Geo-Joe-N-Josh Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 (edited) What GPS do you use and which one do you wish you had?!? Edited February 14, 2008 by Geo-Joe-N-Josh Quote
+Airhead-kb Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 The one my surveyor uses - accurate to within 5mm (that's right, not 5 meters, 5 millimeters) Quote
+DonB Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 What GPS do you use and which one do you wish you had?!? I have a Garmin 2820 and a 2610 for the car and use an iFinder Hunt for my handheld. I'm happy with what I have and can't think of any other GPS I would want. Quote
Steve_P Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 Just bought a Garmin etrex Vista HCx. Seems to be doing the job and looks like it will do what I want it to do although I've noticed a few places where it isn't picking up a strong signal - hey ho, I can still scout around and use my eyes. Quote
+TexasGringo Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 Garmin 60Csx I'll get a Garmin Colorado in a year or so....once they work right. Quote
Keystone Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 Moving thread from the Geocaching Topics forum to the GPS Units and Software forum. Quote
+Ellteejak Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 76csx 1) Autorouting - turn by turn 2) saved geocache data and notes 3) nothing to snag and get caught on to break. 4) batteries last forever 5) can put any and every map on it 6) water resistant Quote
+Damn Dirty Ape Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 76csx 1) Autorouting - turn by turn 2) saved geocache data and notes 3) nothing to snag and get caught on to break. 4) batteries last forever 5) can put any and every map on it 6) water resistant this. Quote
Geo-Joe-N-Josh Posted February 14, 2008 Author Posted February 14, 2008 The one my surveyor uses - accurate to within 5mm (that's right, not 5 meters, 5 millimeters) How much are those?!? Quote
+Jhwk Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 The one my surveyor uses - accurate to within 5mm (that's right, not 5 meters, 5 millimeters) How much are those?!? if you have to ask, you can't afford it. as in, thousands... Quote
+Miragee Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 What GPS do you use and which one do you wish you had?!? I have a Vista HCx with both City Navigator and Topo maps installed. It is all I could wish for, small, convenient size, logical buttons, easy-to-use "click stick" navigation, auto-navigation, and good accuracy. Quote
+trainlove Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 The one my surveyor uses - accurate to within 5mm (that's right, not 5 meters, 5 millimeters) How much are those?!? if you have to ask, you can't afford it. as in, thousands... Plus you need to be licensed by the Government. Quote
+Roarmeister Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 Garmin 60Csx I'll get a Garmin Colorado in a year or so....once they work right. I hear you. Same equipment. But if this one ever breaks, I'll buy the Colorado 300. Quote
+GPSlug Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 The one my surveyor uses - accurate to within 5mm (that's right, not 5 meters, 5 millimeters) How much are those?!? if you have to ask, you can't afford it. as in, thousands... Plus you need to be licensed by the Government. No, you don't. Quote
+scavok Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 What GPS do you use and which one do you wish you had?!? I bought a Colorado 400t a little while ago and LOVE it. To use it for geocaching is like "using a cannon to kill a fly" as one reviewer said, but it is fantastic to go paperless with just a GPS and I haven't had any of the issues other owners have. I think its a great unit and it is yet to disappoint me. Quote
+TakeTheLongWay Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Delorme PN-20 for in the woods & a Nuvi 360 for the road. I tried a friends 60Csx before getting those two. Couldn't stand having to look at the screen to see where to turn each time, and the beep warning it gives you can barely be heard over a car stereo even a low volume. That and I found Garmin's topo maps to be way off in a lot of areas. Quote
-Oz- Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 (edited) Use and love: 60csx Also have: 2x Rino 110s I would really just love Garmin not to have proprietary mapping. It'd be much better if I could easily make custom maps without needing the super expensive cgpsmapper. Edited February 15, 2008 by -Oz- Quote
QuigleyJones Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 It'd be much better if I could easily make custom maps without needing the super expensive cgpsmapper. Why not use the super free version? Quote
+Idahogreggory Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 nuvi 200W (technically a 250W now that I loaded the rest of North America on it) for the car. Vista HCx with Topo 2008 and Cith Navigator 2008 for hunting, Benchmarking and Geocaching. Quote
+LifeOnEdge! Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Garmin 60Csx I'll get a Garmin Colorado in a year or so....once they work right. Drooling, you do realize that the Colorado units that aren't "performing" are suffering from User Error, don't you? I guess you don't. If you understand the unit and what the limitations are, your unit will perform well. If you don't ... Quote
jmundinger Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 One of these would probably be my choice , at a base price of about $3,700 and opportunity to spend quite a bit more on accessories. But, for all that money, I don't see anything in the product description that says anything about operating in a geocache mode, or auto-routing or installing maps, etc. etc. Quote
+DENelson83 Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 ← I have the model that has all the features I need. Quote
+JohnnyVegas Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 (edited) The one my surveyor uses - accurate to within 5mm (that's right, not 5 meters, 5 millimeters) How much are those?!? if you have to ask, you can't afford it. as in, thousands... Besides, if you had one that was accurate to 5mm it would do make it any easier to find the cache unless the person that hid the cache was using a GPS that was accurate to 5mm as far as what I use. Utill my truck got broken into two nights ago I was using a Garmin street pilot 320 and a Magellan explorist 500, Now it is back to the Meridian gold with direct routs and sport track color, the new explorist 500 should be here today. Now I just have to replace 3 ham radios, a PPC, and a scanner. Edited February 15, 2008 by JohnnyVegas Quote
-Oz- Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 It'd be much better if I could easily make custom maps without needing the super expensive cgpsmapper. Why not use the super free version? That cgpsmapper.com in every corner bothers me. And I'd like routing. The road data for my county and really even my state isn't half bad. Quote
+oldsoldier Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Garmin Quest II in my jeep, 60cX handheld. Paperless, I load everything into my ipod. I have a foretrex kicking around somewhere too.... Quote
rom66 Posted February 16, 2008 Posted February 16, 2008 rino530HCx for off the road and street pilot 2730 for street - has xm radio, traffic and weather. Love both except the mapping software issues with the rino... Quote
+Night Stalker Posted February 16, 2008 Posted February 16, 2008 I bought the 60CX and saved a few bucks over the 60CSX. I had the electronic compass in my 60CS and didn't think I would want it in my new unit. I WAS WRONG. Now you won't ever hear me repeat that last statement again, but it's true. I miss the compass and should have spent the extra $50. Quote
+3 Hawks Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 What GPS do you use and which one do you wish you had?!? I have a Vista HCx with both City Navigator and Topo maps installed. It is all I could wish for, small, convenient size, logical buttons, easy-to-use "click stick" navigation, auto-navigation, and good accuracy. I second that!! There are units with more bells and whistles, but dollar-for-dollar, the Vista HCx has a lot to offer. Quote
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