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| Garmin eTrex Handheld GPS | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $139.99
Buy New: $69.95
You Save: $70.04 (50%)
New (8) Used (2) from $69.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  213 reviews
Sales Rank: 2559
Media: Sports
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Tracks: 10
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 64x128
Size: eTrex
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 2 x 1.2 x 4.4
MPN: 010-00190-06
Model: 010-00190-06
UPC: 753759017026
EAN: 0753759017026
ASIN: B00003WGP5
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
adequate for the task August 11, 2008
The Garmin eTrex is a no frills GPS that is perfect for new geocachers and hikers who need coordinates but not road maps.
 Great Deal June 16, 2008
For the money this is a great GPS. Easy to use and keeps us from getting lost as we cut trails on our wooded acreage. Works well in heavy trees.
A fantastic legacy GPS April 18, 2008
The eTrex is a FANTASTIC little unit that has served me well for years.
It has great battery life, quality construction, and solid durability.
My last trip was a three weeks backpacking trip in the mountainous New Mexico. I made a list of waypoints using notepad and the internet and input them to my device, while on the train. Of course, I still had a compass and paper topo maps, but this GPS made it a lot easier to find my way back to camp, during my day-hikes!
Four caveats:
FIRST: Keep in mind GPS units are only for SUPPLEMENTAL information. You must still be able to navigate with a compass and paper map if you're going backpacking!
Keep in mind, this unit is IPX7, meaning it is water RESISTANT, not waterproof. Despite what you may read in eBay auctions, Garmin does NOT make one waterPROOF unit. IPX7 means that the unit will sit just below the surface of non-flowing water for 30 minutes. Anything more than that is not guaranteed to be covered by warranty.
Also, DO NOT BUY THIS UNIT. Buy the newer, but nearly identical, eTrex H. The high sensitivity reciever is a HUGE improvement over the old 12 channel gps recievers. High sensitivity recievers acquire satellites much faster and have much better reception. With an "H" unit, you can leave your GPS under a thin lid on the top of your backpack or use the unit under heavy tree cover.
Finally, if you can squeeze just a little more out of your checkbook, I would recommend a COLOR unit. Color units have a longer battery life (TFT screens use less energy than the black and white LCD) and most colored units share the same interface as other colored units... a much simpler interface than their odd-ball black and white counterparts.
 Doesn't work February 17, 2008
I bought this unit to take with me deer hunting. It did not track the satellites initially so I returned it. I had the same difficulty with the second unit. The seller couldn't explain why both malfunctioned so I just got my money back. My advice is to take 2 AA batteries with you, open the package, install them and test the unit before you leave the parking lot. I guess there are no satellites over Gray, Georgia.
Basic Gps, Does the Job. January 18, 2008
We use this GPS when snowmobiling. Makes it easy to get back to your starting point.
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