droolian01

Hi there. As you already own a bluetooth gps unit why not get a cheap PDA, I think you can get palm based ones quite cheaply off ebay. You'll be able to go totally paperless too. I know they aren't as hard wearing as dedicated GPSr's but unless you are into rock climbing or something similar batteries and waterproofing are relatively surmountable issues. Think of all the gigabytes of maps you can store too on flash memory. P.S. i'm new at this too, but i have a bluetooth gps unit which i use with my old sony ericsson p800 very well. I use nhGPS and memory map os 1:25000. I plan on updating to the p990 when it comes out and when i can afford it.

Hi I'm very new to geocaching but i have a very cheap system that has 1:25000 OS maps. The centre of my system is my trusty old Sony Ericsson P800 smart phone together with NHGPS software. http://www.nhgps.com/ This can be used on several smart phones. I link to my Holux GPSlim 236 via bluetooth. I can carry this in my pocket and usually still recieve 7-9 satellites (its sirfIII or something?). It is on offer here http://www.nav4all.com/site2/www.nav4all.com/enguk/index.php The real bonus of the NHgps software is you can use any jpeg source for your maps, so if you own the OS map for the area you need you can just scan it then calibrate it easily (very easy for OS maps, even easier with MemoryMapOS 1:25000!!). I can fit about 9 1:25000 OS maps on a 128mb memory stick duo (this is the largest that will work in this phone - if you've got a p910 or will be getting the new p990 you can have upto 4gb of memory!) I really recomend this set up if you already own a compatible smart phone. The Holux is really good.