Does any one know of a good GPS system?: Adventure Activities

danny · **Site Rank:** Healthy Friend

I’ve been wanting to purchase one for a while now, but I don’t know anything about them. I see them in the stores with prices that range quite a bit. I don’t know why a cheaper one wouldn’t work as good as the more expensive ones. Does anybody have a GPS system that they really like? I was looking for a hand held one that I can use in the car as well out on hikes and stuff.

tammy · **Site Rank:** Site Admin

I don't know much about GPS systems, but I've been wanting one too. If I were to get a handheld one, I'd probably get the Garmin 60 CSX GPS Unit.

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The Garmin 60 CSx GPS Unit is an upgrade to Garmin's popular 60 Cx GPS—in addition to all of the Cx's offerings, the CSx has a barometric altimeter and electronic compass to supplement its mapping functions. The altimeter uses both barometric pressure and satellite data to give you extremely accurate elevation data, while the electronic compass allows you to get an accurate heading even while standing still. Set the altimeter to one elevation, and you can use the barometer to watch for incoming weather. The CSx also features built-in memory for 50 routes and 1,000 waypoints, and comes with a 64-megabyte microSD card. You can buy microSD cards pre-loaded with topos and marine cartography that you can install in your GPS, or the included USB cable lets you hook up to your computer to download or upload maps, routes, and other data from MapSource.

HealthyPals · **Site Rank:** Site Admin

I just got this GPS system by Garmin a few weeks ago. I really like it. You can use it in the car to get turn by turn directions, and you can also take it out of the car to go on hikes and it can show trail information.

Laughing Gravy · **Site Rank:** Moderator

The Garmin Quest and Quest2 used to be ideal for this- they run on an internal battery, so can be used in-car or on foot. They've been discontinued now, but perhaps they've replaced it with something else in the range. Or buy secondhand?

Garmin are good sat navs- I've had mine a few years now (a Garmin Streetpilot 2610) and it's still going strong, despite being a lot bulkier than more modern ones.

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=164&pID=338

joebert · **Site Rank:** Moderator

I don't have any model suggestions, but I don't think getting a hand held unit that you'll also use in the car is a good idea.

Reason being, anything that's not going to be something that's not a burden to carry around is likely going to be frustrating to use in the car and anything that works well in the car is going to be a burden to carry around.

I really think this is a case of getting something decent for the car first, since you're likely to get more use out of that, and then getting something for the trips/etc down the road. (no pun intended)

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