Oh, and btw: just in case you were getting ready to do this quickly, their $50 rebate on the eTrex line runs through the 6th of July.
http://www.garmin.com/whatsNew/currentpromotions/pdfs/50_LgdVistaSmt_rebate. pdf Josh > -----Original Message----- > From: Josh Remus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 8:33 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: GPS systems > > > Probably just about any GPS will do for this. The main differences are in > the screen (size, resolution, black & white lcd versus 4-scale gray, etc), > the amount of memory (storage for maps, waypoints, and routes), I > purchased > a Garmin eTrex Legend about 6-8 months back, and have been extremely happy > with it. I think I found it somewhere at about $200 with a $50 mail-in > rebate. > > Bottom line - for putting in coordinates and going to them, any unit will > do. I like the eTrex Legend, because it has enough memory to put most of > Michigan in map-wise, so when I'm driving around I can always see > where I'm > at. The screen is also very nice on it. > > Let me know if you have more questions. The geocaching website > does have a > "guide to buying a GPS" but it isn't really much good. > > http://www.geocaching.com/articles/gps_buying.asp > > Josh > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 8:18 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: GPS systems > > > > > > Okay all you gearheads. I figure someone out there must be into > > handheld GPS systems and geo-caching and that sort of thing. My > > hubby's birthday is coming up, and he's expressed an interest in > > a handheld GPS unit. But, I know nothing about them. I can read > > online reviews and stuff, but, what features should I be looking > > for? We don't have a lot of money to spend, so I'm not looking > > for the top of the line - just something functional. > > > > Thoughts? > > -d > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Deanna Schneider > > UWEX-Cooperative Extension > > Interactive Media Developer > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
