cburschka Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) As you can see, I am a very recent newbie to Geocaching. I've already had good successes (4 finds) finding caches without a GPS thanks to careful studying of Google satellite maps, and bringing print-outs. But it's occasionally frustrating, and multi-caches are all but impossible in the field. Since I'm neither affluent nor a power-geocacher (yet), I'd rather start at the bottom end of the price range. What I'm looking for is a really simple and cheap device (say, a plain eTrex or eTrex Legend), as long as it can be used for entering and finding coordinates. I'm prepared to spend about €50 / US$65 not including the price of shipping (the price range on Ebay starts around there). Does anyone here have an old one they'd like to get rid of? I'll pay international shipping (to Germany), and I can pay via PayPal or international money transfer. Edited April 29, 2009 by cburschka Quote Link to comment
+DukeOfURL01 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Search for Garmin Gecko on ebay Quote Link to comment
cburschka Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 Thank you for the tip! I didn't even know that Garmin made a non-eTrex series so I've always searched for "garmin etrex" so far. Quote Link to comment
cburschka Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) Edit: This forum is annoyingly unstable. Edited April 29, 2009 by cburschka Quote Link to comment
+mcrow Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Thank you for the tip! I didn't even know that Garmin made a non-eTrex series so I've always searched for "garmin etrex" so far. The Geko may be the best "bare-bones" Caching GPS out there. For around $80 you get a WAAS enabled chipset which is the most accurate type. I think it is actually the cheapest one as well. Quote Link to comment
+cpttango30 Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 I got my Garmin eTrex Legend on E-Bay for $61 with shipping. I love it, but my wife is looking for an Oregon 300. Ebay is a great place to find low cost caching equipment. Quote Link to comment
+TheRedArmy Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 (edited) i'm also looking again. i had a vista hcx all lined up, but apparently it got lost by fedex, (thanks for trying Dig Teamsters). i sure wish it had worked out. anyway, i have about a $200CDN budget. do i need to have one that accepts memory cards? MEC has the eTrex Vista for $125 also the Garmin eTrex Legend for $125 as well a used (1y old) Lowrance h20c for $250 (asking price) reviews on this one are a little sketchy. I think i would like to stick with GARMIN. is there anything else i should look at or make sure it has? Edited May 3, 2009 by brucered Quote Link to comment
Rocketsteve Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 (edited) i'm also looking again. i had a vista hcx all lined up, but apparently it got lost by fedex, (thanks for trying Dig Teamsters). i sure wish it had worked out. anyway, i have about a $200CDN budget. do i need to have one that accepts memory cards? MEC has the eTrex Vista for $125 also the Garmin eTrex Legend for $125 as well a used (1y old) Lowrance h20c for $250 (asking price) reviews on this one are a little sketchy. I think i would like to stick with GARMIN. is there anything else i should look at or make sure it has? I currently own a Garmin Venture HC and I love it! Here is the link to Garmin's website for the Venture HC: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=145&pID=8707 There is a vendor on eBay that is selling a factory refurbished Garmin Venture HC, with a 1 year warranty from Garmin, for just $79.99 (shipping included in the price). If you would rather have a NEW gps unit, there are others on eBay that are selling the Venture HC for as low as $140.00 (shipping included in the price). Good luck with your search! Edited May 3, 2009 by rocketsteve Quote Link to comment
+TheRedArmy Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 ...snip...There is a vendor on eBay that is selling a factory refurbished Garmin Venture HC, with a 1 year warranty from Garmin, for just $79.99 (shipping included in the price). ...snip can you PM a link or the seller. i don't see anyone with anything listed for that price. thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment
+mcrow Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 do i need to have one that accepts memory cards? It depends on what you plan to use your GPS for. If you just need a basic GPSr to Geocache with and don't plan to upload maps to it then no you don't need one that accepts extra memory. As mentioned above the Venture HC is a great entry level geocaching unit. I paid about $120 for mine, new and it does everything I need it to do for geocaching. Plus it's a Garmin so it works well with the website. Quote Link to comment
+sourmashjack Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I bought my garmin e trek legend for 33 including shipping from ebay and it works great for entry level geocaching. I am looking to upgrade in the near future but don't want to spend a ton of money any ideas? Quote Link to comment
violet0328 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 You can get a new one at zorrogps.com and the price is really unbelivably low. Quote Link to comment
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