[pct-l] And yet another GPS question

[Joshua Pinedo]

Hi Halfmile,

Thanks so much for your response.  I bought the GPS 60 Cx Series 60 CSX
instead of the Etrex.  I don't quite feel comfortable with the touch screen
of the Etrex.  Either way, it was reasonably priced and you have a link on
your website which was the my main drive.  I'm pretty ignorant with GPS, but
since my co workers wanted to give me a GPS, I figured why not.

Also, I've been meaning to respond to you about my post a few months ago on
thru hiking around a wedding.  So I'd like your advice on that as well.
I'll reply back to your response.  Thanks for all the help, I'm going to
definitely donate some money to your hard work.

best,

Josh P



On 11 April 2011 10:57, Halfmile <list at lon.net> wrote:

> Hi JP,
> Any of the models you listed would be a good choice. I have not used
> the Dakota 10 but the downside would be that it doesn't take microSD
> memory cards so you are limited to the internal memory of the GPS for
> storage of maps and data. Still it would work by loading a sub set of
> maps near the PCT or maybe the new PCT map set that Garmin just
> released.
>
> The downside to the Etrex HCx series is that it doesn't have the
> capacity to display large amounts of track data. This is not much of
> an issue for PCT hikers since Travis created the overlay maps based on
> my PCT tracks.
>
> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Joshua Pinedo <joshua.pinedo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I got about 3 weeks left at my job, and being the great people that I
> work
> > with, I know they're going to find an excuse to throw a party at the
> > office.  My office mate just told me this morning that they plan on
> getting
> > me a gift, so he hinted at not buying a GPS for my hike.  I never
> intended
> > on buying one, but rather print off all of Halfmile's maps.  Now that I
> have
> > this option, I've been scrambling to give him a couple of recommendations
> > based off of the few hundred threads I've read from posts since I've been
> > part of the PCT-L listing.  I'm not sure what the budget is, but I
> figured
> > between 150-200 or so, depending on the model he ends up going with and
> how
> > much money he gathers, I was going to give him some extra cash in case he
> > doesn't collect enough and act surprised when they give it to me.
>  Reading
> > through the posts I've noticed people mention the Garmin Dakota 20, but
> no
> > mention of the Dakota 10, does anyone use this model?  I really no
> nothing
> > about GPS so I was wondering which would be a good model to support
> > Halfmiles' waypoints as well as serve the purpose.  I'm not looking for
> > bells and whistles, just something to get the job done and hopefully
> > something with a decent battery life.  I've also heard people mention the
> > Etrex HCx series and was wondering on how people's opinions on that.
>  Sorry
> > if I'm beating a dead horse, but I'm just looking for a little guidance
> on a
> > device that'll support HM' waypoints as well something that isn't too
> costly
> > and confusing for a first timer.
> >
> > Thanks Beautiful people,
> >
> > JP
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