WalstonFam

I had the same question a few weeks ago. I actually bought a Venture (I believe it has mostly the same hardware as the Legend) and it was almost useless as soon as I got near the trees! It flipped out and was varying the directions to the coordinates by over a hundred feet. I returned it the next day and ordered a Sportrak. It is super! The Sportrak has a superior antenna and in my opinion has superior accuracy. Food for thought... Happy Caching!

I had the same question a few weeks ago. I actually bought a Venture (I believe it has mostly the same hardware as the Legend) and it was almost useless as soon as I got near the trees! It flipped out and was varying the directions to the coordinates by over a hundred feet. I returned it the next day and ordered a Sportrak. It is super! The Sportrak has a superior antenna and in my opinion has superior accuracy. Food for thought... Happy Caching!

Anyone know where the very FIRST cache was placed or the name? Maybe a pilgrimage is in order!

Anyone know where the very FIRST cache was placed or the name? Maybe a pilgrimage is in order!

Hmmm...well...after I hit the 20 year geocaching experience mark...THEN I will go get an Etrex! But for now, I will gleefully enjoy a GPS unit that can receive data from the Sats under a few leaves! And BTW, I did apply the latest software updates before I went out "hunting". Didn't help much! Also FYI, I got the Sportrak Map + 12V car cable for $172 off Ebay! Pretty decent.

Hmmm...well...after I hit the 20 year geocaching experience mark...THEN I will go get an Etrex! But for now, I will gleefully enjoy a GPS unit that can receive data from the Sats under a few leaves! And BTW, I did apply the latest software updates before I went out "hunting". Didn't help much! Also FYI, I got the Sportrak Map + 12V car cable for $172 off Ebay! Pretty decent.

Did my first cache with my new Venture...Garmin really let me down with this little "treasure"! The previous posts about the reception of these units are HUGELY understated! I barely got under light tree cover and the unit bugged out. First is leads me right up to where it thinks the coordinates are and then suddenly it says that I am 100ft away in some other direction! (Neither places were even 100ft from the actual cache) (Worth noting: the unit was in normal mode with WAAS off) Maybe it would work good if the cache was in the desert! This piece goes back tomorrow!! I am really contemplated jumping ship and getting a Magellan Sportrak!!!! Of course this is free advice and my opinion.

Did my first cache with my new Venture...Garmin really let me down with this little "treasure"! The previous posts about the reception of these units are HUGELY understated! I barely got under light tree cover and the unit bugged out. First is leads me right up to where it thinks the coordinates are and then suddenly it says that I am 100ft away in some other direction! (Neither places were even 100ft from the actual cache) (Worth noting: the unit was in normal mode with WAAS off) Maybe it would work good if the cache was in the desert! This piece goes back tomorrow!! I am really contemplated jumping ship and getting a Magellan Sportrak!!!! Of course this is free advice and my opinion.

I have the Garmin II Plus Software version 2.11 (it's not upgradeable) and was wondering if the newer units coming out (like the eTrex Venture) would be worth the upgrade? Or would it really be an upgrade? Are the newer units more accurate and/or have better features?