GPSMAP 62s Bundle and eTrex 30 on Sale At REI

[+Postholedigger]

I just noticed that REI is having their anniversary sale. Their GPS units hardly ever go on sale but they do have the:

 

GPSMAP 62s bundle (with case, carabiner clip, 1 year birds eye view maps, and topo maps) marked down to $350. http://www.rei.com/product/828798/garmin-gpsmap-62s-gps-bundle

That's cheaper than what they're selling the stand-alone 62s for.

 

The eTrex 30 is also marked down to $220. http://www.rei.com/product/825492/garmin-etrex-30-gps

 

That's the cheapest I've seen these units brand new. I think I'm going for the 62s.

[+coggins]

I read this as the birdseye is not included with the 62s bundle

Edited May 19, 2012 by coggins

[+Postholedigger]

I read this as the birdseye is not included with the 62s bundle

 

You could be right, I'm not sure exactly what the CDs included in the bundle offers. Either way, to me it's just icing on the cake since even if I threw away everything else that came in the bundle, I'd still come out on top with a $50 savings over buying the stand alone 62s at their current price.

[+BAMBOOZLE]

Too bad they don't bundle the CityNav with it.

[+Postholedigger]

...although with a free download and installation of OSM nationwide maps on a micro SD card, I pretty much have city nav functionality with turn by turn directions.

 

Nationwide (large file) http://www.osmmaps.com/united-states.html

 

Broken up into longitude sections (large, mid, small size files) http://daveh.dev.openstreetmap.org/garmin/Lambertus/latest/ (includes "readme" instructions)