GPS

Jim · 10-29-2001, 06:13 AM

OK....I am guilty of not paying attention to educational posts...that bugs me when others do it about eggs, etc... So sorry in advance. I am looking for a good basic GPS...it does not have to have bells and whistles it just needs to have the ability to get me there and back.

I am tapping the wealth of experience and knowledge here....

Thanks,

Jim [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

hoochie · 10-29-2001, 06:19 AM

Garmin GPS III with the mapping capability!

Pocket-sized and portable. Goes about 20 hours or more on 4 AA's. Tracks my trolling speed and leaves me a 'cookie-crumb' trail so I can get back to the ramp in the fog.
So many features, I've not gotten them all thru my pea-brain yet!

You should be able to save a $$ or two by going thru Sportco.

Try this http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsIIIp/

[ 10-29-2001: Message edited by: hoochie ]

BlueWater · 10-29-2001, 06:25 AM

Jim,
I upgraded to the to to Garman gps 76 this last year and I have loved it. It has the channel markers and bouys all in it all ready. A nice big LCD and buttons on the front. It is a hand held unit so I can also use in off the boat as well. I would not get combo sonar gps boat mount unit like I had before because when one breaks you are S.O.L. and not far ahead in the $ game.
Hope it helps
BlueWater

Jim · 10-29-2001, 06:26 AM

Hey Hooch....how much did that little bugger cost ya?? And do I need mapping ability...you know how and what I do....for the most part [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Jim

I would certainly like it to get in and out of the fog...I have two teenage girls at home and am in a fog all the time anymore...can the Garmin really get me out of the fog?? [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Point-of-Sale Clerk · 10-29-2001, 06:26 AM

Magellan 330M marine.

Map unit with channel marker and buoy info pre-programmed.

Easy to use and retails for less than $300.00

dawhunt · 10-29-2001, 06:42 AM

Hi.I have a Garmin GPS 12,its a couple yrs. old now and it was alot easier to learn to use then I thought it would and the new are even easier.There not very expensive either
its a hand held and if a dummy like me can use it anybody can.I use it mostly to mark my favorite fishing spots.I did make a terrible mistake with it awhile back,I was deleteing a few spots,I didn't go to anymore
and was not paying attention and ended up deleteing all my spots [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] now I've got to start all over again.I think it would still be a good idea to have a compass with you if nothing else just so you could find north.
If you can buy a GPS buy it thay are a really good thing to have.
Bob [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

swampy · 10-29-2001, 07:14 AM

Just there and back ??? garmin itrex ...$109.00 , easy , accurate , cheap .

Predator Dawg · 10-29-2001, 07:16 AM

Jim,

If you want to max your accuracy, look into a unit that is WAAS enabled. A neat unit out now is the Garmin 176. It is portable, although slightly larger than the GPS III Plus, but is WAAS enabled as well. If you want a real small unit look into the eTrex Vista. It is also WAAS enabled.

FYI - I have used the GPS III, and liked it very much.

hoochie · 10-29-2001, 09:32 AM

Jim, the Garmin GPS III Plus is what I have and I got it at/thru Sportco at you-know-who's cost for $325. You should be able to get the good price, too.

I love all the things it's capable of and its small size.

I can take it in the truck, motorhome, boat etc. Took it to New Jersey last month so I could follow the 'cookie crumbs' if I needed to find my way back to the hotel etc.

Dogfish · 10-29-2001, 09:58 AM

I have a Garmin GPS 12. It is very simple to operate, use it on my boat, truck, and out in the woods hunting. You can find then for less than $130 if you look. Have fun with the new toy.

plug cut · 10-29-2001, 02:01 PM

I purchased a Lowrance Global Map 100 last winter. It came with a CD to down load specific locations for both street and navigational details. The mapper screen is small but at a 1.5 mile scale works very well. I used it in the lower Columbia fishery this summer and it was extreemly accurate and the route tracking feature was very helpful in repeating trolling drifts where I had success. The WAAS technology memtioned above is of no value now that the GPS scramblers have been turned off. I researched hand held GPS's on the Internet and the Global Map 100 recieved the highest marks for a hand held unit with mapping capability. [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]