| | Garmin eTrex H Handheld GPS |  | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $83.00 (On sale from $85.00)
You Save: $16.99 (17%)
New (55) Used (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 1467
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Media: Sports
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Tracks: 10
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 64 x 128
Battery: 2 AA
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 1.2 x 2 x 4.4
nv:Type: Handheld
Waypoints: 500
Display: 4 level gray LCD
Touch Screen: Yes
Battery Type: 2 ?AA? batteries
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: eTrex H
Model: eTrex H
UPC: 753759072858
EAN: 0753759072858
ASIN: B000PDV0CE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Great starter for Geocaching June 25, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am just getting started in the hobby of geocaching and the Garmin eTrex H Handheld is working great! It's easy to understand and use. It has been accurate and seems to work well under tree canopys as well as in downtown urban settings.
Garmin eTrex H Handheld GPS June 17, 2008
Picked up one of these to replace a Geko 301 that I had been using for recording track logs. The Geko doesn't work too well without wide open skies, so more often than not I ended up with a bunch of way points rather than a full track log. I've just taken the eTrex H on an extended trip driving and walking through the North Cascades National Park (lots of mountains and trees). Even though the unit was in my backpack throughout the trip, the track log looks almost perfect (i.e. it lines up with all the roads etc when in Google Earth). The user interface on this unit appears to be the same as for the Geko, however the buttons are less pleasant to operate (bad placement, and too much force required). Like the Geko this unit does not include a cable; fortunately I could reuse the (not so cheap) USB cable I had bought for the Geko.
 Number 11 May 28, 2008
This is the eleventh Garmin I've bought. They're all for my coworkers in Europe. I don't hike but they tell me it's a great deal!
Heading and Speed Fluctuate May 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this little guy after I borrowed my father-in-law's older etrex. Everything seemed to be going fine... it picked up signal quickly and said I had great accuracy. However, when I would walk/drive in a straight line, the heading would wobble plus/minus 15 degrees. This may not seem like a lot, but when you are moving by foot this means that the track you are following on the map is twisting back and forth, making it difficult to navigate. I sent one of these back for a replacement on Garmin's recommendation... the second one had the same problem.
Perhaps the issue could be fixed with a software update (I was running 2.6), but the cable is so expensive.
Great for military use April 16, 2008
I use my eTrex in my job as an Army ROTC instructor, which calls for plenty of opportunity to navigate in the woods. I've used it to plot start and end points for situational training exercises, and land navigation points. It works great in dense forest cover, and can be operated reasonably well while wearing gloves.
The backlight doesn't drain the battery too bad, and doesn't kill your nightvision. The yellow color isn't very tactical, but what about our new uniforms is tactical in a woodland green environment? Rain doesn't bother it, it seems pretty rugged, and at $87.99 (from the PX), I wasn't too worried about dropping it anyway.
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