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$20 more on the price, and $15 less for shipping. Also, as a REI member, I will get 1% of that back next year. And REI's return policy makes it worth the extra $10, not to mention I will get it right away (on Thursday) instead of waiting!

Great tip! I wanted to buy one from REI, but this was such a good deal! I will cancel my order and go pick on up on Thursday!

WOW, Thanks Dr Jeckyl I have been trying to decide between Vista HCx, Triton 1500, DeLorme PN-40 At $194.89 Delivered I think the Garmin 60CSx is a No-Brainer I JUST ORDERED IT Thanks Again !!! Joe Did you see that it was back-ordered? hopefully it comes in the next week or so!

I just purchased the Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx from Bass Pro Shops. What tipped the scales was this review: http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000506.php I realize it is from 2004, but I love this blog, and I trust his opinion on things. He hasn't written about another GPS since then. I'll let you know how it goes! Thanks everyone!

Is it that important to go paperless? I letterbox as well, so I will always have some paper with me anyways. I just print it out into mini-notebook sized pages.

Do any of these come pre-loaded with topographical or trail maps? Or are there cheaper resources for these? I am leaning toward the Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx from Bass Pro Shops right now, for the quality and the great price.

I plan on walking into REI tomorrow and buying one. Any tips before I go? I had a Geomate Jr. that I returned. It doesn't have the features I want. What I want (for around $300): -ability to load geocaches, earthcaches, waypoints, and other latatude/longitude locations. -doesn't need to have driving directions (we have a car gps), but trail maps for hiking would be good -paperless caching isn't necessary; we will be using this in the US (with a trip to Hawaii coming). That's it! I can work around all other functions. I have looked at the reviews, forums, and other sites, but there is so much information, I am overwhelmed. I would prefer that a couple people just tell me what I should buy, and then I can compare two or three.