Now I'm convinced that Scott is using a GPS Garmin gave him just so long as he took any conceivable opportunity to 'sell' them to cachers. :) But before I bite, where are my Ginsu knives? Brian Team A.I. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roping The Wind" To: Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 1:28 PM Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Needed: advice for my first GPS > > Like many on this list have already said... the Garmin GPSMAP 60C seems to > be the GPS of choice for geocaching (it has geocaching features too). I > dont think you should simply be looking for a GPS in a given price range > per say... but you should be looking at what you are getting for your > money... whatever price range you are looking at. The 60C is by far the > best value and you are getting more GPS for the money than any other model > out there currently. I know a certain geocacher who was a true Magellan > fan. After only one caching outing with me and seeing what my 60C would > do... he was hooked on it. A couple months later and he is now a proud > owner of a 60C. He cant stop talking about it! He cant beleive all the > features it has compared to his old GPS. The unit sells for around $350. I > think the best price you will find is probably at gpsnow.com. This is > where I purchased my unit. I bought the unit as soon as it became > available and paid $400 for it. But it has come down in price a bit now. > > If that is too much... then the Etrex Vista is a great deal as well. I > think you might find that for under $250 now. You can now get the Vista in > color.... but if you are going to spend that much... then you might as > well upgrade to the 60C. > > Garmin manufactures high end aviation panel mount intstrumentation, > including GPS's. The FAA has to approve and certify anything Garmin > produces for aviation before it can be installed in an aircraft. So you > know they make very quality products. That experience and quality is > obvious in their outdoors GPS units as well. > > Scott > Team Ropingthewind > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com >