What GPS Receivers do most guys & gals use out on the trail. What do you like about them. I have been looking at buying a cheaper low end kind, nothing to crazy just something to maybe help my dumb ass from turning the wrong way. Every time I hit a trail that is new to me I spend more time back tracking than actually wheelin.
GPS Receivers
- Thread starter Slangy
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I use a Garmin Vista Cx, very nice little unit that's not to bad on the wallet.
With that said, a GPS is only as good as the data you provide it with. So unless you have the coordinates of the trail you are going to be running, it won't do you any good. They do help to get you back out once you've gotten yourself in though
With that said, a GPS is only as good as the data you provide it with. So unless you have the coordinates of the trail you are going to be running, it won't do you any good. They do help to get you back out once you've gotten yourself in though
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
I'm a Garmin fan... they've been great to me. Started with a Garmin eTrex Legend 4-5 years ago, no using the eTrex Vista HCx. It does everything I can imagine needing!
soda blaster
Active Member
- Location
- Saratoga Springs
I use a magellan explorist 600 only problem I see is that it doesn't keep locked on the satelites very good. most of the time I try to use it I don't have enough locked signals.
gijohn40
too poor to wheel... :(
- Location
- Layton, Utah
I have an old garmin 3+ with an external antenna and powered off the car battery so its always on... the girlfriend has a garmin v with an external antenna and powered car battery as well... we load maps into hers that keep us pretty close to were we need to be...
And when I am out hiking I use the garmin rino 120 that works great and has the radio option so that I can talk to others with the hand helds....
You can get a garmin v on ebay from anywhere between 60-120... make sure you get the mapping software so that you can upload info to the unit...
And when I am out hiking I use the garmin rino 120 that works great and has the radio option so that I can talk to others with the hand helds....
You can get a garmin v on ebay from anywhere between 60-120... make sure you get the mapping software so that you can upload info to the unit...
rokrash
Member
- Location
- flat ol' Nebraska
I use a Magellan SportTrac Map that is about 4 years old and it does everything great except for aquiring a position initially. I use it for geocaching and it is really nice.
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Skylinerider
Wandering the desert
- Location
- Ephraim
I also use the Vista HCX, it's great. I'd definately buy it again.
redrockcrawler
earth rover 2012
- Location
- hooper
i have the new Magellan Triton it has a national geographic map software it is awesome the best gps i have ever used
I also have a Vista HCx very nice unit, has 10~15sec start up sat acquisition and is very accurate. It could stand to have a faster processor for displaying the topo maps..... and I'm very irritated that you can't open a route that you have saved to the microSD card. (you can open it in the topo software, just not in the gps)
I bought it with plans to return it after marking some mine claims and liked it so much that I couldn't take it back.
I bought it with plans to return it after marking some mine claims and liked it so much that I couldn't take it back.