what garmin model?

[paganfrog]

well im soon to be getting a gps for my birthday and as it looks a bit cheaper priced as well as having accumilated amazon gift voucher credits, i will be buying a garmin etrex from amazon-uk

 

the bit im stuck on is which one to go for.

im an absolute beginner to geocaching and gps systems. and as we already have a satnav for the car, this gps will be my gadget purely for geocaching.

 

the 2 etrex models are

 

garmin etrex gps personal navigator

 

or

 

garmin etrex H handheld gps navigator

 

which one would you recommend to me to go for?

[+Jan and the Percey Boys]

well im soon to be getting a gps for my birthday and as it looks a bit cheaper priced as well as having accumilated amazon gift voucher credits, i will be buying a garmin etrex from amazon-uk

 

the bit im stuck on is which one to go for.

im an absolute beginner to geocaching and gps systems. and as we already have a satnav for the car, this gps will be my gadget purely for geocaching.

 

the 2 etrex models are

 

garmin etrex gps personal navigator

 

or

 

garmin etrex H handheld gps navigator

 

which one would you recommend to me to go for?

 

Either the H or go for a gecko 201 (I am biased) get a cable to download waypoints and rechargeable batteries and you are fit to go (Well if not fit - Ready!!!)

 

Bob

 

Dont know how close you are to a good outdoor or maplin type store but I found it useful to see these things prior to purchase

[+HazelS]

ALWAYS get an H over anything else...

 

The H denotes that it has the new chipset, and is therefore more accurate under tree cover.

 

If you can stretch to it, Id go for a Etrex legend H, you get the cable with it too - so no extra expense that you'd have with a yellow etrex.

[paganfrog]

 

Either the H or go for a gecko 201 (I am biased) get a cable to download waypoints and rechargeable batteries and you are fit to go (Well if not fit - Ready!!!)

 

Bob

 

Dont know how close you are to a good outdoor or maplin type store but I found it useful to see these things prior to purchase

 

its pretty much a one road in and out of the area where i live. im out in the sticks and any equipment (large household stuff, or specialist gadgets) tends to be priced expensive because the local businesses know they have us by the short and curlies. we (me and him) tend to ignore local shops because of that.

we dont have any national stores except tescos which is only 2 years old here.

[paganfrog]

ALWAYS get an H over anything else...

 

The H denotes that it has the new chipset, and is therefore more accurate under tree cover.

 

If you can stretch to it, Id go for a Etrex legend H, you get the cable with it too - so no extra expense that you'd have with a yellow etrex.

 

thankyou hazel. so it shall be the h model then.

 

hope it arrives soon, cos i want it in time for my trips to epping and to france.

 

i wonder how many family members i can lure to the dark side geocaching hobby

[+Delta68]

Our original Etrex (not a H) was excellent. When the rubber surround went all saggy, Garmin replaced it with a new one which is AN ABSOLUTE PILE OF JUNK! It is always at least 40-80ft out and Garmin just said 'Tough!'

 

Yes I am pretty bitter about it

[+rutson]

Hmmm... if a measuring device of whatever type is "always out" then it can generally be adjusted. Inaccuracy produces random indeterminate errors. Sounds more like a datum error or similar.

[+Delta68]

Hmmm... if a measuring device of whatever type is "always out" then it can generally be adjusted. Inaccuracy produces random indeterminate errors. Sounds more like a datum error or similar.

 

Sounds impressive! Any idea if/how this can be done?

[paganfrog]

ive just ordered and paid for my new gps. hopefully it should arrive within a few days and i will be one of you, wandering the countryside looking furtively under logs and stones.

[geohunt.ca]

Which one did you get? I have the eTrex H and love it for geocaching.

[paganfrog]

i ordered the etrex h. was a few £s more than the other model, but i caught an amazon offer that gave me free shipping.

[+careygang]

Hmmm... if a measuring device of whatever type is "always out" then it can generally be adjusted. Inaccuracy produces random indeterminate errors. Sounds more like a datum error or similar.

 

Sounds impressive! Any idea if/how this can be done?

 

Have you made sure the 'Position Format' and 'Map Datum' selections agree?

 

To quote from the Scouts Factsheet, (because I put it in there)

 

"It is particularly important to ensure that whatever Units are being displayed as the Position Format have the correct Map Datum set. British Grid being displayed will need to have the datum set to OSGB and a Deg/Min display should have WGS84. Making a mistake in this could put your location out by up to a mile."

 

At a Leader training session I messed with the settings on the 4 eTrex we were using and then had all the groups go to the same coordinates. They ended up separated by varying amounts, the worst by about 300 ft.

[paganfrog]

my etrex has arrived im now very slowly learning how to use it (im a bit of a technophobe) im inputting some local caches and some french caches as im gonna be there for my hols soon.

[+derrylynne]

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Have you made sure the 'Position Format' and 'Map Datum' selections agree?

 

To quote from the Scouts Factsheet, (because I put it in there)

 

"It is particularly important to ensure that whatever Units are being displayed as the Position Format have the correct Map Datum set. British Grid being displayed will need to have the datum set to OSGB and a Deg/Min display should have WGS84. Making a mistake in this could put your location out by up to a mile."

 

At a Leader training session I messed with the settings on the 4 eTrex we were using and then had all the groups go to the same coordinates. They ended up separated by varying amounts, the worst by about 300 ft.

 

That made me think as I had bought a new gps - not yet tried out in the field - but played with the formats. Checked with an old etrex next to the new gps. Sure enough I had messed up some settings. That would have had me swearing out in the field. laughs. All sorted out now. Good post...And of course I will be smiling at the weekend providing it is not raining..