Samebenezer Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Hello Im new at geocaching and im wondering what would be the best and cheapest geocaching gps to buy....?? I want it to be a well known brand and reliable Suggestions please.........?? Thanks Sam Quote Link to comment
+kentwoodkrew Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Hello Im new at geocaching and im wondering what would be the best and cheapest geocaching gps to buy....?? I want it to be a well known brand and reliable Suggestions please.........?? Thanks Sam How much can you spend? I love my montana 600 especially for it's big screen, but it is still rather high priced. What are your priorities. I recommend garmins because of the free maps available. Quote Link to comment
Samebenezer Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Hello Im new at geocaching and im wondering what would be the best and cheapest geocaching gps to buy....?? I want it to be a well known brand and reliable Suggestions please.........?? Thanks Sam How much can you spend? I love my montana 600 especially for it's big screen, but it is still rather high priced. What are your priorities. I recommend garmins because of the free maps available. I love garmin that's basicly the only brand ill go with I want to try spend under $250 but I might go up to $300 im only 13 so I don't have that much money Quote Link to comment
+splashy Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Just wait a bit, a new Oregon line will appear on the market in e few weeks, as will used Oregons and Montana's on craigslist, also some prices will certainly be lowered. Quote Link to comment
alandb Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 You can pick up a new Garmin Oregon 550 online for $244 (Amazon) or a factory refurb Oregon 450 for $199 (Garmin's eBay store). These are both excellent buy's IMO. The two units are the same except the 550 has a camera. Quote Link to comment
+gpsblake Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I love garmin that's basicly the only brand ill go with I want to try spend under $250 but I might go up to $300 im only 13 so I don't have that much money Garmin Etrex 20. Does everything really well and at under 200 bucks. Quote Link to comment
Samebenezer Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 I love garmin that's basicly the only brand ill go with I want to try spend under $250 but I might go up to $300 im only 13 so I don't have that much money Garmin Etrex 20. Does everything really well and at under 200 bucks. brilliant that's the one I was looking at cool Quote Link to comment
+kentwoodkrew Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I love garmin that's basicly the only brand ill go with I want to try spend under $250 but I might go up to $300 im only 13 so I don't have that much money Garmin Etrex 20. Does everything really well and at under 200 bucks. brilliant that's the one I was looking at cool Hi. I have played with the etrex 20 which is nice, but I would recommend a refurbished oregon 450 Quote Link to comment
alandb Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) I think both the Etrex 20 and Oregon 450 are good units, but like kentwoodkrew, I would go with the Oregon 450 over the Etrex 20 to get the electronic compass. Edited January 22, 2013 by alandb Quote Link to comment
+PeoriaBill Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 If you are looking at the Etrex 20, here is some good reference material to aid you in making a decision: http://gpsinformation.info/penrod/etrex30/etrex30.html The eTrex 20 ($199) adds the mapping option, while the eTrex 30 is the top of the line in this series ($299), sporting an electronic compass, barometric altimeter and the ability to wirelessly share waypoints and tracks with compatible Garmin units. The new eTrex series includes all of the recent improvments to Garmin units, such as the Oregon, Dakota and 62/78 series. (Paperless geocaching, multiple mapsets, Garmin's BirdsEye imagery, Garmin Custom Maps) A new feature in the eTrex is the ability to receive GLONASS satellite signals (the Russian version of GPS), which gives users more satellites to acquire data from. This can improve satellite reception, especially in canyons and under heavy tree cover. Hope this helps. Regards, Peoria Bill:>) Quote Link to comment
+splashy Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 If you're caching be sure your gps has a 3 ax compass. Quote Link to comment
+BAMBOOZLE Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 If you're caching be sure your gps has a 3 ax compass. Correct. From what I read the Etrex 30 still has compass issues and for now I would avoid it. Quote Link to comment
+Glenn Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Magellan eXplorist GC with the new 2.13 version of the firmware installed. Quote Link to comment
+Atlas Cached Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I love garmin that's basicly the only brand ill go with I want to try spend under $250 but I might go up to $300 im only 13 so I don't have that much money Garmin Etrex 20. Does everything really well and at under 200 bucks. I love garmin that's basicly the only brand ill go with I want to try spend under $250 but I might go up to $300 im only 13 so I don't have that much money Garmin Etrex 20. Does everything really well and at under 200 bucks. brilliant that's the one I was looking at cool What these guys said, x1000 I love garmin that's basicly the only brand ill go with I want to try spend under $250 but I might go up to $300 im only 13 so I don't have that much money Garmin Etrex 20. Does everything really well and at under 200 bucks. brilliant that's the one I was looking at cool Hi. I have played with the etrex 20 which is nice, but I would recommend a refurbished oregon 450 Definitely go with the Oregon 450 over the eTrex 20.... Quote Link to comment
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