+we-spy Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Hi all, my brother got me hooked on GeoCaching last weekend and we found 9 in one afternoon in Newcastle, NSW. He uses his Iphone which is fine, does anyone know the cheapest GPS to use and one that can have co-ordinates punch in rather than an address? Peter Quote Link to comment
+kaisho53 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Hi Ozengines, Welcome to our addiction Most people I cache with seem to use one or other of the many Garmin units, although there is the odd Magellan. There is a fairly broad selection starting with the Etrex & going up from there. The more expensive units allow for paperles caching (as do the phone apps) If you have iPhone or an android phone there are dedicated apps available - cheaper than a GPS (but not necassarily quie as accurate) Hope this helps PeterC Kaisho53 Quote Link to comment
+we-spy Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 I have noticed on ebay that the Garmin and Magellan GPS's in the USA are a third of the price than Oz, would they have Oz maps or would they be extra if I bought from USA PeeKing Quote Link to comment
CraigRat Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I have noticed on ebay that the Garmin and Magellan GPS's in the USA are a third of the price than Oz, would they have Oz maps or would they be extra if I bought from USA PeeKing By default Garmins come with a world 'basemap' which is VERY basic mapping for the globe, and terrible. You'll either need to but Garmins expensive maps (which are very good) or use something like http://www.osmaustralia.org/garmin.php which are free (and good enough in most cases) Buying overseas can be a problem if it comes to warranty issues though, so beware! Quote Link to comment
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