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Hallo, my Legend HCx with the slow scrolling on maps and putting in names for waypoints with the joystick annoys me. So I thought about getting a new GPSr e.g. an Oregon 200 for 200 € or a Dakota 20 for 250 €. Now I have read a lot of pros and cons of the two receivers and I am quite unsure which one I should choose. I mean is it worth to invest 50 Bucks more for getting a GPSr with a smaller display but with more functions (3D-compass, barometer, more intern memory, wireless connection). Are the new Oregons/Dakotas faster in scrolling on maps? Are there processing speed differences between the Oregon 200 and the Dakota 20? Is it easier to scroll on the maps with the larger display of the Oregon than on the Dakota? Is it also possible with the Dakota to graze with your finger from left to right to change the menu page? My feeling just telling me "Go with the Oregon 200" but it´s just a feeling, so please help me. Which choice would you make? Greetings from Germany swift23

For about $200 (my current PayPal funds) and using eBay what would you choose? I would like a map feature and maybe something that has geocaching ability but it's not so important for me to download content for new caches. I can enter that info before my adventure. I want to get more into hiking so I want a GPS that can allow me to not get lost (waypoints) but at the same time explore more area and also use it for geocaching. Basically, an all-around gps for the outdoors. Thanks for any help!

The title and description pretty much cover it, and the cheaper the better.

Hi All I have a garmin oregon 300 which i have added OS maps to via the "Custom Map" folder, now a friend has the 200 which does not appear to have the "custom map" folder. Do any of the 200 owners out there have the folder on there units, possibly via updates, it may be that he has not updated it recently, or is the unit software that different from the 300? Just trying to help a friend out. TIA

I've got a brand new Garmin Nuvi 200 in the box. Used it once to "test it out" in comparison with a couple of other GPS's. It's hard to compare them in stores and so I had the bright idea to buy a few, and put them through their paces. I took them all on a trip of about 10 miles to see which one I liked the best. I figured I would be able to return the one I didn't choose. Well, I neglected to read the store's return policy which requires a 15% "restocking fee". Yikes, not such a bright idea now. This GPS has been used just the one time for my test and it is in perfect working condition. It is in the original box and has all the original items inside. I simply chose a different GPS. But it's a great GPS unit...it just comes down to personal preference. Some things I really liked about the NUVI in my comparisons were that it is very slim which makes it convenient to take out of the car and carry it in your pocket. It's POI's are complete with address and phone number, plus it has the ability to download more. The voice on it is loud and clear, and the directions it gives are spot on! It has the ability to store favorites by Longitude and Latitude, so you can see caches along your route. So, if a Garmin Nuvi 200 is the GPS you would like to own, I have it! It comes shipped in the original box and includes Vehicle suction cup mount, 12-24 volt adapter cable and Get started guide $240.00 free shipping. Here's the skinny on the unit: Navigate without breaking your budget with NUVI 200. This affordable entry-level Personal Travel Assistant comes with preloaded maps for the continental U.S., Hawaii and Puerto Rico or regional coverage in other areas. Like all nuvi 200-series members, the 200 features an easy-to-use colorful touchscreen and ultra-slim design -- perfect for everyday navigation. Navigate With Ease NUVI 200 comes preloaded with City Navigator® NT map data for the continental U.S., Hawaii and Puerto Rico (no Alaska or Canada) Simply touch the color sunlight-readable screen to enter a destination, and NUVI takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, NUVI 200 accepts custom points of interest (POIs) such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. Go Beyond Navigation Navigation is just the beginning. NUVI 200 features many travel tools, including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. It also comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map. Optional plug-in SD cards for our line of Garmin Travel Guides and Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize NUVI for your travel needs. NUVI 200: It's a whole NU way to travel. Features: Receiver: high-sensitivity WAAS-enabled GPS receiver Display: 2.8"W x 2.1"H (7.2 x 5.4 cm); 3.5 diag (8.9 cm), 320 x 240 pixels; QVGA color antiglare TFT with white backlight Unit dimensions: 3.8"W x 2.8"H x .8"D (9.7 x 7.1 x 2 cm) Weight: 5.2 ounces (147.42 g) Battery: Rechargeable lithium-ion battery, up to 5 hours of battery life depending on use Includes Garmin Lock an anti-theft feature Fingertip touchscreen interface Look up addresses and points of interest Choose 2D or 3D maps Upload custom POIs, including alerts for speed zones and safety cameras with POI Loader Built in Travel Kit includes picture viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters, calculator and more SD card slot Cacheola Crew Mom

Hi all. I have an Oregon 200. When doing multi caches I often key in coordinates from one cache to find the next one. The map feature accepts the new waypoint and plots it on the map, but the compass will not. The compass always shows the last geocache I seached for and that information stays in the compass until I select a new geocache. There seems to be no way to clear this information. So, basically anytime I "hand enter" coordinates or even select something of the "Where to" menu, the compass won't recognize it, but the map will. I find this very frustrating when doing multi caches. So, why is it that my compass will only accept/recognize geocaches and not other waypoints or GPS coordinates I enter in the Oregon 200. Anyone have any idea of what I'm talking about, and if so, can you help!??! Thanks!

