+Panda Fan Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 (edited) I just saw a new Durecell Battery TV comercial. It was about local people in the rain forest plotting there area with a Garmin 60CS. Even Durecell likes Garman better then Magellan. he he I hope they are learning about Geocaching as well. Edited October 3, 2005 by Panda Fan Quote Link to comment
Clan Riffster Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 OK, now I've got Garmin-envy. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I won't until they put in a 3-axis compass. Quote Link to comment
+NavPatch Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 yep, saw that commercial, nearly choked on the steak I was eating when I saw my GPS on TV Quote Link to comment
+leatherman Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Whatever! The Airforce uses Magellan in their commercials. Quote Link to comment
Pto Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 The Airforce uses Magellan in their commercials. Govt contracts=lowest bid= ? ? ? Quote Link to comment
+NavPatch Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Govt contracts=lowest bid= ? ? ? I agree with pto on that one! Quote Link to comment
+Airmapper Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I saw it today, it was cool seeing the Geocachers favorite unit on TV. Even though I don't have a 60c. If I ever get the chance to try a 60cs, I'll probably take it. Quote Link to comment
+Team Perks Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I presume the next generation of Energizer commercials will use Magellans. "It keeps you going...and going...and going...until you realize you passed the cache 150 feet ago." Quote Link to comment
+Panda Fan Posted October 5, 2005 Author Share Posted October 5, 2005 The Airforce uses Magellan in their commercials. Govt contracts=lowest bid= ? ? ? That was a good one PTO. I go a good laugh out of that one! Quote Link to comment
+geognerd Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Saw a commercial for ConocoPhillips yesterday. Some sort of Garmin was shown. It looked like something from the GPSmap 76 series. Quote Link to comment
+Colorado Cacher Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 It is actually pretty amazing how much Garmin is Geocacher friendly. Quote Link to comment
Directional Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 So I take it by buying a simple Garmin eTrex on a whim simply so I could go GeoCaching WASN'T a bad decision? Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 IMO, you done good. Quote Link to comment
+aka Monkey Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Feh. I own a Garmin, and if it gets signal lock in the Amazon jungle I'll eat my external antenna. Quote Link to comment
tossedsalad Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 So I take it by buying a simple Garmin eTrex on a whim simply so I could go GeoCaching WASN'T a bad decision? Which are you asking about, buying the eTrex or going caching??? You can always sell the eTrex, but you may never be the same after going caching! Quote Link to comment
Directional Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 heh. I was talking about buying a Garmin. Hey, if it's good enough for people in the jungle, it's good enough for me. I actually saw this commercial. The Duracell ads are some of the weirdest ever. Did anybody see that one where they use a Zoll (sp?) Defribulator to save some high-school basketball player's life? That' just morbid. Quote Link to comment
+Fraverco Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Magellan vs Garmin Coke vs Pepsi Can't we just get along? Quote Link to comment
Utsman Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 (edited) Magellan vs Garmin Coke vs Pepsi Can't we just get along? Well I think im going to go geocaching now with my Garmin thats powered by Durecell while drinking Pepsi. Edited October 13, 2005 by Utsman Quote Link to comment
+aka Monkey Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 (edited) Well I think im going to go geocaching now with my Gramin thats powered by Durecell while drinking Pepsi. Thank you for spelling Pepsi correctly. Edited October 12, 2005 by Indiana Cojones Quote Link to comment
+Airmapper Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Can't we just get along? Why can't we all just get a long neck.. (Country song) Quote Link to comment
+superhoser Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 washington state dot uses a garmin gpsmap 76s Quote Link to comment
Team Firebird Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 wonder what geocache they were looking for? One that far out inthe rainforest must be very hard to maintain! Quote Link to comment
