I am considering a DeLorme PN-40 Handheld unit primarily for geocaching. I will use it for driving some and hopefully a backpacking trip in the future. The GPSstore.com has the PN-60 for $30 more but, I have set my limit at 300 and I'm sticking to it.
The reviews look real good but, I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts.
I've also been kicking around the idea of picking up a handheld unit. So many choices out there it's difficult for me to narrow it down. I think Cora would get a kick out of geo caching (we'll call it treasure hunting for now). I have to do some further reading to find a user friendly and water proof unit to take on the kayak that doesn't cost too much.
Marc...check out http://www.thegpsstore.com they seem to have pretty good prices. I have been shopping around for the last 2 years, This year were doing it. Spring is around the corner and I want to have it for our first trip in late March. We can't wait to start geocaching.
They have the Magellan eXplorist GC Handheld GPS for $140, it's waterproof and gets good reviews.
I ended up with the Dakota 20 bundle for 249.99 from Cabela's. It seems pretty good so far. The only thing I was disappointed about was that you can not use it for travel unless you buy another map program for $80. I called Garmin to verify. I told them that it would be a great thing to mention on the box.
Otherwise it's pretty easy to use and seems accurate as well.
One of our friends has a droid, and that's exactly what she does, and we use our iPhones. The phones are definitely accurate enough. We have yet to search for a cache and not find it.
The only drawback is that you have to either have a Internet connection to use the full features provided by the phones or have done your cache research in advance and use some of the offline tools.
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