[pct-l] Garmin Oregon 400t - was Garmin GPS maps with PCT Shown?

[RJ Lewis]

I have an Oregon 400t and have no problems reading it outside at all. 
The screen has a matte finish which helps with the glare of the sun. It 
also has a decent set of maps in it, but you can add more if you choose 
to. So far, I'm happy with it.
 I also have a Garmin Legend (the blue one), one that I have owned for 
some 7 odd years now. It serves its purpose well, for what it is, but I 
refuse to purchase hundreds of dollars of maps to upgrade it at this 
point....but....I may be willing to part with it, if someone is 
interested.......for a reasonable price even. ;-) It's updated and works 
great...looks nearly like new,(the face isn't all scratched up) and has 
its original serial cable, etc with it. PM me off list please if 
interested. =)

Soul Sista



Will M wrote:
> I was thinking about getting a gps too.  You may be tempted to buy the
> garmin Oregon but before you do, check it out outside.  The screen cannot be
> seen very easilyn daylight.  I have heard good things about the  60CSX
> though.  In the end I opted to go without and rely on map and compass.
>
> On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Ken Powers <ken at gottawalk.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Be wary of any maps that show the PCT on them. Unless they map is
>> specifically for the PCT the trail will not be drawn closely enough to hike
>> by and the trail may have been rerouted since the map was drawn. I also
>> found that different scales of maps show the trail in different locations.
>>
>> I have been working with gps traces for several long trails and have come
>> to
>> the conclusion that current gps's cannot hold enough data to show the trail
>> details well enough to hike with. The only exception is if you can draw a
>> shape and load it onto your gps. I haven't done that yet, but we met a
>> pct2007 hiker who had done that.
>>
>> I have been able to load several hundred miles of gps tracks onto my Garmin
>> 60csx with good detail. But before you reach the end of the track you need
>> to find another computer to load the next piece of the trail onto the gps.
>>
>>
>> As far as loading maps - get a gps that has a micro-sd card. You can load
>> maps for the whole USA onto one card. The gpx will load the maps from the
>> card when turned on. You'll still have plenty of room to save tracks and
>> lots more.
>>
>> Ken
>> www GottaWalk com
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mary Kwart" <mkwart at gci.net>
>> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 1:50 PM
>> Subject: [pct-l] Garmin GPS maps with PCT shown?
>>
>>
>> Howdy:
>>
>> I am considering buying a new GPS unit. I have used a Garmin 3+ for 10
>> years
>> but it doesn't have the download capacity for maps that I need. I have two
>> questions: What kind of GPS are people on the trail using (if any) and is
>> there any downloadable map that actually has the PCT on it.
>>
>> I am downloading maps from the Garmin mapsource disc, but it is extremely
>> tedious to find the right topos because the PCT is not on the topos (I have
>> only looked at the Section A topos so far).
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Fireweed
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