[pct-l] Which GPS?

[aslive at charter.net]

I am looking at the Garmin GPSMAPS62s and the Oregon 450. Anyone have 
experience with these?

Shepherd


On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Tortoise wrote:

> I bought a Dakota 20 earlier this year because it seemed like a good 
> unit. However I returned it to REI for several reasons -- at least at 
> first I had problems with the unit not functioning properly; poor 
> battery life; and the screen was very difficult to read outdoors.
>
> I'm exploring my options for a replacement. Might do without for a 
> year or so until I find something better. Magellan claims their GPS 
> are easy to read outdoors but I've no experience. Also their units are 
> listed as not compatible with Macs so this is a deal killer for me. 
> There may be work arounds / alternate software.
>
> My 2¢.
>
> Tortoise
>
> <>  Because truth matters.<>
>
>
> On 2011.07.02 09:48, Halfmile wrote:
>> Puddlejumper and Shepherd,
>> I usually recommend the Garmin Dakota 20 GPS for hikers but the Etrex
>> models (with HCx in the name) are good too. The main difference is 
>> the
>> the Dakota 20 has the capability to display large amounts of track
>> data.
>>
>> The Garmin maps (all maps, actually) are not always accurate, but you
>> can overlay my GPS data on top of them for very accurate PCT location
>> data.
>>
>> I have some info about how to setup your GPS here:
>> http://www.pctmap.net/gps/index.html
>>
>> -Halfmile
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Personal<valentijordan at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>> I have the etrex (new).  The pct map from garmin strays from the 
>>> actual pct in several locations (at least five here in C), wish I 
>>> hadn't paid for it.  Chaining waypoints to points of interest is 
>>> really quite simple, and the etrex has great battery life and 
>>> disability.  (I'm notoriously rough on stuff)
>>>
>>> Puddlejumper
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone (please excuse typos!)
>>>
>>> On Jul 1, 2011, at 9:39 AM, aslive at charter.net wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am thinking about getting a new GPS (I have an old e-trex that I 
>>>> never
>>>> use) so I can follow the trail in the snow.  I am not very good 
>>>> with
>>>> tech stuff so am looking for a simple to use model into which I can
>>>> brainlessly load half-miles way points or should I just upload the
>>>> Garmin PCT map?  Any recommendations as to model and/or map? 
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Shepherd
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