Cheap but reliable for hiding caches

[thegreytroll]

Any suggestions? Will this one work? http://www.walmart.com/ip/Magellan-eXplorist-510-Waterproof-Hiking-GPS/15611186?findingMethod=rr

[thegreytroll]

I have hid several caches with my phone and my old explorer gps and people say they are wayyyyy off =(

[thegreytroll]

I mainly need to know which of these will actually give me a decent reading....

 

Magellan eXplorist 310 Handheld GPS

 

Garmin 010-00781-00 Dakota 10 2.6" Touchscreen Handheld GPS Navigator

 

Garmin eTrex 20 2.2" Portable GPS

 

I am not after all the bells and whistles.....I just need one with reliable coordinates for my hides.

[+Gitchee-Gummee]

Any of those listed will do the job and do it well. They are more "geared" towards geocaching than are others (cheaper ones).

[thegreytroll]

i got the etrex30...thanx for the replies =)

[thegreytroll]

Now to record my caches and hopefully make people happier about the bad hunts =(

[+Indotguy]

Most all the newer commercial grade handheld GPS devices provide similar accuracy. Getting decent coordinates require making sure your device has a strong satellite lock and averaging a series of readings over a period of time. There are instructions on this topic on the Geocaching web page.

 

Hiding a Geocache

[+Lineman101]

My Etrex 20 is the most accurate GPS I've owned, regularly gets me to within feet of a cache, so that would be my choice

 

I agree. I've had a number of GPS units and the e-Trex 20 is the most accurate yet. Consistently gets us within a couple of feet from the cache. Tree cover is not a problem.