popbonsai

Hey - Lurker here - only insofar that I'm still a newbie with less than 2 wks under my belt I was turned on to GC from a friend of the family, and now I can't get enough! We ordered our 1st gps 2 days later, and we've been dying to go out again (4 finds so far). I've been really impressed with the size and scope of the GC community, and I'm just glad to have been introduced while the sport is still in it's early teens (far from infancy methinks). to all you fellow GC'rs out there - greetings and salutaions! Thanks for supportign such a great sport! -Pop

I know that your price range is 200, but for 299 I just recently purchased a Garmin GPSmap 76s - and so far I love it! Amazon.com really came through for me - though i took a risk and ordered it "new" but still from one of the resellers in their "used" catagory. Always check with the shipper via mail that the package was unopened, and also which basemap comes pre-loaded. Garmin has a comparison chart which I found extremely helpful - Garmin Product Comparison Note: you can only select 10 at a time - I suggest kicking your screen resolution to 1280x1024 if it isn't already for excellent viewing. make good use of your browser's "back" button to de-select units you want to filter out Hope this helps! -pop

Hey! stop doing side by side comparison like that ;-) I just got my 76s a week ago and I only have 4 finds under my belt - you're making me think I got the wrong unit! oh well, guess this'ss just have to do for now ;-) Hey, any 1 know if this is viable: mounting a car antenna to the top of a walking stick or pack for trips? lemme-no! .peace