When out and about in unknown terrain, I use Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx. Very reliable and has a color display for topographic maps. For regular in new city use I just use the google maps on my phone.
Good topic: I want a basic one for hunting and hiking. I was checking out the Ethel 10.
Quote from: enki_ck on September 16, 2015, 09:48:18 PMWhen out and about in unknown terrain, I use Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx. Very reliable and has a color display for topographic maps. For regular in new city use I just use the google maps on my phone. Same here, for outdoor use my trusty GPSMAP 60 CSX, and for use in the car my Garmin Nuvi.Old pic, back then, I used to put a small plastic bag around my MAP60 CSX when there was a lot of mut, I don't do that anymore .
Pretty certain that is the exact unit I have, although these days I tend to just use my phone or Tablet and use MyTracks to map where I've gone and how fast I got there.Def
I would love touch screen. I love the gpsmap unit, but navigating the menus can be nerve racking. ( hense why I bring a military style compass. ) It has taken me a while to except the idiosyncrasies of the gpsmap units. But one day ill eitheir trade up or give it to my son.Sent from my SM-T110 using Tapatalk
I've got the etrax 20x; trying to figure out how to use it as a sat-nav in my car, but seems without spend €€€'s for new maps i can't - or else i'm doing something wrong, the maps i've got don't seem to snap to the roads / allow routing - even the free ones. Ah well, thats not why i got it anyway.
Quote from: eamo on December 06, 2015, 05:39:18 PMI've got the etrax 20x; trying to figure out how to use it as a sat-nav in my car, but seems without spend €€€'s for new maps i can't - or else i'm doing something wrong, the maps i've got don't seem to snap to the roads / allow routing - even the free ones. Ah well, thats not why i got it anyway.You should be able to do auto-routing on the free OpenStreetMaps (http://www.openstreetmap.org/) on the Etrex 20x. I've got them on an older model 30 and it works ok - but it does depend on what level of detail is in the maps. In the UK they're pretty good and seem fairly complete - it would be worth checking what they're like where you are. I downloaded mine from TalkyToaster: http://talkytoaster.co.uk/maps/british-isles-ireland/. The instructions there should take you through installing them on your GPS. You might want to take a look at http://www.aukadia.net/gps/ too - some very detailed guides as to setting up your etrex (mostly for road cycling, but I think the points are valid for other uses too).
Quote from: hiraethus on December 09, 2015, 03:11:27 PMQuote from: eamo on December 06, 2015, 05:39:18 PMI've got the etrax 20x; trying to figure out how to use it as a sat-nav in my car, but seems without spend €€€'s for new maps i can't - or else i'm doing something wrong, the maps i've got don't seem to snap to the roads / allow routing - even the free ones. Ah well, thats not why i got it anyway.You should be able to do auto-routing on the free OpenStreetMaps (http://www.openstreetmap.org/) on the Etrex 20x. I've got them on an older model 30 and it works ok - but it does depend on what level of detail is in the maps. In the UK they're pretty good and seem fairly complete - it would be worth checking what they're like where you are. I downloaded mine from TalkyToaster: http://talkytoaster.co.uk/maps/british-isles-ireland/. The instructions there should take you through installing them on your GPS. You might want to take a look at http://www.aukadia.net/gps/ too - some very detailed guides as to setting up your etrex (mostly for road cycling, but I think the points are valid for other uses too).cool, thanks for that, i had downloaed some from TalkyToaster but when plotting the route using basecamp it insisted on taking the most direct route from where i live across the irish sea to the UK . . . i'll give it another whirl and check out aukadia.net as well. Thank !