akerue Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Can anyone recommend a unit that is good for both geocaching and street navigation. I travel for business and would like to have a unit that I can use while i'm in a city. I'd also like to enter a waypoint and go geocaching while i'm there. Or use it when i'm home on the weekends. the Etrex Legend is not good for that. The maps are expensive. Can anyone recommend a good dual use unit? Quote Link to comment
DonRolph Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I use a GPSMap 60CXs for just this purpose. I have chip to which I load both the TOPOs and Streetmaps of my destination before I leave. Add a wireless web browser on my cell phone and I have usable paperless geocaching where ever I may go. Quote Link to comment
+gelfling6 Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Can anyone recommend a unit that is good for both geocaching and street navigation. I travel for business and would like to have a unit that I can use while i'm in a city. I'd also like to enter a waypoint and go geocaching while i'm there. Or use it when i'm home on the weekends. the Etrex Legend is not good for that. The maps are expensive. Can anyone recommend a good dual use unit? Depends on how much you want to pay, and what features you're looking for. Actually, I use the Legend, and find it quite good for dual use. (Driving navigation & Geocaching.) Portable, can easily fit in a Slide-Clamp cell phone holder ]0[ .. I program mine with waypoints via DeLorme Street Atlas USA, which I use for both purposes as well. (Directions for bus charters, (I drive a schoolbus) and Cache waypoints via GPS-Babel translation to DeLorme Draw file (.AN1)) I agree, the maps are expensive! And a bit cumbersome. I bought my Legend in their "Adventure Pack", but never received the "unlock coupon" for Mapsource TOPO.. But, it's all about the base two.. Features, and cost.. The Legend has served me well in the past month, finding at least 18 caches so-far, and beaing able to locate places for sports charters while on the road. Stephen (gelfling6) Quote Link to comment
+imajeep Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 If I was going to use one unit for both, it would be the Garmin GPSMAP 60 Csx. But I don't. The reason is that, by the time you buy the car mount, power cable, and street maps, you can get a pretty good dedicated car navigator. I use the MavMan IC 530, which has the SIRF III chipset, and I like it. It's small enough to throw into the suitcase when I travel. Be aware that handheld units, including the 60 Csx, don't give voice directions. IMHO, that's a significant disadvantage. Quote Link to comment
+Walt Jabsco Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I use the Magellan Explorist 400 with the DirectRoute 3.0 software for both city driving and geocaching. I don't bother with the Topo software for geocaching because, well, Florida is basically flat. It works great for my needs. Quote Link to comment
BoostJunkie Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 .....Be aware that handheld units, including the 60 Csx, don't give voice directions. IMHO, that's a significant disadvantage. I have a 60csx, and much prefer not to have voice prompts. As a matter of fact, I was driving around the other day with one of our visiting grand kids, and he commented on how nice that there was no voice telling me to "turn left on 1st st.", "make a legal U-turn", etc., and that his mothers unit drives him nuts with the constant yapping. I would imagine that you can disable the voice prompt feature if you so desire, but most people probably don't have the where-with-all to read the manual to figure out how to do it, and just leave it the way it is configured from the factory. I guess it's all about what features you want to have on a unit, and what you expect it to do for you. Plenty of research, before you buy, is the best thing you can do to make sure you get exactly what you want. Most people let some (explitive delete) salesman talk them into something that they don't have any idea about, and then complain about what they bought and how it won't do what the salesman said it would do. Quote Link to comment
+david.travis Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 The Garmin 60CSx, as mentioned in the previous reply, is the only game in town. I use it for geocaching, hiking and city navigation and it is EXCELLENT. Of course, you need to get City Navigator for the city navigation portion. Overall, just plain great. Quote Link to comment
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