Name: Michael J Edelman
Location: Huntington Woods, MI USA
Date: 2000-07-11
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Superb value for the money
Comment: I've been thinking about a GPS for kayaking for at least two years, but none of the units on the market met my requirements for ruggedness, water resistence, utility and low cost- until the eTrex. This is a *superb* little box. It's not only rugged and waterproof, it's very well enginnered and very handy. It provides all the necessary information needed for navigation- location, speed (real and average), distance traveled, direction, bearing to a waypoint, and so forth. You can store mutilple routes, too. Until Garmin comes out with a similarly sized package that does detailed mapping this will be my main navigating tool on land and water.
I've been using it for kayaking and bicycling for a few hundred miles now and I have no complaints- well, I suppose it would be nice if it floated, too, but barring that I just keep its lanyard attached to my kayak when I go out paddling.
Overall, a superb value for bikers, hikers and small boaters.
Name: Marc
Location: Rome, Italy
Date: 2000-12-05
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Buy one... you won't regret it
Comment: I bought my Etrex as a gadget, but its now an indispensable part of my travels. It's well designed, functional and inexpensive. Having owned my Etrex for 6 months, I now find uses for it that I never envisaged, for example; finding my way back to a hotel in a strange town at 3 in the morning after a party. Having previously marked the position as we left the hotel, it steered us, effortlessly through a maze of suburban streets, right back to the door. I would point out though, that since it has no 'base map', you really need a programme such as Autoroute to input your desination, if you are going somewhere for the first time. Just jot down the Lat and Longtitude and key them in. A terrific peice of technology.
Name:
Location:
Date: 2000-05-03
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Fantastic!
Comment: I am extremely impressed with Garmin this time! They made this GPS with very good quality and at a very reasonable price! The etrex is amazingly small, actually the smallest GPS around, the picture makes it look big, but its very small. The casing is also VERY durable, waterproof, shock-resistant, and has a nice weight when loaded with batteries. Features: Includes map with personal waypoints, compass, speedometer, sunrise/sunset, average and max speeds, altitude, precise coordinates, unique satellite status page, and more.
I would have to say the only thing I do not like about the etrex is the buttons. They are good quality and will not fall off or anything, but they just feel very awkward pushing them. Garmin really points out that you can easily operate the unit with one hand and that the buttons are comfortable to the feel. You can operate it with one hand but its hard and does NOT feel comfortable.
The etrex is very simple which makes it so much easier to use than other GPS's. It is perfect for anything you throw at it!
Name: scott
Location: Lake Penage Canada
Date: 2003-11-08
Customer Rating: -
Summary: boating with e trex
Comment: I run a lodge in northern ontario,and to get to work i travel by boat.Each day we travel 10 miles in and 10 miles back.Often this trip is made at 2 or 3 in the morning.Fog,rain,or snow the e trex always gets us home.On the lake we travel there are many bays and islands,and in the worst conditions,when you can not even see through the windshield we depend on the e trex to guide us back to safety.The backlight is great in the dark.The track back feature is by far the easiest to use.
Name:
Location: Colorado
Date: 2000-06-07
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Lost without it!
Comment: I was hiking in the mountains, heading back to the car at dusk. I realized I took a wrong turn somewhere and was lost. I had logged the location of the car before leaving so here was my first real test of the E-Trex. I turned it on, and it pointed me toward the car complete with distance to destination and estimated time to arival. The "Back Light" feature came in handy as it would have been difficult to use my flashlight to see the readout. In ten minutes I was back at the car.
The E-Trex is simple to use but I was glad I had spent several hours playing with it around my neighborhood before really needing it.
I had no need for a compass or map with the E-Trex.
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