Garmin Etrex

[jimbo2]

Whats the verdict on the Etrex? good bad or what?
thanks in advance!

[prd1]

No experience with the unit but looked at one last weekend at Gander Mt. Looks to me like you would need a magnifying glass to use it.

[River_eye]

Great unit for the guy who doesn't need anything fancy. Extremely easy to use. Does what you need it to do. I'm sure a lot of guys buy more expensive GPS units but don't use all the features anyways, so they'd be better off with the e-trex. Also, if you were to lose it, it's less of hit on the wallet.

[Shaggy]

I have the Etrex Vista and I love it. I maily bought it for deep woods turkey hunting and it's best features are it's small size, the electronic compass (you don't have to be moving to get a heading), and the button that works almost like a computer mouse. It also have marine navigation aids but I haven't used it on the water yet. Good luck.

Shaggy

[EyeJacker]

I have the Vista also, truly great unit with all the bells and whistles! :)
Jack

[George]

Does anyone know what the accuracy would be like on this unit compared to one that is WAAS enabled? Is there a big difference?

[EyeJacker]

The eTrex Vista does have WAAS! Suggest you do a search on the subject as there has been a lot of posting activity recently on GPS,WAAS, etc.
Jack

[Tom (mich)]

I've received the cheap one as a gift and used it as a back-up during an elk hunt in Idaho last fall. It's functional and easy to use, though lost signal frequently under a thick canopy of trees. I'd imagine it would work flawlessly on the water.