PookySam

In terms of geocaching I obviously only need the PDA for the things you describe, but I'd also like to be able to interface the GPSr to the PDA and use something like TomTom Navigator to give me mapping, voice prompts and routing for use in a car. I really can't afford a handheld that does all that and while I appreciate it'll be a bit fiddly connecting and disconnecting the wires between pda and gps I can live with that. I guess the main questions are, would a pda with GPS CF card or bluetooth receiver be ok for geocaching or am I better off with a handheld (I got the impression from reading the forums that you really need a handheld for battery life, avoiding puddles, e.t.c). Also, does anyone have any experience with the Garmin GPS 76 or GPS 72? Are these decent enough receivers and are they better than the eTrex?

I know there's millions of "which GPS receiver should I get" but I just wanted to be specific in my question and see what people thought. I'm looking to get a GPSr to use for geocaching, but I'd also like it to be usable within a car when connected to a PDA. My feeling is that for geocaching I really need a proper handheld GPS rather than just a receiver for use with the PDA? Is this a reasonable assumption or should I considder the bluetooth receivers? Some of them support things like xTrac? might that be helpful? Then, assuming I'm getting a "proper" GPSr, which would people recommend. I've seen some recommendations for the eTrex Legend but it's only got the patch antenna and I keep reading that those aren't great, particularly if you wanted to use it say, in a car. I guess I'm not fussed about mapping, as I could always connect it to my 2210 and use mapping software on that? again, is that reasonable? I'm then left looking at a standard eTrex for about £70 which is cheap, but doesn't support WAAS/EGNOS and only has a patch aerial. I've seen a Garmin GPS72 or Garmin GPS76 for about £140/£160. What are these like? They have the quad thingy helix antenna and support WAAS and I read some reviews suggesting they worked well with PDAs, but obviously don't support mapping. Does anyone have these? they dont' seem to be mentioned much on the forums? I'm starting to feel that maybe something like the Garmin GPS76 would be my best bet along with some interface cables from pc-mobile.net and something like mapopolis or tomtom navigator on the PDA? Please help!! Any guidance is very welcome!

I know there's millions of "which GPS receiver should I get" but I just wanted to be specific in my question and see what people thought. I'm looking to get a GPSr to use for geocaching, but I'd also like it to be usable within a car when connected to a PDA. My feeling is that for geocaching I really need a proper handheld GPS rather than just a receiver for use with the PDA? Is this a reasonable assumption or should I considder the bluetooth receivers? Some of them support things like xTrac? might that be helpful? Then, assuming I'm getting a "proper" GPSr, which would people recommend. I've seen some recommendations for the eTrex Legend but it's only got the patch antenna and I keep reading that those aren't great, particularly if you wanted to use it say, in a car. I guess I'm not fussed about mapping, as I could always connect it to my 2210 and use mapping software on that? again, is that reasonable? I'm then left looking at a standard eTrex for about £70 which is cheap, but doesn't support WAAS/EGNOS and only has a patch aerial. I've seen a Garmin GPS72 or Garmin GPS76 for about £140/£160. What are these like? They have the quad thingy helix antenna and support WAAS and I read some reviews suggesting they worked well with PDAs, but obviously don't support mapping. Does anyone have these? they dont' seem to be mentioned much on the forums? I'm starting to feel that maybe something like the Garmin GPS76 would be my best bet along with some interface cables from pc-mobile.net and something like mapopolis or tomtom navigator on the PDA? Please help!! Any guidance is very welcome!