Handheld GPS Reviews - Customer reviews - Garmin eTrex Handheld GPS

Manufacturer: Garmin

List Price: $139.99
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Location: Kentucky
Date: 2003-04-07
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Excellent value
Comment: This unit is great for what it is supposed to be. It's not the world's most accurate, down-to-the inch GPS, for that buy a differential unit. On flat terrain, it WILL tell you where you are down to 15 feet. It can be less accurate in the mountains, but that is to be expected by ANY non-differential GPS. A smaller view of the sky means fewer satellites will be in view, which means less accuracy. It still works pretty well, however.

It's also rugged. I've dropped it, smacked it on rocks, and taken it whitewater rafting. No problems.

The only drawback to this unit is that it does not display maps, only your course or tracks. This is the base model, for maps, buy one of the more expensive Garmins.

The computer interface works great, and is very useful.

Name: Tony Bruno
Location: Hoover, AL USA
Date: 2000-06-09
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Fun to use, even when you're not lost!
Comment: I found an e-trex that my father had won in a golf tournament one day and have taken with me ever since. Although it is intended for wilderness navigation and not road navigation (out of the box, map cd's can be bought and uploaded to the device, although they are pricey and you must buy the adapter to hook it up to your computer), it can still point you in the right direction. It's especially useful for 4 wheel drive vehicles with bigger tires, because your speedometer can get innacurate, but the etrex gives you an accurate speed. I can't wait to go hunting or 4-wheeling, so I can really put all the features to test. The unit is very small, with a suprisingly large and clear screen. It fits in my steering wheel gap, so I can view it easily. My only complaint is the accessories for Garmin products are a little expensive and neither a cigarette lighter nor an ac adapter was included.

Name: Jim P. Mutdosch
Location: Greenville, Pa United States
Date: 2005-03-15
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Perfect for ATV use!!
Comment: I bought this unit not knowing what to expect. Well it has exceded my expectations in every respect. First of all the one I just received has a newer software revision. It has WAAS and is software revision 3.10 which has a new screen which my friends with revision 2.* doesn't have. I looked on there website and they don't offer this revision for download so it must be something that just brand new usits offer. Well anyways...I use this with a program called ExpertGPS which overlays my tracked trails on an Aerial Photomap from Satellites. So cool. I can see excatly where I rode. Mine worked flawlessly in the woods. Now it is winter here and there are no leaves on the trees but I think it will work just as good in the summer. I got the bike mount and mounted the unit to my Yamaha Kodiaks handle bars. Workes great. Battery seems to last a very long time for me. I have used it a few days hours at a time and there still going. I am one very satisfied customer. Oh you need to get the serial cable to hook this to a computer to view your trails and edit your waypoints and many other cool stuff.

Name: george douglass
Location: Fla.
Date: 2000-10-17
Customer Rating: -

Summary: 7 Years on a Sailboat
Comment: I have been a mariner for 7 years and I bought this unit to replace an old garmin that died from brain damage . the only problem you could run into is making sure the cover on the back is secure because i lost the first unit to water damage... replaced free....

Name: C. Delaney
Location: Sedona, AZ
Date: 2006-08-18
Customer Rating: -

Summary: how NOT to get lost
Comment: I certainly won't say I don't know how I lived without this unit, and I can see how this little basic GPS has limitations depending on your lifestyle and expectations. But is EXACTLY what I needed. There is no way I use it up to its full potential, but knew that would be the case. Just wanted something to help me with knowing how many miles I"m covering on my daily hikes, changes in altitude (difficulty of hikes), keeping track of my route and time, etc. Every once in awhile my dog and I bushwack, and with this I can always find my way out of a tangle of underbrush, or back towards home should we lose sight of our obvious landmarks. Where we live is an area where people do geo-cache and I've thought about doing some of that while I'm out there, but haven't gotten beyond the thought yet. One day we'll venture beyond our immediate home area where the landmark's are strange and unknown and then this unit will really prove itself. Oh, and as to the matter of batteries - I use this unit about 90 minutes every other day and the first set of regular alkaline batteries lasted about 6 weeks. The unit kept saying the batteries were okay, but when it took a noticeably longer time to boot up and easily lost signal when under only slight cover, I knew it was time to replace them. So just keep aware about battery strength so you don't find yourself in strange territory without power.

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