Hi all. I have an Oregon 200. When doing multi caches I often key in coordinates from one cache to find the next one. The map feature accepts the new waypoint and plots it on the map, but the compass will not. The compass always shows the last geocache I seached for and that information stays in the compass until I select a new geocache. There seems to be no way to clear this information. So, basically anytime I "hand enter" coordinates or even select something of the "Where to" menu, the compass won't recognize it, but the map will. I find this very frustrating when doing multi caches. So, why is it that my compass will only accept/recognize geocaches and not other waypoints or GPS coordinates I enter in the Oregon 200. Anyone have any idea of what I'm talking about, and if so, can you help!??! Thanks!

I have been trying to download new caches to my oregon 200, and for the past couple weeks, it hasnt been working. I used to use the plug-in and click on "save to my GPS", but when that stopped working, I also tried saving the GPX file directly to my GPS, in the GPX folder. When I go through my computer and open the GPX folder, the GPX files for the new caches are saved in the GPX folder, but they don't show up on my GPS map??

I have recently been given a Garmin Colorado 200 GPSr which still has a large number of geocache descriptions loaded in it. I am unable to find a way to delete these and the person who gave it ti me has no idea either. Can anybody help please.

Hi there - sorry, very newbie to actual handheld GPSs. My daughter and I just stared geocaching last year and did it last year almost entirely with my iPhone. This works great where there is signal but, living in northern Canada, that's a pretty limited area. So, I found a used Triton 200 for sale and picked it up hoping it'd allow us to expand our range. It seems the location readings are consistently off. The N degrees seems to be fairly close but the W degrees is .075ish off pretty regularly. I'm getting these numbers compared to the iPhone geocache app which is bang-on when I'm looking for caches. I read a bunch of forums and didn't really find any thing other than a Magellan shift (which I assume means they are always wrong by a set degree and I must account for that manually). Thanks for any tips in advance. Rob

Hi all Can you please help a newbie on here? I have had a Garmin Nuvi 200 for a few years and my wife loves it (will not try another make or model) The maps on it are dated 2006 and under map info it sates "City Navigator Europe NT v9 [1] UK & Ireland" Thinking these are getting old I went to Garmin.co.uk a new map is £40.00!! (I went to Halfords & purchased a Nuvi 250 £84. on special offer) How my wife still wants her Nuvi 200 with new maps So I went to my local news group and down loaded City Navigator Europe, the one dated 2009 is named "gmapsupp.img" the one dated 2010 is named "gmapprom.img" I tried to upload both using a USB lead to the Nuvi 200 and got the message "insufficient space" I have since tried a 2gb SD card and copied 2009 map to it and got the message "no maps found" I then tried the 2010 map and got the same message "no maps found" Please what am I doing wrong? And why are there two different file extensions? Thanks in advance for all your help

There used to be a link to the last 200 logs. Does that link and list still exist? The "last minute" crawler isn't quite the same thing.

Hi, i'm selling my 60 CSx. Condition is good (only few minor scratches on the body. No scratches on the display due to screen protector). The GPSr comes with: - 2 GB Micro SD (CN Germany and Topo Germany have to be deleted!) - original packaging, manuals, USB Cable etc. - Clip - 3 x unused screen protector EUR 200,- excl. shipping (Germany preferred, other european countries possible). Contact me at sitfly(at)gmx.net --- Verkaufe mein 60 CSx. Zustand ist gut (nur wenige Kratzer am Gehäuse. Display hat keine Kratzer, da durch Displayschutzfolie geschützt). Mit dem GPS Empfänger werden geliefert: - 2 GB Micro SD (CN Deutschland und Topo Deutschland müssen gelöscht werden!) - OVP, Bedienungsanleitungen, USB Kabel usw. - Befestigungsclip - 3 x Displayschutzfolie EUR 200,- ohne Versand (Deutschland bevorzugt, andere europäische Länder möglich). Kontakt: sitfly(at)gmx.net Regards, Dieter

How do I delete my finds on my Garmin Oregon 200? I use GSAK. thanks, Jeff jhall@cal.net

comes with usb cable ,garmin gps case ,2 windshield mounts , owners manual, have cached with this unit for 2 years with no problems reason for selling is i have upgraded to a paperless unit

Is there a way to navigate to an address with a Garmin Oregon 200? I got this device for geocaching, but I would also like to use if as a driving GPS. Thanks for the help!

