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GPS Overview

GARMIN (We are a full Garmin Dealer) has a bijillion units but we stock the ones that make the most sense to us. Rather than drown you with choices that aren't really that different we have selected units we use and believe in. Still we can get anything they make and our margin will be 20% for units we do not stock. A Free Class, either group or private, comes with all the handheld units.

Garmin makes nautical, two way radio, dog tracking, bicycling, mortocycling, running and other specialty units. Check their website and give us a call.

Car Units.

We stock the humblest units. All Touch Screens All with preloaded maps and voice navigation.

1. Nuvi 205 is the least expensive but a solid unit. Contains city navigator maps for the 48 states.
2. Nuvi 275T same but contains all of north america and western europe. Better deal than buying data seperately.

 

Hiking Units

The "H" in the units stands for high sensitivey antennae and the"x" is for extended (chip based) memory.

eTrex Vista HCx: Top of the line in this body style. This is the one we use and sell the most. Comes without detail mapping nor memory chip. Can do everything the car unit can do except talk and no touch screen. Solid, waterproof, 2 AA batteries, has magnetic compass and barometric altimiter as well as all the gps technology. Unlimited memory for maps with Micro SD chips

eTrex Venture HCx Cheaper by about a $100 but has no compass, altimeter and has 24 Megs of fixed memory. A solid unit if you can't affor the extra money for the Vista Hcx.

GPS60Csx: Garmins most popular. Same as Vista HCx except it comes with 64 meg memory chip. Has both serial and USB connectivity. Bigger screen with all the buttons on the front. Many believe that the larger antennae gives this unit superior receptivity. Includes barometric altimeter and magnetic compass.





Units we no longer stock.

eTrex H: The cheapest basic unit. Black/White screen, no uploadable maps, no cable to connect to the computer. Solid unit but best used in conjunction with paper maps and secondary USGS software such as National Geographics State Topo series.

We are no longer stocking the basic etrex. The Venture cost only slightly more than the "H" once you have purchased a serical cable, and is a vastly superior unit.

Colorado 400t and Oregon
Newest and fanciest of the handhelds. Garmin has a number of newer units that have larger and higher resolution screens. We have one demo Colorado 400t at a good price. Maps are built in and include a 3d topographic view. The "t" stands for preloaded Topographic Maps but other data sets ae available.. Includes barometric altimeter, magnetic compass and thermometer. At $600 (includes topo maps) it is one of the most expensive units.

We have elected not to stock Garmins newest models (Colorado & Oregon) because we have used the Colorado in the field and feel the screen, although beautiul in bright sun is a little hard to use in shaded areas and the increased price does not provide a proportional amount of functionality.