jacklance

I bought an eTrex 20 directly from Garmin (and paid too much) and this thing was an incredible disappointment.I have a Nuvi 3790 LMT that I absolutely love so bought an eTrex 20 thinking it would be a smaller, waterproof version of the Nuvi for use on the trail. WRONG!!! The eTrex is nothing at all like the Nuvi. The Nuvi 3790 LMT is very intuitive and comes with an excellent set of maps for North America. Unfortunately the Nuvi is for vehicle and for refrigeration use and is not even water resistant.The eTrex 20 has some very nice features but is also has some almost useless features, it is not at all intuitive (so read the manual), and the `out of the box' maps are almost useless, so expect to shell out another $125.00 for a set of maps that will only include a few states.

I purchased the 62st recently and took it out for a 9 mile geo caching adventure. While I like the unit very much in general, it has one major problem. Like any hiking GPS, the 62st will record your track as you hike, letting you upload it to your computer when you return home. This is very useful for keeping track of your adventures. The accuracy of the 62st's GPS , combined with its barometric altimeter, lets you accurately record your track for later use.