Gps Electronic Compass
GPS for Geocaching and Outdoor Activities?
I’m trying to plan out a gift for my boyfriend for Christmas. He really wants a worthwhile and interesting hobby, and he’d mentioned Geocaching. Plus, when he graduates, it’ll be a useful tool for him as he is majoring in Zoology with a minor in environmental studies. So I’d it to be a decent GPS that is reliable and has an electronic compass (as I’ve read reviews on some weird GPS systems that don’t tell you which direction you’re moving in).
This may be a little crazy, but I’m really hoping a good one can be purchased for under $150.00
I’d like any recommendations people may have though, but if you know a good one under $150, that’d be great!
Thank you!
Well…I used my Garmin Nuvi 255 for my first 120 finds and it worked really well. It’s made for the car, so it’s not rugged at all, and it doesn’t have a electronic compass so you really need to be able to just look at the numbers to be able to tell if you’re going in the right direction or not. Kind of a pain. A couple of months ago I made the best investment of my life and bought a “DeLORME PN-40″ and have used that to find my last 200 caches and LOVE IT!!. It’s comparable to the “Garmin 60CSx” (which is the GeoCachers prefered handheld GPS)…..but WAY better!! It’s has everything the 60CSx has and more. It’s WAAS enabled which makes it 5 times more accurate than anything else that’s not WAAS enabled. The built in compass is awesome, and it has a built in GeoCaching function where you can select a cache and have it direct you to it on a map…..just follow the direction of the arrow. That screen also tells you how many feet away you are from the cache. I got mine on sale at REI for $250 and it’s well worth the money!!!! Buy it….you wont regret it AT ALL!
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