Can anybody recommend a good bare bones handheld GPS receiver?
Privratnik asked:
I’m looking for a GPS receiver that I can use for back-country navigating in third world countries where no good commercial GPS maps are available. I need very basic compass and waypoint features, but no mapping.
Durability is a must!!!
I’m looking for a GPS receiver that I can use for back-country navigating in third world countries where no good commercial GPS maps are available. I need very basic compass and waypoint features, but no mapping.
Durability is a must!!!
Despite owning three Magellan receivers, I heartily recommend the basic yellow Garmin eTrex-H. It is durable, inexpensive, and does a decent job of finding your location for you. The eTrex-H has much the same hardware as its more expensive brethren, but none of the bells and whistles (such as decent mapping). Surprisingly, Wal-Mart still sells them at the same $99 price that they used to sell the original eTrex for.
I’d also get a decent compass such as a Silva or Brunton, just in case the batteries die.
Ernie