Handheld GPS Preferences

[Kit Carson]

I like my Garmin Oregon 650t. I've used it for trapping and hunting, marked lots of spots with it and and it's never failed. It has a camera which is kind of a nice feature. Screen and unit itself are perfect size in my opinion. Clear color screen, durable (have dropped mine a few times), pretty quick to launch the different "apps", and it accepts an Onxmaps chip. What else are you lookin for? 
I hunt and trap alone the vast majority of the time so I haven't really had much need for the walkie talkie capability included in the Rhino...
I just use the Garmin caribeaner that came with it...clip it on my pants belt loop and I can flip it up to use it without having to unhook.
I think you can probably try the ones you're interested in at a store before buying? 

[7mmfan]

Thanks for the response Kit. I've heard good things about them in general so its nice to get a response from someone that's used them. Based on the research I've done the last couple days I've narrowed it down to the Oregon 700 or the Etrex Touch 35. The Etrex has a smaller screen but better battery life, more internal memory, etc...

[Kit Carson]

Unless you're saving a lot of stuff to the device I think the Garmin will probably be good for internal memory.
The Garmin 700 looks like a good device for the money.
Sounds like you've done your research, so I'm sure either will suit you well.

[Skyvalhunter]

I would go with the Garmin 62sc. Reason being you can buy it on EBay relatively cheap compared to the newer models with unneeded bells and whistles. It is considered one of the best models that they made and is very popular in the GPS community.

[quadrafire]

I have the garmin 650 and it's great when you have partners.  I'd like a bigger screen personally. I'm wondering what piano eluded to. Could a rescue unit use that to find you if needed. Good question. Anybody know for
Sure??

[ghosthunter]

I have four rhinos.

I leave one on my truck dash on ,under a hat when hunting alone.
As I Travel around I key the mic every half our or so.

My family and friends know , so if Idont show up on time.

[quadrafire]

Great idea ghost. I have an extra 120 in the safe. Never thought of that. 

[Reidus]

I have a garmin oregon 600 at it works great for what you described. I think the Etrex's have to small of screens for looking at maps. There's usually some deals on gps's this time of year. If you're not going to use the rino part, they're bigger and burn up more battery. Amazon has the oregon 600 for  $277. The 700 or 750 are newer but I don't think it'd benefit you much over the 600 for what you're doing. I'm with you on the app. App is great when you have service. It's a pain downloading the map. I like having the whole state or states in my handheld gps.

[7mmfan]

I will have to look at some of those older models. I really don't need, or even want some of the features on the newer units. I just want the best screen, memory, and GPS signal capabilities I can get. Thanks for the input.

[dreadi]

I bought a Garmin E Trex 20e the day before l left for elk camp. Came in handy.