+SOSaunders Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Is it worth a GPS or an iPhone instead? Anyone out there happy with their GPS? Any Thoughts? Thanks Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Or Android.... I was a long term committed GPS user but over the last 2 years I use it less and less. A few of the things that weaned me away from my GPS : The need to plan ahead and download caches to it, whereas with the phone I can download caches anywhere at a moments notice. Another thing to carry. The screen is much smaller (Etrex 30). My caching habits changed a bit. Where I used to plan to go to a place and do a trail of maybe 30 caches so I would download all that area to my GPS, now I'm more inclined to target individual caches depending on their attributes/DT/type and it's easier for me to filter specific caches on the phone. If I lost my Etrex now I don't think I would replace it. Quote Link to comment
+Atlas Cached Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 This subject has been discussed at great length on this forum. You should do a search and you'll be able to read about the Pros and Cons of each for hours.... 1 2 Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 We haven't had a gps vs phone thread in a while... Quote Link to comment
+Atlas Cached Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 1 minute ago, cerberus1 said: We haven't had a gps vs phone thread in a while... Don't need another one. But, if we did, most current GPSr from Garmin have improved dramatically while phone features have not changed much, if any during the same time period. In the end, it always comes down to personal preference. 8^) Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Yeah... forgot some can't realize tongue in cheek. Quote Link to comment
+Atlas Cached Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 45 minutes ago, cerberus1 said: Yeah... forgot some can't realize tongue in cheek. LOL, my sarcasm filter is not working today! ? Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 12 hours ago, SOSaunders said: Is it worth a GPS or an iPhone instead? Anyone out there happy with their GPS? Any Thoughts? Thanks Search the forums for the prior discussions for more than you will likely want to read. One point that piqued my interest - If price isn't a concern, get the phone, and replacement plan for the inevitable accidental drops on rocks, streams, or sidewalks. 1 Quote Link to comment
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