Garmin Venture - good 1st time GPS?

[+TheSwissFamilyRobinsons]

I have 150$ to play with to pick out my birthday present tonight - would love to hear feedback on that one or any others you all would recommend!

[+GeoGeeBee]

I have 150$ to play with to pick out my birthday present tonight - would love to hear feedback on that one or any others you all would recommend!

 

I have the eTrex Venture HC and I love it.

[+Kenkeknem Sleuth]

I am by no means a 'veteran geocacher' but I did my homework and I chose the Venture HC and I am happy with it so far. The manual kind of sucks (it covers several models) but I have figured out most of the features in less than a couple weeks of use.

[+briansnat]

Is it a Venture or Venture HC? If it's a Venture forget it. Old, discontinued unit. I only mention it because I sometimes see discontinued units still being sold, often at a premium price.

 

The Venture HC is a good starter unit, but I recommend stepping up a notch to the Legend HCX. That way you might not be looking to upgrade in 6 months.

[Motorcycle_Mama]

Moving to the GPS and Technology forum.

[+TheSwissFamilyRobinsons]

I was looking into the amazon.com page on the Venture HC, and couldnt believe how many people said they love it for geocaching. I just ordered one tonight, and should be in geocaching bliss in 3 to 5 business days.

[+sbell111]

I use a Venture Cx and love it.

[oakenwood]

I know it already got ordered, but here's another vote for the Venture HC. The only things I would change about mine are the color (bright yellow, but you can get them in green) and the lack of expandable memory. It does have a bunch of good features like a high-sensitivity chipset, WAAS, and a color display. If you leave the backlight off, batteries last for ages.

[+_Superman_]

I am using the Venture HC! I love it! Just make sure you get the HC model. I ordered mine off Amazon as well, and just so you know...the 10$ case with it, is WELL worth it! Should be listed under extras!

[+Chrysalides]

I have the Venture HC, and I got the case as well. Definitely worth it. After 1 year of hard use, without a screen protector, there's not a single scratch on the LCD.

 

I've switched to an Oregon 6 months ago. Paperless is fantastic. Before the Oregon, I would need to carry the Palm Vx. Not as integrated, not as convenient. I've only used my Venture HC once since getting the Oregon, and that was because my daughter was caching with me and wanted to hold her own handheld.