DusksDragonfly Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I'm looking to buy myself a new geocaching GPS. Any advice on which one is the best to buy? Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I'm moving this thread from the Geocaching Topics forum to the GPS forum. Quote Link to comment
ohgood Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 my phone is the best. do you want a simple handheld, or something that can easily navigate to your caches, as well as handle downloading them? less ? more? everything? there is a lot to choose from... holler what your preferences are and you'll get a better recommendation. :-) Quote Link to comment
+pppingme Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Yellow Etrex... Seriously though, depends on what you do. I can't tell you how many times I've dropped, knocked, dunked, whatever my GPS, and it got wet, dirty, and everything else. Every time I was glad I bought an outdoor trail gps. Garmin and others all carry a full line of them starting in the $100 range and going up significantly, depending on features, screen size, etc. Quote Link to comment
+Arne1 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Good mobile with Locus or aDrake application. Quote Link to comment
+noncentric Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Do you prefer using a touchscreen or buttons? This can be a fundamental factor in choosing a device. Some people have problems using touchscreens with only one hand, but are able to manipulate buttons with just one hand. Many touchscreen devices become difficult to use when the screen gets water droplets on it, because those screens 'sense' the water droplets as touches. If you think that you'll be using your GPS device in the rain, then this is something you might want to consider. The yellow eTrex mentioned above is a standalone GPSr. It's the eTrex10. You may want to search the forum to read reviews of this device. It is fairly limited in performance, so if you like the eTrex series than you may want to consider the eTrex20 instead of the eTrex10. Quote Link to comment
+Atlas Cached Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Garmin Oregon 7xx is my current favorite for geocaching! Quote Link to comment
+gpsblake Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I'm looking to buy myself a new geocaching GPS. Any advice on which one is the best to buy? You got one company who currently makes them, Garmin. With that in mind, what is your budget and do you prefer touch screen or buttons? You can't go wrong with anything above an Etrex 10. And the Etrex 10 will be as accurate as the other units, you just don't get mapping and you are limited to around 1,000-2,000 geocaches loaded. Garmin Oregon 600's are cheap right now and excellent units. Quote Link to comment
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