+ChillFire12 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 (edited) Hi you guys I am a long time geocacher who lost touch when I moved to Maui, its just not happening a lot here. Beautiful, but not a lot of caching. OK so I have two Garmin Hcx Etrex. I know, its been a moment. I need to buy a new unit, and am eyeing the link below. Is this my best bet right now? I have bad eyes, so will this be a step up? And oh, I am not a touchscreen fan. Any feedback welcome. And also, new friends Please? I am taking tomorrow off so I can sit online and make friends and talk story and rekindle my passion for geocaching. I am ready to purchase tonight, so talk to me.... Mods, if in the wrong place, please let me know <3 Garmin GPSMAP 64st, TOPO U.S. 100K with High-Sensitivity GPS and GLONASS Receiver Edited August 20, 2017 by robertlipe Removed referral codes from link. Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 (edited) Hello, and welcome back to geocaching! I am always happy to read stories like yours, and there seems to be a lot of them lately in these Forums. The Garmin 64ST is a great GPS unit, if purchased at the right price I just bought one from Amazon on "Prime Day" last month for about $100 less than the link you posted. At nearly $300, you might consider upgrading to the Garmin Oregon series if you'd like a higher-resolution screen. The 64ST is not the "latest and greatest" so it should be on sale again, somewhere -- whether on Amazon, another website, a sporting goods store, etc. It depends on whether you're patient or if you really have the urge to make an impulse purchase. There's nothing wrong with that, if you have the money! Edited August 12, 2017 by Keystone 1 Quote Link to comment
+Mineral2 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 lost touch, eh? Do you mean to say that you cached out the entire island? There are currently 173 caches on the island, by my search, and it looks like you missed your chance to collect any of them. Well, hopefully you'll be back for a visit. You were in a nice position to get one of the two states that are difficult to access for most geocachers. the 64s is a fine unit. The screen will be much bigger and brighter than your old eTrex, which should make it more readable. I know you say you're not a fan of touch screens, but you should be aware that the Oregon series, whether a 600 or a 700, has approximately the same size screen, but twice the pixels. To me, that makes the images and text on the screen a bit crisper and easier to read, and if your eyesight isn't that great, perhaps readability is more important than your distaste for a touch screen? I can't really make that decision, but it's worth a consideration. Perhaps before you hit the purchase button, you might pop into your local outdoor gear shop (is there an REI nearby?) to hold some different models in your hand see how you like the interface and software. The last thing I'll recommend is that the "t" models aren't really worth the extra money. There are more detailed topo maps that you can download and install for free over at www.gpsfiledepot.com . Quote Link to comment
+ChillFire12 Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 (edited) Thanks to you both for your responses I went with the Oregon 650t (was less than the regular 650) and I couldn't be happier! Edited August 20, 2017 by TumbleweedDeb Mistyped Quote Link to comment
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