Team Firebird Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Gramin thats powered by Durecell while drinking Pepsi. What's Gramin? Just a darn wordo agin, I suppose Quote Link to comment
+AO and CC Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Why can't we all just get a long neck.. (Country song) Good song too. I agree with it Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Magellan vs Garmin Coke vs Pepsi Can't we just get along? Its not quite a Coke vs. Pepsi issue. Its a proven fact that Magellan users are low-life, wife beating, alcoholic, child molesters. Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Magellan vs Garmin Coke vs Pepsi Can't we just get along? Its not quite a Coke vs. Pepsi issue. Its a proven fact that Magellan users are low-life, wife beating, alcoholic, child molesters. Hey now! I've never hit a woman or touched a child inappropriately Quote Link to comment
Directional Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Magellan users smell funny, too. heh. I's jus' kiddin'. I don't know nearly enough about GPS units to even begin to have an opinion on which is better. Except for bright yellow ones. The yellow ones are always way better. I prefer Pepsi. It's sweeter. I like it that way. Sweet. Quote Link to comment
+One of the Texas Vikings Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Magellan vs Garmin Coke vs Pepsi Can't we just get along? I tried reading a Pepsi bottle, but got much better luck with a coke bottle ! Quote Link to comment
+dogbreathcanada Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Magellan vs Garmin Coke vs Pepsi More like A glass of mud vs. Coke Coke being Garmin, of course. Quote Link to comment
+Pepper Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 (edited) Magellan vs Garmin Coke vs Pepsi Can't we just get along? Its not quite a Coke vs. Pepsi issue. Its a proven fact that Magellan users are low-life, wife beating, alcoholic, child molesters. Oh my Brian what's that post all about? I've been using a Magellan for 3 and 1/2 years and i've never beat my husband with it, I'm not an alcoholic, I don't consider my self a low-life and I can can't even speak of your last comment! So can you give us some facts young man, your kidding right? Pepper Edited October 13, 2005 by Pepper Quote Link to comment
+Airmapper Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 I'm so glad I have a Lowrance!!!! Quote Link to comment
trekbabe Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 May be a bit off topic-But I was watching a program on History Channel today and they were using an old Garmin 35, in the middle of a jungle in Mexico.Top that Magellan Users. A real life Garmin ad. Gotta love the Garmin. and by the way Blue GPS recievers are much cooler than the yellows LOL. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Magellan vs Garmin Coke vs Pepsi Can't we just get along? Its not quite a Coke vs. Pepsi issue. Its a proven fact that Magellan users are low-life, wife beating, alcoholic, child molesters. Oh my Brian what's that post all about? I've been using a Magellan for 3 and 1/2 years and i've never beat my husband with it, I'm not an alcoholic, I don't consider my self a low-life and I can can't even speak of your last comment! So can you give us some facts young man, your kidding right? Pepper I read it in the Enquirer. Quote Link to comment
+leatherman Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Magellan vs Garmin Coke vs Pepsi Can't we just get along? Its not quite a Coke vs. Pepsi issue. Its a proven fact that Magellan users are low-life, wife beating, alcoholic, child molesters. Oh my Brian what's that post all about? I've been using a Magellan for 3 and 1/2 years and i've never beat my husband with it, I'm not an alcoholic, I don't consider my self a low-life and I can can't even speak of your last comment! So can you give us some facts young man, your kidding right? Pepper Magellan people are just in denial. Quote Link to comment
+Moose Mob Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Magellan vs Garmin Coke vs Pepsi Can't we just get along? Its not quite a Coke vs. Pepsi issue. Its a proven fact that Magellan users are low-life, wife beating, alcoholic, child molesters. Oh my Brian what's that post all about? I've been using a Magellan for 3 and 1/2 years and i've never beat my husband with it, I'm not an alcoholic, I don't consider my self a low-life and I can can't even speak of your last comment! So can you give us some facts young man, your kidding right? Pepper Magellan people are just in denial. No we are not! Quote Link to comment
