Help required with regards to purchasing a GPS.
Posted: 10 March 14 2:12 pm
Hi all,
I would first like to introduce myself to the group, me and my partner have both taken up geocaching as a hobby and it seems to be lots of fun and very enjoyable. So much so i decided to purchase a new gps system, the etrex 20 by Garmin. I have to say was not a big fan of this gps, due to maps not having any streets in my area even thou i live in a built up area. Even waze car gps on my phone has more information than this unit and that was free. I dont know if that was me cause i only had it few days its now going back to the shop as they sold me a second hand unit as brand new. So my question to you lovely people is for a novice who wants to spend around $250 and wants good maps on the gps and the ability to upload the local caches what do people suggest. I heard magallen has a poor gps and only works with geocaching.com. Any hints or tips or suggestions is much appreciated.
Regards
Brian
The 2 of oz
I would first like to introduce myself to the group, me and my partner have both taken up geocaching as a hobby and it seems to be lots of fun and very enjoyable. So much so i decided to purchase a new gps system, the etrex 20 by Garmin. I have to say was not a big fan of this gps, due to maps not having any streets in my area even thou i live in a built up area. Even waze car gps on my phone has more information than this unit and that was free. I dont know if that was me cause i only had it few days its now going back to the shop as they sold me a second hand unit as brand new. So my question to you lovely people is for a novice who wants to spend around $250 and wants good maps on the gps and the ability to upload the local caches what do people suggest. I heard magallen has a poor gps and only works with geocaching.com. Any hints or tips or suggestions is much appreciated.
Regards
Brian
The 2 of oz