a good gps?

[bobcat]

I read about that Delorme unit and thought it sounded great but already had my 60csx. Would be nice having the aerial photos in addition to the topo maps.

[bobcat]

Cabelas has the Garmin 60csx advertised on sale for $299. The sale starts June 25th.

[Bob33]

Garmin 60CSx or the 60Cx (S model has a barometric altimeter).  They are as rugged, reliable, easy to use, and as sensitive as anything out there.

[Houndhunter]

Cabelas has the Garmin 60csx advertised on sale for $299. The sale starts June 25th.

i saw that yesterday in an ad, i will buy it as soon as i can. getting a truck today so not sure if i will have the extra $$ to spend, how long will the sale last you think?

[bobcat]

I don't have the flyer here at my house, saw it at my parent's house. I believe it was a week long sale. Actually, no I take that back, I think it was for 2 weeks, as they called it the 4th of July sale, or something like that. Must be two weeks.

[MIKEXRAY]

I bought the Rhino 530 hcx this spring with the Oregon / Washington topo chip & love it. It has a rechargeable battery that lasts a very long time. Left it on twelve hours with back light on 60% & had 60% battery left at end. Also I hunt deep canyon / timber where my buddies unit last year lost satelite, my rhino never lost satelite anywhere & actually was tracking 9 satelites all day.  It also has a built in compass & knows which direction it is always pointed, my buddy had to walk 50 yards at least before his would point to the truck. His was some Magellan model . Radio is nice & sending location to other units is nice also. I give it 5 stars out of 5. Mike

[ivarhusa]

JBR, nice report on the Delorme PN-40.  Very helpful.

[Houndhunter]

thanks again for the replys, all helpfull think im stillthinkin im goin with the 60cxs

[bowhuntin]

thanks again for the replys, all helpfull think im stillthinkin im goin with the 60cxs

Are you planning on getting the maps for the 60cxs? If so add that on top of the $300 dollars they want for the unit plus probably another $100 for the topo maps. Why not just get the Garmin Colorado 400t that already has the maps preloaded and has all the features except for the touchscreen of the Garmin Oregon units?

Here is the comparison of all three of the units side by side of what they have and don't have from garmins website.

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/compare.do?cID=145&compareProduct=14904&compareProduct=11022&compareProduct=310

You can get a garmin 60csx for $293 without the topo maps which is around $100 value, garmin colorado for $385(comes preloaded with U.S. Topo map) or the garmin oregon for $435(comes preloaded with U.S. Topo map) from amazon.com

[reddog132]

Garmin has a $50 rebate offer going now for Rino 520HCx & 530HCx models.

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,28120.0.html

[ratherhunt]

Garmin 60CSx had it for years and love it, I did buy a topo map though

[CHSNGSTLHD]

DELORME PN-40f for all the reasons stated above! I got mine for $399 @ CAbelas last month WITH a $100 rebate.  The Maps are what made me go with Delorme over the Garmon 60 csx. 

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Garmin 60csx for me also, I know there are better ones, but at the time it was the best I could find and cannot come up with an excuse to replace it yet.....

[georgia redneck]

Well for me it is all about having it set up in UTM instead of Long/Lat. IF you have a map in UTM it is as easy as reading a streat map you just go by the grid and you can find your way to any spot on the map even if you have never been there before but you have to just trust the gps, the map and your compas which is not always easy to do when your instincts are telling you something else. If you would like to know more about using the UTM setup on the Gps just P.M. me and I can hook you up. Also Arnolds Maps in Vancouver Washington is one of the best places to get maps in the state and you can get them via snail mail if you do not live in the area. Good luck.

[M_ray]

I've heard that a lot of the Rino's will "freeze up", and sometimes you have to take the batteries out to get it reset.

That was a problem on the first Generation Rino's they updated the tranmitters and recievers on the HcX versions of the 520 & 530 to solve that and in the process made them much stronger. I have the 530 HcX and it's awsome! I have no problem with keeping my signal even inside my house and while they were at it improving the freezing issue they added a digital compass (so you dont have to be walking at 1mph to get it to initiate) and the weather channel to the 530 HcX!!!