Best GPS

What is a good GPS? I need just the basics. Haven't decided if I want one with mapping capabilities. Are those ones worth it? Or are they just over technical gadgets? I have an old school Garmin that didn't function very well this past year. But it is 10+ years old. Any thoughts?

We use the Garmin e-trex it is not a basic unit but Garmin makes GPS only models. They are built to take a beating. Our e-trex unit has transfer and download capabilities to topo and map programs. We purchased the Garmin Map Source Program and the Topo USA Program. With this setup you can choose areas specific to your hunts/trips and change areas/states and data as needed. For us it is great because you get the topo downloaded to the GPS unit and you can begin a library of areas and waypoints on your computer. When you transfer waypoints back into the computer program they show up on the Topo USA program as well as the satillite aerial view and you can zoom in on areas for better viewing. You can set the e-trex up to save your waypoints as well as Tracks which basically draws a colored line of your walk in the backcountry. If you set it up right you can walk and mark waypoints use the "Tracks" feature to mark the entire distance of pack trails or access ways round trip or one way. Then save them and download back to the computer programs. That way you see everything in the topo as well as satillite aerial views/awesume tools. Great for research and planning hunts or just checking our areas from the sky. The Garmin e-trex costs around $270 last I saw sometime back. The programs are $100+ each. This may be to much info but we love the Garmin e-trex model combined with the computer programs.

Garmin has a basic GPS unit for around $79.00 They are high quality and user friendly and of course are limited to GPS only.

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I use the garmin e-trex 20 combined with a gps land status/topo sd card from huntinggpsmaps.com
Its a fairly easy-to-use unit with alot of extras that arent exactly necessary but nice to have if you ever need them. it gets the job done for my purposes and hasnt failed me yet.

I bought the Delorme P-40 based on the fact that you could download maps and sat pics to the unit. I have since found out that all Delorme data for Nat. Forest Land and Nat. Grasslands does not include private in-holdings, so you cannot tell if you are tresspassing or not. Garmin will allow the use of 3rd party data which shows in-holdings, Delorme will not. I would not buy another Delorme unless that changes.

Garmin only imho.

Fortrex 401 - basic, small, light
GPSMap 62stc - top of the line, mapping

Wade
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