Name:
Location: Nashville, TN USA
Date: 2003-06-17
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Perfect for Geocaching
Comment: I bought my Garmin eTrex because I was interested in Geocaching but I didn't have a lot of spare cash to invest in the activity. I was a little concerned about purchasing what is essentially the "bottom of the line" device but once my eTrex arrived and I put it to use I was not disappointed. My family and I go Geocaching almost every weekend now. I have found this device to be extremly easy to use once you get used to it. I's features have been more than enough when it comes to geocaching. I would recommend this device to anyone looking for a GPS device for Geocaching.
Name: James A Ignatuk
Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA
Date: 2000-10-10
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Great for the outdoor sportsman
Comment: I live in western Pennsylvania and am into mountain biking, hiking, and skiing. This GPS is great for all of these sports because it's small, lightweight, waterproof, and quick to use. Once it gets its bearings, it will re-gain its signal fairly quickly, making it easy to stuff in your pack and then take out again when you need to get your location or mark a waypoint. I've marked the beginning of trails, and it was accurate to 5 feet when I returned. There's no PC interface, so you won't find it helpful in a car, but if you need something that'll keep you from getting lost in the woods, this baby's for you - and at a great price, too. No complaints whatsoever.
Name: Dawna and Kent Ireton
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Date: 2002-03-18
Customer Rating: -
Summary: KISS
Comment: Keep it simple stupid! What profound words and this seems to be the philsophy behind the Garmin eTrex. This is my first and only GPS and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. I know there are more feature rich and expensive GPS's out there but my question is why buy all of this if you don't really need it. I'm a hiker, biker and a snowshoer. I don't need necessarily need mapping features and other more advanced features. I do need to know where I am and to see my tracks and to mark waypoints. The eTrex does this and a whole lot more. Although it is relatively simple, I am still discovering features and ways to use it. I would say that what you get out of it largely depends on what you put into it, in terms of learning and understanding what capabilities that the eTrex has.
I bought the combo adapter with both a serial connection for the computer and a cigarette lighter adapter for the car. I highly recommend this combo rather than buying the connectors separately. Remember, KISS! I looked at the bike handlebar mounting unit, but decided against it....I think I'm going to rig up my own mounting system for the bike. I do plan to buy computer mapping software at a later date, and the beauty is that you can overlay your tracks and routes on a computer map.
I really have no complaints. I'm having a blast with this. I have new confidence to head out into some yet unexplored territories of the place I live (Alaska) and not fear getting disoriented or lost, which I have done before.
For a first or only personal handheld GPS I highly recommend the eTrex. Forget the bells and whistles, the functionality you need for hiking, biking, snowshoeing, skiing, climbing is in the eTrex!
Name: SquareMouth
Location: Virginia
Date: 2006-10-05
Customer Rating: -
Summary: A great device, for sure!
Comment: I am a new geocacher and this device is perfect. Even children can easily understand and operate this device. It is accurate to 10-15 feet of the cache in the city. It is dead on when there is little or no interference (West Virginia). I've even dropped it a couple of times and it still works like a charm. It is highly recommended in the forums of geocaching sites as well! A great device for the price.
Name: Glenn Campbell
Location: Las Vegas, NV USA
Date: 2001-10-23
Customer Rating: -
Summary: A replacement speedometer
Comment: The speedometer on my car broke. I could spend $400+ to repair it, or buy a new GPS to hang on my dashboard.
I was impressed to find that this unit worked almost anywhere in the car, not just under the windshield.I chose this low-cost entry level model (the yellow one) because it does everything I need -- for driving, hiking & boating. I know that a few months from now, there will probably be better, cheaper units available, so I see no reason to spend more for the high-end Garmin units.
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