Handheld GPS Reviews - Customer reviews - Garmin Etrex Venture HC GPS Receiver

Manufacturer: Garmin

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Name: C. Higley
Location: Klamath Falls, OR
Date: 2008-10-07
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Garmin eTrex Venture HC High-Intensity Color Mapping Handheld GPS
Comment: This product is exactly what I wanted and what I was looking for. It does exactly what I wanted and hoped that it would do.

Name: NewMexicoKid
Location:
Date: 2008-10-07
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Good unit
Comment: This unit works great for my needs, which is to keep track of location and waypoints when I backpack in the Rocky Mountains. It's got an easy, one-click method of creating waypoints. It always acquires the signal quickly. It keeps track of a bunch of useful data - such as distance covered (an odometer reading that is also useful when exercising), moving time, resting time, local sunset and sunrise. It provides an elevation reading, which is useful in comparision with a topo map.

It's lightweight and small - which means it's easy to carry - and it appears to be durable (although I haven't dropped it yet to test this feature!)

I purchased separately the 2008 Topo US from Garmin. I loaded maps for my local area onto the unit and they work great. Easy to transfer between the PC and the unit.

I highly recommend the unit. The only issue I've noticed is with the batteries. It seems to go through them quickly. After loading fresh batteries, be sure to go into the configure settings and select the correct battery type - it makes a big difference, however even with the correct setting it seems the batteries don't last long. I haven't done much testing, but it seems a fresh set last maybe 3 hours. Be sure to carry extra ones with you.

Although it would be nice if the batteries lasted longer, I can live with it. The other features make it worthwhile.

Name: P. Donnelly
Location:
Date: 2008-10-24
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Garmins got good stuff
Comment: Product was purchase to update from older one very nice quick sattelite reconition would not do anything different

Name: Maus
Location: Milton, WI
Date: 2008-11-26
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Great Sat Grabber
Comment: I upgraded to this from my old Etrex for better satellite lock, and I got it. I can sit in my cabin and pull 8 sats through the roof! No more looking for breaks in the trees so I can get my bearings. It's got a lot more goodies than my last Etrex, but I haven't even gotten around to using them yet. All I wanted is something that would acquire quickly and keep giving me data, no matter what was overhead. The Venture HC delivered it.

Name: Leandro Compare
Location: Uruguay
Date: 2008-12-01
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Very good product
Comment: It's a very good product, I would buy it again.
The only thing that I don't like is that it takes a lot of time to acquire the satellites. But it's ok anyways.

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