Coyote Clan

I also tried the ETREX route and was sorely disappointed. When my trusted Garmin GPS 12 started to flake out intermittently, I didn’t even think about anything but a Garmin. The Vista I bought was great unit with lots of features, razor sharp display, and super small and rugged, I thought I had found the ultimate Geocaching unit. Unfortunately the receiver sucked, my old GPS 12 blew it out of the water. It would probably be great for general backcountry travel, but I could tell it was not going to cut it for Geocaching. Sure was glad I purchased it from REI. Returned it no questions asked. Jumped ship and bought a SporTrak PRO even though I have had some bad experience with Magellan units in the past. So far its been great, not the ultimate by any means but a fantastic all around performer. Still would like to try the GPS 5, sounds like a great unit, although I have some reservations about subjecting it to some of the places I go due to the high cost.

I also tried the ETREX route and was sorely disappointed. When my trusted Garmin GPS 12 started to flake out intermittently, I didn’t even think about anything but a Garmin. The Vista I bought was great unit with lots of features, razor sharp display, and super small and rugged, I thought I had found the ultimate Geocaching unit. Unfortunately the receiver sucked, my old GPS 12 blew it out of the water. It would probably be great for general backcountry travel, but I could tell it was not going to cut it for Geocaching. Sure was glad I purchased it from REI. Returned it no questions asked. Jumped ship and bought a SporTrak PRO even though I have had some bad experience with Magellan units in the past. So far its been great, not the ultimate by any means but a fantastic all around performer. Still would like to try the GPS 5, sounds like a great unit, although I have some reservations about subjecting it to some of the places I go due to the high cost.