What is the best all around no frills GPS to buy

[Dick&Kim]

Just starting out - what is the best but least expensive GPS to buy?

[+benjamin921]

Simply put the Garmin GPS V.

 

[+embra]

If you're just beginning, take a look at the Magellan Meridian Green or Yellow. These go for less than $150, but have the capability of expandable memory and detail maps if and when you want to spend a little more money. You also might be able to pick up a used one in the Garage Sale forum or on eBay.

 

Max

Often wrong but seldom in doubt

[+EraSeek]

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Originally posted by benjamin921:

Simply put the Garmin GPS V.

 

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A Garmin V is not least expensive. An Etrex yellow will do you fine.

 

 

"See the wonderous works of Providence! The uncertainty of human things!" Geo.Washington

[+Rubberhead]

If you hurry, you can still get an eTrex Legend for $200 minus the $50 rebate available from Garmin through July 6th.

 

Here's a supplier selling Legends for $199:

 

http://www.chartedwaters.com/gpshandheld.html

 

If you get the basic yellow (around $100), you'll still want the data cable to download geocache coordinates, so you be up to around $120. You might as well spend the extra $30 for a much better unit.

[+benjamin921]

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Originally posted by EraSeek:

A Garmin V is not least expensive. An Etrex

yellow will do you fine.

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I know. Just trying to skip the steps of upgrading and possibly doing it right the first time. Cause after a while they will want something better and better thus spending the $$ on the V the first time will save $$ in the long run.

 

[+GOT GPS?]

Try Ebay for a used GPS

 

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[+EraSeek]

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Originally posted by benjamin921:

 

I know. Just trying to skip the steps of upgrading and possibly doing it right the first time. Cause after a while they will want something better and better thus spending the $$ on the V the first time will save $$ in the long run.

 

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Yes, quite true. If you skip the steps and go for the gold get the ''V'', (or my preference, the Map76).

 

If you do the progression, get:

Etrex yellow,

Legend,

Vista,

Garmin V (or maybe the Map76s)

 

 

"See the wonderous works of Providence! The uncertainty of human things!" Geo.Washington

[+GOT GPS?]

There is a Meridian Platinum available here now:

http://ubbx.Groundspeak.com/6/ubb.x?a=frm&s=5726007311&f=7116058331

 

And you can even have his towel too.

 

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[Dick&Kim]

Hi How much is it? Is the towel clean?

Kim

[+GOT GPS?]

Here is the proper link:

 

http://ubbx.Groundspeak.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=5726007311&f=7116058331&m=70360376

 

The previous post of mine had the wrong link.

 

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[+Renegade Knight]

EraSeek has the right order of progression but I'd skip the yellow entirely.

 

Instead I'd go venture in it's place and if I'd get the venture right now I'd get the Legend with the rebate.

 

So my revised list is.

 

Legend

Vista/Map76S

V

 

The Map 76S isn't enough better than the Vista to justify the Price. For the price the V is better.

 

Well so much for agreeing exactly with EraSeek. Still we are on the same page.

[+PI Joe]

I have done the bulk of my geocaching and benchmarking with two Garmin eTrex (Yellow) GPSr's. Before that I had a Magellan GPS2000, but I'd rather not think about those adventures (single channel receiver!). I use one for caching and keep it full of unlocated caches and benchmarks and the other I use when mapping hiking trails and other points of interest to me.

 

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[The Alethiometrists]

Folks seem to do fine with ol' yeller. What I don't understand is why there's so much talk of Legend and Vista, when you can get almost all the features (most importantly WAAS and the superior user interface, compared with ol' yeller) for a lot less with a Venture.

 

Poor reception under leaf cover, sticking joy sticks, and screen scrambles are ubiquitious problems across the Garmin line, as near as I can tell (except ol' yeller doesn't have a joy stick to stick). So that's not a deciding issue, among Garmin products. Of course, this does raise the question of whether Magellan is better. I've only seen them at cacher gatherings; don't know enough to say, myself.

[+TEAM 360]

See if you can get yourself a Magellan 315 on clearance sale. I have used Etrex yellow and MeriPlat, and the 315 beats them both hands down for accuracy, no joke.

[+xargs]

You can get an eTrex Legend at Amazon.com for $99 effectively. Garmin has a $50 rebate running, and Amazon.com will give you a $50 coupon for future use with any electronics purchase of $250 or more. Pick up a copy of Mapsource with the Legend and you qualify.

[+78Firedog]

I have a Garmin EMap and I love the thing. You can pick one up (base unit) for about $179. It comes with a base map of all the US major highways and it's easy to use. Check out http://www.gpsdiscount.com they have some good deals, and helped me out a lot. I went for the EMap Super Deluxe package, it came with the mapsource program ($80 on its own), it has all the local detailed maps for the US. The package also came with the computer cable and an 8mb memory card. The package only cost me $219.

[+fccdfed]

I REALLY LIKE MY GARMIN ETRAX VISTA. NICE PORTABLE, EASY TO USE, SMALL AND HAS BUILT IN ANTENNA. WORKS BETTER THAN MY BUDDIES GPR 5. GOOD LUCK

[Dick&Kim]

Thank you to all who replied to this. We have purchased a geko 201 and have gone out twice and found both caches. This may have been on the cheaper end but seems to be ok. I appreciate all the comments we received.