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Thanks guys. The Garmin Venture gets a lot of high ratings, but none of the reviews mentioned the crappy base map that comes with the unit. Thanks to great sites like gpsfiledepot to look out for the little man.

gpsfiledepot is a bit complex for a newbie, but I got it loaded. Was surprised how big the files are and my Etrex was only able to hold my state. Thanks for the help

Just bought a Garmin Venture HC and was surprised to find out the base map is junk. We started geocaching with a cheap Lowrance iFinder Go2 that has a great base map. I was hoping the Garmin would be much better. I checked out the Garmin site and for an additional $129 I can get a map as good as the $20 ifinder came with for free. I saw some posts here about free base maps. So, what do you guys recommend. If you say give Garmin more money this baby is going on ebay. Thanks.

Is it an eTrex Legend HCx, I do not see the CW on the Garmin site? Age? Condition? Pic? New to geocaching (3 finds) and looking for a decent unit. Mike

About $40

They are selling for $40-$60 used. I may be interested in two for a scout troop if you get the price under $100.

Do you have a picture of the venture hc?

Which model is it?

Which model do you have? H, HC, HCx, etc.

If you will take $100 for the set I can do Paypal today. Shipped to Va. 22407.