Best Civilian GPS For Land Nav

[orivjr]

Joined the Marine Reserves after being out from active duty for about 3yrs. Just came back from A.T. Seen a couple of Marines with civilian GPS. Was wondering which GPS btw. Garmin and Magellan is better.
Thanks.

[Creeper]

Either-find one that will not break yur wallet. However, ya better learn the compass , if ya haven't already. there is alot additional SOPs when ya run w/ a computer.

[orivjr]

I'm good to go with the lensatic, as my Co. issue them out to us. I was just wondering out of the two which is the best.
Thanks.

[AROUETLJ]

Definitely Garmin Etrex. There's a whole range to choose from, depending on your budget of course. They're more compact than equivalent Magellan models.

[DeltaWhisky58]

Garmin all the way.

In most cases, the internal GPS hardware/software is pretty smilar, the major diferences are the display size/resolution, memory size and the number of software gizmos built in.

My Garmin GPS II+ is around 6 years old now, but is as accurate as any civilian receiver, especially when connected to good mapping software on my notebook PC.

[Deuterium]

Although you can't go bad with a Garmin eTrex Vista (they now come in a color display) I'm starting to see a lot of Foretrex models showing up on guys arms or on the LBV over in Iraq.

[AOCBravo2004]

Although you can't go bad with a Garmin eTrex Vista (they now come in a color display) I'm starting to see a lot of Foretrex models showing up on guys arms or on the LBV over in Iraq.

I have a Garmin III Plus, and for x-mas my brother also bought me a Garmin Foretrek 101, I love the Foretrek, and you can't go wrong for about $100.00 bucks. Nice display, and lots of features for something that small. I love how light it is, and the fact you can wear it like a watch, or yes, strap it to almost anything.


PS Foretrek 101 requires two AAA batteries, the Foretrek comes with an internal recharable lithium battery that runs for up to 15hrs.

[Scrim]

My dumb ass went for a "swim" with a Garmin in my pocket.
Must... buy...waterproof.....next.....time.

[orivjr]

Thank you to everyone who posted. I'll try Garmins as it sounds like it is a dependable product. Thanks again.

[ßå$tĮТHÏ¿ð]

I have/use a magellan, I like it because if it gets wet its waterproof and still functions. Takes two AA batteries, that can be quickly changed and allows for map updates by hooking it into my puters usb and downloading updated maps from CD.

[Apogee]

Although you can't go bad with a Garmin eTrex Vista (they now come in a color display) I'm starting to see a lot of Foretrek models showing up on guys arms or on the LBV over in Iraq.

I've got one and love it. Not as powerful as the larger GPS units, but pretty damn handy. I plan on taking it with me when I deploy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/jackal419/MT%20Washington/gps.jpg

I used it on two seperate MT Washington climbs (one winter, one spring) and it worked very well on both. My only complaint is that its tiny size makes it more suseptable to droping sats when under foliage. That said, just stay above the tree line. ;)

[oregongrunt]

Definitely Garmin Etrex. There's a whole range to choose from, depending on your budget of course. They're more compact than equivalent Magellan models.
You're right, I carried this one in Iraq and it's excellent.