VANCOUVER AREA GPS functionality

[+canadazuuk]

I am planning on a GPS purchase in the next week or so, and rather than ask the traditional 'Magellan vs Garmin' question, I was hoping to have some specific feedback on the following units, from owners in the VANCOUVER area:

 

Garmin eTrex Legend (w/WAAS)

Garmin eTrex Summit (no WAAS)

Garmin 12 (no WAAS)

Magellan 315 (no WAAS)

Magellan 330 (W/WAAS)

 

I am particularly interested to know if the pre-loaded maps are of any use in geocaching in the Vancouver area, and if WAAS is a hinderance rather than a help in our cloudy, well forested vicinity.

 

Thanks,

 

Keith

[+Goodguys]

I have a Garmin 12, and it works well in the Vancouver area. It will lose lock under heavy tree cover, though. The only reference I have for comparison is by reading others' logs: when they say things like "coverage is spotty", that's pretty much what I experience as well.

I like my G-12's ability to run on 5 volts - I can power it from a laptop's PS2 port.