Magellan Maestro 3200

[Thankful]

I got a Magellan Maestro 3200 for Christmas and I would like to use it for geocaching. Does anyone know if it will work well for it. It is really nice but I'm concerned about it not being a handheld. Anybody know? I can exchange it if it won't work.

[+sTeamTraen]

I got a Magellan Maestro 3200 for Christmas and I would like to use it for geocaching. Does anyone know if it will work well for it. It is really nice but I'm concerned about it not being a handheld. Anybody know? I can exchange it if it won't work.

 

Having seen this model's positioning in Magellan's product line, I suspect it's lacking in several areas for geocaching: water/shock-proof-ness, battery life, size/weight, and possible ease of entering waypoint data as well.

 

If you like it for road navigation then keep it and buy the cheapest, non-mapping, handheld outdoor GPSr for geocaching - you can get one for well under $100 these days.

[MikeB3542]

Nice unit for getting around in your car -- really useful for finding where to dump the car.

 

A handheld is the only way to go once you hit the trail -- the hand held units are ruggedly built and water resistant.

 

I have a 3100 for the car, and am pretty sure that the unit is not sealed. Also, the touch screens on the auto nav units (and palm pilots/ iphones) suffer no fools.

 

Cache on!

[+briansnat]

I agree with the others. Great unit for your vehicle, but not suitable for use outside the car.

 

You are better off letting your Maestro guide you to the parking area and buying an inexpensive hand held to get you to the cache. Something like a Garmin eTrex H should do the trick.

[+dark_onyx1982]

I own a maestro 4040 and very quickly realized it would not do me much good for caching. I promptly bought a magellen 500. I do a lot of urban caching and the 4040 works great for getting me to the area of the cache, but once I am out of the car and on foot i need the 500 to get to ground zero.

[+briansnat]

Moving to GPS Units and Software forum.

[+Team CowboyPapa]

My OEM, in-vehicle GPS unit is intractable for out-of-vehicle use.

One has to go through a 4 or 5 step menu selection process to obtain a display of coordinates.

This process is effective only when the vehicle is motionless.

Once motion is detected, the screen defaults to another display and the coordinates are gone.

 

How do I keep a coordinate display while outside my Jeep and walking? With a DeLorme Earthmate PN-20.

[+JetSkier]

I have the Magellan CrossoverGPS. It has a Vehicle Nav mode and an outdoor mode (for geocaching, hiking, etc). It has it's downfalls, but I use it for both navigating and caching. It has a rubber band that wraps the unit for durability and it's waterproof. I got mine for $279 from an ebay store but I've seen others get it for the low $200s.

 

JetSkier.