LOST MY OREGON!?!?!?!?

[+yodabuds]

I can not even believe this!?!?! With so many things going on in my life, my best partner, my best friend has come up missing! I am so upset! I have retraced my steps and everything.... can not find it for the life of me.... In an attempt of desperation I went and purchased a Dakota 20 (was on sale for $300 with rebate) It is just not as nice as my good old Oregon.... I found another good deal on the oregon and think Im going to re pick it up again and return this Dakota 20.... any thoughts on the differences between the two, besdies the glaring one of smaller screen and smaller unit to hold in my very large hands.... Also what is the deal with the GPSmap 60csx how is it different than the oregon 450 other than the touch screen

Yodabuds

[Keystone]

I am moving this thread from the Geocaching Topics forum to the GPS and Technology forum.

[NordicMan]

Sorry to hear of your loss Which Oregon did you have?

 

The Dakota 20 is pretty much even with the abilities of the Oregons but like you said it is smaller & a smaller screen, but some find that to be an advantage lol

 

It's up to you, but keep the Dakota for a while & see if you warm up to it. If not, dump it for another Oregon it's pretty simple.

 

The 60CSx is a great GPSr but (IMO) it's old tech now, and not as capable as the Oregon/Dakota.. it can't do paperless Geocaching for example

[BCProspectors]

Get one of those fancy uber-GPSes that cost around $500 and you'll forget all about your Oregon.

[+Coldgears]

Get one of those fancy uber-GPSes that cost around $500 and you'll forget all about your Oregon.

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=63349

 

According to that oregon 450 are $400... Why anyone would buy one that isn't good when you could get an "Uber-GPS" for only $100 more is beyond me.

Edited June 14, 2010 by Coldgears

[+dfx]

Get one of those fancy uber-GPSes that cost around $500 and you'll forget all about your Oregon.

like a garmin oregon 550t?

[+t4e]

here's a "cheap" one

 

[sviking]

Why anyone would buy one that isn't good when you could get an "Uber-GPS" for only $100 more is beyond me.

 

You might be surprised. He's in Connecticut and there's no telling what those 'tards might do.

 

Glad I got the hell out of CT...Naugatuck, specifically...and finally made it home to AZ.

[+yodabuds]

Why anyone would buy one that isn't good when you could get an "Uber-GPS" for only $100 more is beyond me.

 

You might be surprised. He's in Connecticut and there's no telling what those 'tards might do.

 

Glad I got the hell out of CT...Naugatuck, specifically...and finally made it home to AZ.

I don't understand the sarcasm here? A $100 uber gps? Such as?

Yodabuds

[sviking]

A $100 uber gps?

 

Yup. They're available for sale all over CT. Keep looking.

[Lost Cosmonaut]

Sorry to hear of your loss Which Oregon did you have?

 

The Dakota 20 is pretty much even with the abilities of the Oregons but like you said it is smaller & a smaller screen, but some find that to be an advantage lol

 

It's up to you, but keep the Dakota for a while & see if you warm up to it. If not, dump it for another Oregon it's pretty simple.

 

The 60CSx is a great GPSr but (IMO) it's old tech now, and not as capable as the Oregon/Dakota.. it can't do paperless Geocaching for example

 

Some would argue that despite not having paperless caching, the 60CSx is better than the newer units There's a reason they still get $200+ for them after 5 years!

[+ventura_kids]

Garmin 60 ? Why?

Well..... I've got a bunch of gps units.

The most accurate one, and the quickest to zero out AT the cache site......is still the Garmin 60.

 

.......although the old Garmin Legend was even better.

 

Perhaps all the software and firmware required to make those high-priced units "uber", causes them to be much slower and less accurate.

 

I'll admit they do zero out after a bit of time, but we are usually back in the Xterra by then.

[JohnX]

If you had only marked a waypoint at the last place you put it down, you could just go back and pick it up.

[+Redwoods Mtn Biker]

I'd get the Oregon 450.

[sviking]

Perhaps all the software and firmware required to make those high-priced units "uber", causes them to be much slower and less accurate.

 

Sounds like the Nuvi syndrome that's so well known and "loved". Keep adding more and more crap while getting farther and farther away from a GOOD, core GPS unit. I've seen many people commenting on how the Street Pilots were much better as a fundamental GPS unit than most all of the Nuvis. Having a 2720 and a few Nuvis...I tend to agree somewhat...

[+yodabuds]

So I got a new UBER Oregon 450... and figured I have so much $$$ to waste, couldnt pass up the incredible sale on the 60csx's for $199 at Cabela's picked up 2 of those..... It's a family affair

Yodabuds

[sviking]

Try not to lose those, too. Don't know whether to or ...

[BCProspectors]

This is more what I meant by Uber GPS. Designed for use on the water, but it should work well for Geocaching.

[Dr Jeckyl and Mr Hide]

This is more what I meant by Uber GPS. Designed for use on the water, but it should work well for Geocaching.

 

I'd buy another Oregon long before the 62 or 78 series - once you've used 240 x 400 pixels, you can't go down to 160 x 240 pixels. Too bad, though, I thought for sure I'd buy a 62 eventually but not once I found out the resolution.

 

Also, the 62/78 series don't have a 3D map view, or wireless transfer.

 

The Oregon's Uber in my books. Especially the 550.

Edited June 24, 2010 by Dr Jeckyl and Mr Hide

[+humboldt flier]

To clarify, the 62S and the 62ST do wirelessly transfer.

 

The base model 62 does not