Best Nuvi for geocaching?

[+Shadow Chasers]

We are wondering what the consensus is for the best Garmin Nuvi for geocaching. There are seemingly dozens of models and in talking to fellow cachers some are very happy with theirs and some are not in regard to geocaching.

 

We only use ours (we have a Nuvi 200) in the vehicle to route us quickly from one cache (custom POI) to another. Then we use our Oregon once we hit the trail.

 

Any strong feelings one way or another on Garmin Nuvis?

 

thanks

Shadow Chasers

[+dfx]

the consensus is probably: use something else.

 

unless you actually mean for car navigation only?

Edited June 10, 2010 by dfx

[+Shadow Chasers]

We use an Oregon 550t to do our actual geocaching. We like to download from GSAK into our Nuvi and use the turn by turn to get us close, then go from there with the Oregon.

 

We know some cachers who do the same thing but complain that their Nuvi updates too slowly or just doesn't really work that well for driving to coordinates. Some others speak highly of their Nuvi and think it works great.

 

We are looking to buy another one and wondered if there is a model anyone has had really good luck with and would recommend for what we like to use it for.

 

Shadow Chasers

[+fegan]

If you're gonna use just a Nuvi...the best choice would have to be the 500/550: user replaceable battery, Geocaching mode, waterproof.

[+Bundyrumandcoke]

Nuvi 500 to find the way in, 60 CSx to find the actual cache, only because I had the 60 before I owned the Nuvi. Geocaching mode, and waterproof, as previously mentioned.