+leatherman Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Magellan vs Garmin Coke vs Pepsi Can't we just get along? Its not quite a Coke vs. Pepsi issue. Its a proven fact that Magellan users are low-life, wife beating, alcoholic, child molesters. Oh my Brian what's that post all about? I've been using a Magellan for 3 and 1/2 years and i've never beat my husband with it, I'm not an alcoholic, I don't consider my self a low-life and I can can't even speak of your last comment! So can you give us some facts young man, your kidding right? Pepper Magellan people are just in denial. No we are not! Thus, my point is proven. Quote Link to comment
RexBloodman Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Coke vs Pepsi I drink both of those and RC, and Shasta. Quote Link to comment
+wornout Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Magellan vs Garmin Coke vs Pepsi Can't we just get along? Yea, Yea, Yea Chevy vs Ford France (Magellan Parent Company is French) vs USA (Garmin is a USA Company) Quote Link to comment
+Traderjac Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 I use a VERY old Garmin GPS III...it is so old it runs off of kerosene so the fuel prices are keeping me home a lot. Quote Link to comment
tossedsalad Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 As of Monday I will be an employee of Thales, the French company that owns Magellan. So no bad mouthing Magellan or my Merigold!!! Quote Link to comment
+wornout Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 As of Monday I will be an employee of Thales, the French company that owns Magellan. So no bad mouthing Magellan or my Merigold!!! Will you be relocating to Paris? Just kidding, a gps is a gps. From all I have read on these forums over the years, they are both pretty good units. Today was my last day of work so I am going back into retirement and full-time geocaching, yea, its' a tough job but somebody has to do it. There are not a lot of caches in baja, where I live, but it is nice to have the forums to play in. Quote Link to comment
+Coastiegirl04 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 The Airforce uses Magellan in their commercials. Govt contracts=lowest bid= ? ? ? Not true, Coast Guard uses garmin at least at my unit we do! Quote Link to comment
+Airmapper Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 I wonder if any of you have seen a Garmin G1000 unit, dual laptop size computer screens, weather link, air traffic link, communication radios link, and a ton of other stuff, not useful for caching, but is shows Garmin plays the field when it comes to navigation. Another unit is the Garmin 396, a BIG handheld that does a lot of the above mentioned features. Garmin also encourages Geocaching, I'd like to see other companies doing this, I guess they don't realize the market they would have in cachers wanting good rock-solid units. BTW, I'm still a Lowrance guy, but wouldn't mind having a 60CS. Quote Link to comment
+Lizardo Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 I have noticed that Garmin users seem to be very vocal about their choice. Similar to Mac users, Volkswagen drivers, vegetarians and single malt scotch drinkers. What's up with that? I have had experience with both and I use the Magellan more because...well the screen is a bit bigger. Which helps when I have had too much scotch. And too much steak. Quote Link to comment
Directional Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Well, as long as we're going down that road... Yes. I am also a Mac user. I'd drink "single malt scotch," but I have no idea what it is. Quote Link to comment
+Chuy! Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 The Airforce uses Magellan in their commercials. Govt contracts=lowest bid= ? ? ? Not true, Coast Guard uses garmin at least at my unit we do! While caching in the illegal-alien trafficking area of the Anza-Borrego desert in California, I once was pulled over by U.S. Border Patrol agents driving a Jeep Rubicon and sporting a GPSMAP 76CS on the dashboard. Quote Link to comment
+ChileHead Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 I just saw a new Durecell Battery TV comercial. What's a commercial? Oh wait, nevermind. Guess everybody doesn't have TiVo. ..ChileHead (aka TiVoTim) Quote Link to comment
+ADKcachers Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 I was blinded by the Duracell powered laser pointer, but I heard the rest. Quote Link to comment
+geognerd Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Only 5 minutes ago, during the New England-Denver football game, I saw Tom Tom advertising one of their units. A GPS receiver manufacturer advertising on TV, who would've imagined? Quote Link to comment
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