What is the best GPS for features listed below?

[+diosma1]

Hi everyone . What is the best GPS that has

 

- European Mapping/International Mapping

- Paperless Geocaching

- Long battery life

- Cheapest

[+MartyBartfast]

Dakota 10 or 20 for a touchscreen GPS, Etrex 20 or 30 for a button GPS.

 

Look at the features and decide if the higher model is worth the extra ££££/$$$$. Personally I would go with the Etrex line (I have a 30).

 

Then whatever you chose stick OpenStreetMaps on them - free and worldwide.

[+splashy]

Don't go for the 10 models, they lack a µSD slot, the Dakota 10 even has very limited memory.

On this moment

 

Dakota 20

Etrex 20. 30

Oregon maybe @ graigslist

 

Checkout Gpscity Rei and similar

[+Walts Hunting]

The word best is relative. Do you have a budget restriction? What type of caching do you do (rural hiking or urban)? Is size a factor?

 

The Oregon series has all those and the touchscreen interface is great. Dakotas are just small Oregons and the Montana (my model and I am not sure I will ever buy another one) is a big Oregon.

[+user13371]

I’d agree with Splashy that the Dakota 10 is a bad idea for limited memory and no way to add more.

 

Here’s Garmin’s comparison of etrex 20, etrex 30, and Dakota 20:

 

https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/catalog/product/compareResult.ep?compareProduct=87771&compareProduct=87774&compareProduct=30926

 

On battery life, eTrex line wins against all the other suggestions, and the eTrex 20 wins on lowest price for currently shipping models.

 

As OP said price was a factor, I’d skip Oregons and Montanas unless you found a really good deal on a used one.

Edited December 14, 2014 by user13371

[+diosma1]

The word best is relative. Do you have a budget restriction? What type of caching do you do (rural hiking or urban)? Is size a factor?

 

The Oregon series has all those and the touchscreen interface is great. Dakotas are just small Oregons and the Montana (my model and I am not sure I will ever buy another one) is a big Oregon.

Hi, thank you for all of your responses . I mainly do urban geocaching, however I sometimes do rural hiking too.

[+gpsblake]

You won't go wrong then with the Etrex 20/30 or Dakota 20. Just your preference of touch screen or buttons. Both will do the job well.

[+ecanderson]

An Oregon 450 or Dakota 20, used, in good condition, would be one of the best approaches to getting your needs met at a pretty low cost. Firmware reasonably solid on both, and if you like to enter field notes (a key element of the 'paperless' part), it's hard to beat a touchscreen for speed of entry. In both cases, you get a 3 axis compass which can be handy for figuring out where you're going when you're not moving.

[+ecanderson]

As for maps - if you choose to go this route, Open Street Maps is one solution depending upon how/where you cache. Unlike the low res Garmin maps, they're also route-able in 'automotive' mode on these units.