Im Offically hooked!

[TyeDyeSkyGuy]

We’ve only had the Magellan Meridian Color so far, and I see no reason to change to a new one. This GPS does everything we need it to and more. Sure, it’s a little large, and the color screen is smaller than the new ones, and the graphics aren’t quite as nice…

Wait, maybe I do need a new one. The New Magellan Explorer 600 sure looks nice!

…to be continued

[3 Hawks]

@Vegas Gamblers wrote:

@3 Hawks wrote:

Just a basic E-Trex Legend. No color and no auto-routing. I have mapping software, but I never loaded it. I just hold it on one hand and drive with the other. I’ve only hit one or two pedestrians using this technique and I’ve found just over 1,500 caches, so why change now. The black rubber ring around the unit has fallen off and the screen is all beat to heck but it still gets me close enough most of the time.

So that was you, my lawyer will be calling. 😆

We started with an Etrex Legend C and now have upgraded to the 60Cx.

It would be easier to see the road if someone could figure out some way to mount my E-Trex Legend about 12 inches in front of my face while I was driving. Then I could see the screen and I would be able to see a good portion of the road most of the time.

I know my old E-Trex will die someday and I can’t wait to upgrade to a high end model.

[Team Deejay]

@3 Hawks wrote:

I know my old E-Trex will die someday and I can’t wait to upgrade to a high end model.

I wouldn’t count on it. Mine has been dropped off a cliff (about 80 feet) onto rocks, slid down a sledding hill with the battery cover removed, sunk under 4 feet of water in Lake Michigan, and went flying off the roof of the car, not to mention being dropped about 100 times. Still works like a champ! Admittedly the Legends are a little more fragile with that “stick thingie”, but they are still pretty bulletproof.

[Ray]

The Garmin units are pretty tough. They generally outlive their technology or their user. My old Garmin 12 used to turn itself off after a sharp rap, but pushing the little red woodtick button would bring it back to life. That problem went away when I bought a hammer. Our second GPSr was a Garmin Map76. Great unit, we still have it in reserve after finding about 500 caches with it. Our work horses today are a pair of Garmin 60C units. They are tough. The real sweetheart is our Garmin C330 StreetPilot. She frequently brings us to within a few feet of caches if there are available roadways.

[K0rpl]

O.K. Well I consulted the Closet, and this is what I have.

Garmin Rino 120
Garmin Rino foretrex 101
Garmin GPS-V w/ Mapping/Autorouting.
Microshaft USB Puck Receiver w/ Streets and Trips 2007
Some Other cheapie Off brand USB Puck that works better than the above Puck!
Magellan Global Nav 5000DX. I mean, I have a rear wheel drive Jeep, and sometimes I need more weight over the Drive Tires. Also, if you are on Un-Even terrain, this can be used to lift the offending side, or Tire!!!!

Seriously, though, that is all I Got!!

Oh Bandits. BQ Always says my coords are right on!!!

[zuma]

My Garmin collection is pretty small.

I started off with a blue Legend, a cheap model that I lost when attacked by thousands of Stable Flies while caching in the Porcupine Mountains in the UP with my daughters, after just a hundred or so finds. (The cache I was seeking was GCJZ43, so head up to the UP and look in the weeds if ya want an old blue Legend — I lost the Garmin on the way to the cache, so never was able to find the cache.)

After that, I upgraded to a Legend C, without mapping, and it has guided me to the last 4500 caches or so that I have found. It is pretty beat up, but it still works. The screen is very scratched up, and the rubber around the edge falls off from time to time, and I have dropped it often, but it still works. I would like to upgrade to a higher end model, but as long as this one works, it is hard to justify the upgrade. Plus, as a non-techie, I am leery of having to learn how a new gizmo works.

I did get a new Nuvi 350 for in car navigation from WI Robin for my Birthday last June, and it is awesome. Really improves finding urban caches a ton, with being able to navigate city streets, and has increased the number I can find in a day, since less time is wasted driving in circles. Saves gas too, and I love my Nuvi.

Now, when I cache, I use the Nuvi to get me in to the parking area, and the Legend C to get me from the car to the cache. It seems to be a good combination.

Did I mention that I love my Nuvi? It is clearly the best piece of consumer electronics that I have ever seen. It is easy to use, intuitive, and has an easy to read screen. It has no buttons at all, just a touch screen that always does what you expect that it will do.

zuma

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