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Originally Posted by Spotshooter
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The best garmin handhelds are the 62series, especially for older guys.

They have buttons that LRX them navigate easier.

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I had the old 62Csx for about 5 years and I've seen some say it's the gold standard for GPS'. It was a great GPS and I was very happy with it. When I sold it to upgrade, I almost went with the new version, but went with the Montana and have been more than happy with it. The only downside is it is large, but the large screen is nice and I have to admit, the touchscreen beats buttons any day, esp when entering names of waypoints.

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Birds eye is not all its cracked up be, I bought a subscription a year ago, and when the subscription ran out the pictures stopped working.

Pissed me off.

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I had thrown around getting birdseye but didnt, esp when I saw it was only a subscription for a year. The cool think about the Montana I have is you can do custom maps. In Google Earth you can overlay any map to an area and download it into it, including satellite pics, trail maps, state or national parks, etc. If you have one of the latest versions of the 62 series, you can also do this.

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I have a subscription, and don't know that I'm all that impressed. The picture quality is very low if the unit is set below 800 ft.

The Etrex 20 was on sale at Cabela's for $169.99, so I bought the subscription. I'm thinking there are better options for mapping than Birdseye.

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I bought a Etrex 20, played with it a bit and took it back. I hated the little toggle switch.

I replaced it with the Oregon 550T. Cabela's has them on sale now for $249 and free shipping, which is $300 off. I paid $299, which I thought was a deal.....

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Im looking into the 62s


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Started with an eTrex, Now use the Oregon 550. As a side note, when I turned 70 I started carrying a SPOT as I usually hunt and fish alone


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I give the 62S a thumbs up!

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Do you thing the Etrax 10 is good enough if all you want to do is track out the way you went in? I don't need all the other stuff, but it has to work in deep timber.


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I'm happy with my older E-trex Legend but that sale on the Oregon 450T is hard to pass up.(Missed the great deal on the 550) The Cabelas ad says $499 but they are usually $399 marked down to $230 with the $20 coupon that's up right now on their homepage. Think I might have talked myself into one.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Garmin174-Oregon-450T-GPS/709847.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch%2F%3FN%3D1000003497%2B5100152%26Ne%3D5100152%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dgps%26Ntx%3Dmode%252Bmatchallpartial%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts%26WTz_st%3DSearchRefinements%26form_state%3DsearchForm%26search%3Dgps%26searchTypeByFilter%3DAllProducts&Ntt=gps&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products

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I'll suggest the Foretrex 401 for lion hunting, because it can't fall out of your pocket. Having lost a GPS that way in September, I'm a little touchy about that one. And lion hunting is a lot of scrambling once the dogs start barking.

YMMV.

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I have a Dakota 20 and really like it but would probably go for one of the larger screen models now.

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kcm270: Just put a lanyard on the handheld

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Anybody got an answer to my question?


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Get the Garmin Oregon on sale at Cabela's. I don't think this deal can be beat anywhere for a good GPS.



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Originally Posted by troutslayer
Get the Garmin Oregon on sale at Cabela's. I don't think this deal can be beat anywhere for a good GPS.


+1

I bought the 450 for $229 last summer and it worked really well on my Colorado elk hunt. I saw it for $199 on black friday at Cabela's.



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Originally Posted by Mauser_Hunter
Do you thing the Etrax 10 is good enough if all you want to do is track out the way you went in? I don't need all the other stuff, but it has to work in deep timber.


My hunting buddy bought a eTrex 20 and it's receiver sensitivity was equal to my 450 Oregon. After he saw me use the touch screen he had buyers remorse and said he wish he had bought the Oregon.



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Originally Posted by Mauser_Hunter
Do you thing the Etrax 10 is good enough if all you want to do is track out the way you went in? I don't need all the other stuff, but it has to work in deep timber.


My hunting buddy bought a eTrex 20 and it's receiver sensitivity was equal to my 450 Oregon. After he saw me use the touch screen he had buyers remorse and said he wish he had bought the Oregon.


I'm not one for gadgets, and never owned a GPS before. I was going to get the Bushnell backtrack, but I saw too many negative reviews on it. Especially, about losing the signal.

My concern about the eTrax10 is getting a good signal in the timber, and showing me how to get out. My memory is getting worse in my old age, and I don't trust myself to find my way out on my own anymore.


It's only $110, and if you say it has a good signal. That's what I want. Not interested in any other features.


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Originally Posted by Mauser_Hunter
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Originally Posted by Mauser_Hunter
Do you thing the Etrax 10 is good enough if all you want to do is track out the way you went in? I don't need all the other stuff, but it has to work in deep timber.


My hunting buddy bought a eTrex 20 and it's receiver sensitivity was equal to my 450 Oregon. After he saw me use the touch screen he had buyers remorse and said he wish he had bought the Oregon.


I'm not one for gadgets, and never owned a GPS before. I was going to get the Bushnell backtrack, but I saw too many negative reviews on it. Especially, about losing the signal.

My concern about the eTrax10 is getting a good signal in the timber, and showing me how to get out. My memory is getting worse in my old age, and I don't trust myself to find my way out on my own anymore.


It's only $110, and if you say it has a good signal. That's what I want. Not interested in any other features.


I think you want to make sure you see this in the description, "High-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver with HotFix� quickly acquires satellite locations".

Also, being able to retrace your footsteps is a really nice feature, especially when trying to wind your way through thick brush in the dark.



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They are all pretty much the same. The only thing they are good for is finding fishing holes on lakes or ocean. Get a compass. Less weight.

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