a good gps?

[whacker1]

I have used several handheld GPS units.  Garmins are definitely the easiest brand to learn how to use - very user friendly. 

I have a garmin e-trex vista.  i bought it 6 years ago for $300

I just bought a Garmin Rhino 530 and really had a chance to use it this weekend.  I would buy this one again.  Very happy with the features and battery life.  Now I don't have to carry both radio and gps.

5 watt radio, gps - dowloaded map, compass, altimeter and with the new 530 HCx you can buy mini-sd cards with the topo maps, so their is no downloading. 

Walmart as much as I hate them had them for sale for $375 with a $50 mail in rebate to Garmin for a grand total of $325.

best of luck

[Houndhunter]

now with my job i will most likely get one with downloaded maps, i just got back from bear hunting and sure wished i had it

georgia redneck what is UTM? not sure what that means

[georgia redneck]

IF you look in the setup part of your Gps you can either have Long/LAt or Utm it is just a different and much easier way of reading a map than Long/Lat you have to have a map that is Utm it is set up in a grid with markers along the top and the side that coincide with the UTM coordinates on your GPS you simply line up the top number with the side number and can accurately pinpoint your position on the map whether you have ever been in the area before or not I do not go hunting without it. You can find maps set up for it in several places I personaly use Arnolds map service in vancouver washington and he ships all over the country any map for any area in any state you need in either Long/Lat or my prefered UTM. There is an adress and phone number in the regs for Arnolds his son now runs the business he has gotten a little old his name is Phill great guy and very helpfull.

[Houndhunter]

thanks for all the input, i just brought home the oregon 400t