The Etrex Vista...

[Odwolda]

I mean, my plain old yellow etrex is fine for now, but is the Vista like an actual GPS? You know, like with a map and all that shows the trails and roads and things? That would make this a lot less frustrating in the woods and stuff...

[Odwolda]

And I mean a fairly detailed map too, not just plain names like "camp", but like the name of the camp and all.

[+the4Grays]

I have a vista and etrex and yes the vista has maps fairly good ones also depending on the version of topo map or road map you are using. I do like the vista and all its goodies much better then my etrex.

hope this helps

Edited January 1, 2004 by the4grays

[Odwolda]

Thanks, I'll probably ask for it as a birthday gift...but which maps should I use and what's the difference?

Edited January 2, 2004 by Odwolda

[+Maxine&Me]

I have a Vista and bought MetroGuide for it. I was more concerned about navigating streets when caching in different cities. It works great however I find that the screen sizes forces me to do a lot of panning and zooming and thats not real fun to do. I have resorted to using a laptop and interfacing the GPS to that so that I have a large screen with moving map.

 

I have been able to use the Vista/MetroGuide when I really got turned around to get me back on a main road.

[+rusty_tlc]

I had a legand and had the same complaint. The screen size was a problem for me. My magellan is better, but with my eyes I would need a laptop to be happy.