What's The Largest Gpsr

[TCE]

I use a little garmin legend like so many others. But some people may have larger units. Has anyone seen a cacher carrying a laptop through the woods to find a cache???? If so, I'm sure they were rather desperate to find it and log it fast...and didn't have a PDA...or phone type dealy to log it with.

 

Just a question after seeing all the other "biggest cache" topics posted. I thought I'd post something a little off that...but still on the "big" theme. Sorry to those of you tired of the "big" theme.

[+Miragee]

I use a little Garmin eTrex Vista, so when I saw someone with one of those Magellan units on which he could enter data using both hands, I was pretty impressed.

[+Torry]

About 20 years ago I was watching a PBS series called "Connections" and the host had a GPS unit that was as big as your average suitcase.

[+Pasha]

My old GPS12 seems like the size of a 70's Cadillac compared to my Legend. I'm still pretty sure the 12 is more accurate.

[+sept1c_tank]

My old GPS12 seems like the size of a 70's Cadillac compared to my Legend.  I'm still pretty sure the 12 is more accurate.

My Garmin12 just feels good in my hand; all these tiny, new-fangled jobbies remind me of threading a needle.

 

It doesn't have the whistles and bells, but it is accurate. With four AAs, it is heavier, but it seems like the batteries last forever, even with back lighting.

 

I always have a map and a compass, so the only disadvantage for me is it's bulkyness when it's in my pocket.

[+Mopar]

Probably her's:

 

 

Or maybe this guy's:

 

Edited April 3, 2005 by Mopar

[+BadAndy]

The first gps I owned was an eagle Annunav sport. It took 6 AA batts and weighed at least a pound. It was huge by todays standards, about 8 inches tall, 4 inches wide at 2 inches thick. It could track up to 4 sats at a time, and the accuracy (selective availability was on) was 100 meters at best.

 

I used it for hunting and it saved me many miles of backtracking to the jeep. I was the shizzy nizzy at Elk camp.

[klassenl]

"I was the shizzy nizzy at Elk camp."

 

What?

[Rupert2]

Back in 1993 I was using an old Leica unit running two base stations. That is about 30 lbs each (including battery) @ $80K per unit. Obviously we were not hunting geocaches...

[TCE]

Wow, no doubt about that Leica unit!...with base stations even!

 

And, those pix are great. It all makes me glad I don't have to carry a backpack antenna, or a big battery pack with me while caching, or just going for a walk with the GPSr on.

 

Some of these kinda remind me of old cell phones...the size of bricks and some with huge cords to hook up to a car lighter, and a base unit larger than the cell phone to charge it on!

Edited April 4, 2005 by TCE

[Kybra]

My FJ40 Toyota Landcruiser Troopcarrier is fitted with a GPS guidance system from a 100 series Landcruiser... Does that count as the largest GPSr

[+AtoZ]

Talk to n0wae he has one the size of a ham radio, so I am told. The two photos are a little mis leading but then this is a SILLY topic.

cheers

[TCE]

Yes, this is a silly thread, but I thought I'd ask the question anyway