So it seems like I'm incapable of operating this particular piece of technology. I have a .gpx file that I've tried to install using the garmin software, dragging it onto the memory card, and the waypoints show up, but they don't show up in the geocaching button. What am I doing wrong?!

I've recently purchased an Oregon 200 ($279 w/ TOPO Canada) and have found that it isn't a whole lot better than the Blackberry 8330 w/ Geocache Navigator that I was using previously. I'm still frustrated with inconsistent GZ readings, hopping around showing 0 metres then bouncing around to 6 or 8 metres (that's 20 to 25 feet). I see the REI deal with the Oregon 450 ($249 US) and I'm wondering if I should return the 200 and pick up the 450. Will the electronic compass make a significant difference when I get in close? What to do, what to do...? Thanks

I have not yet found a way to manually enter a set of coordinates into the Oregon 200. Yesterday we were cacheing and it was a progressive cache. Got the first one, based on the coordinates downloaded, but couldn't figure out how to put the next cache coordinates in. Any help or advise is appreciated.

So after becoming frustrated with my Blackberry 8330 (with Geocache Navigator) due to accuracy issues, I finally went ahead and took advantage of what seems like a pretty good deal at Costco (Oregon 200 with TOPO Canada maps for $279). I knew I'd have to do a bit of a sales job on my wife (she thinks GPS's are about $100) but she'd been caching with us and experienced the frustration of compass fluctuation so aside from her initial sticker shock, it went pretty well. So today she says why don't you take that one back (it's still in the box) and get a more expensive one (not a misprint), since that one is just for geocaching. Why don't you get one that we can use in the car as well, and does all that "turn right here" and calculates your arrival time, etc. So my question is: Is there a GPS that does double duty, as in works as a car navigation GPS and a decent paperless geocaching GPS? Or is there some app or add-on that I can use with the Oregon 200 that will serve the purpose(s). Please let me know your opinions on this matter. Thanks!!!

I am selling my beloved Garmin GPSmap 60 CSX for $200 USD. The gps has had a screen cover on it since new, ( Just removed it, and the screen is perfect).. The gps includes Mapsource Topo software, and city navigator north america dvd. I will pay for shipping anywhere in Continental US. Feel free to call / Text Robert - 970 480 7253 ( Colorado, USA)

Help required please. I'm having difficulty entering co-ords for a bonus cache. The only way it seems possible is to drag to a point and save it as a waypoint. This is proving very frustrating as even with the maximum scale getting N and W settings accurate is beyond me. Isn't there a way just to put the co-ords straight in? Would be very grateful for help. Thankyou. Gareth23

I have been geocaching for half an year now, and am interested in a dedicated GPS for my birthday. I am currently using an iPhone 3G , and would like to get something within by budget. The unit does have to be somewhat rugged and hopefully waterproof, but does not need to have a touchscreen. A colour screen does help but is not mandatory, and it has to be powered by AA batteries, as rechargeables don't work for my long hikes. Any suggestions? My friend is using the Magellan eXplorist 310, and it looks tempting.

I have for sale a Garmin Oregon 200 touchscreen handheld GPS that is loaded with North America City Navigator 2011.10 and 2008 100k TOPO maps for $200OBO. It has a 8GB Micro SD card in it that the maps are loaded on (card can be put in any Garmin that has a SD slot to update that units maps). The unit is used and has a few scuffs and scrapes on the housing but the screen is in excellent condition and the unit works great. It comes with the original box and all paperwork, carabiner clip, vehicle vent mount for vehicle navigation, and the sync cable. The unit with maps and accessories cost me over $500 new when purchased less than a year ago. I only used the unit to Geocache and the only reason I am selling it is I got a newer upgraded unit over the holidays.

FS: Garmin Oregon 200 barely used. Has factory maps as well as USA Road maps for on road navigation, installed on the Micro SD card. Asking $175.00 Call or Text 317.989.6667. I am in Franklin Indiana Listed on Craigslist also. You can see images also on my facebook page at Garmin Oregon 200 Pics Jamie