is a lot more detail added in the central and eastern regions. If you use memory size as a gage the 2008 map segments range between 2x-4x larger then the old version. It still doesn't match the Delorme Topo USA ( I am still on version 3), but it is quite an improvement and worth the inverstment IMO.
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My friend has a Quest that he really likes, but it wasn't my choice for two reasons. First his doesn't accept extra memory and the last update took up a large chunk of his 115 Mb internal memory. Second, the screen is too small for me when driving. My wife bought me the nuvi200W for the car which has a real nice sized screen and then I bought the Vist HCx for hunting, hiking, and now geo caching. The combined cost of both of mine was slightly less, like $40, then what my friend paid for his Quest. I don't know if this helps you at all but that was my reasoning for buying two GPSrs