Flopka Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 What would you suggest as the most affordable GPS unit that can deal with tree cover? I'm not talking thick deep-woods canopy, but rather, partially open sky directly overhead but with a lot of tall trees around. I don't know how sensitive lower-end GPS units are to this sort of obstruction. How much open sky do you have to have in order to get a clear lock on satellites with one of the lower-end units? Quote Link to comment
+JeepCachr Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 All the low end units should do fine under the conditions you talk about. Quote Link to comment
+Alan2 Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Jeep is right about reception. Look into the other features you might be interested in: size, mapping, etc. Good luck. Alan Quote Link to comment
+as77 Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 For heavier canopy, probably the Lowrance Ifinder and the Magellan Sportrak are the most affordable (around $140). From the Garmin line, the GPS 72 and 76 are the cheapest units with great sensitivity. For lighter canopy, indeed any unit will be fine, but I believe (from what I read) that the Gekos are somewhat better than the Etrexes. The Etrexes are probably the least sensitive units on the market. Quote Link to comment
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