I'm looking to buy my first gps as well and the $100-$140 range is the best I can do. The Geomate Jr with cable seemed to be very user-friendly and ready to go wherever you are. But I was originally thinking the Garmin eTrex Venture HC or Legend were options. I assume with those, you have to download the geocache sites before you go out. But are these Garmins relatively easy to use for geocaching?