LOOKING TO BUY NEW GPS ANY RECOMMENDATIONS???

[nontypical176]

IMO the gps units with 1 central toggle button for all functions are not as user friendly as the ones with multiple buttons (gets old toggling through multiple pages to reach the one you want).  My Rhino has a central toggle and my buddy has the 60csx with multiple buttons which is much faster getting to the function you desire.  The 60csx picked up satelites better than my Rhino standing side by side in the brush and my rhino was 5 years newer and more expensive.  My 2 way radio built into the Rhino doesn't get out as good as my regular 2 way hand held radios.  I own the Rhino and it works, but I would buy something different next time.  Also on my Rhino every time you turn it on you have to go to the radio function and shut it off which helps concerve battery life and it is anoying if you power up and are trying to be quiet but all the sudden you here the radio I keep it turned all the way down for this reason.  The altimeter on my Rhino is accurate and I also purchased the Terrain Navigator program.  It tracks in real time on the maps when hooked to your PC, tracks can be easily sent to other programs or people and it even synchronizes with google earth which you can send tracks and such to.  Makes it lots funner to own a gps when paired with a program like Terrain Navigator.
Lastly, I have the rechargeable battery pack for my Rhino (slightly more bulky), but have been happy with the battery life.

[pianoman9701]

IMO the gps units with 1 central toggle button for all functions are not as user friendly as the ones with multiple buttons (gets old toggling through multiple pages to reach the one you want).  My Rhino has a central toggle and my buddy has the 60csx with multiple buttons which is much faster getting to the function you desire.  The 60csx picked up satelites better than my Rhino standing side by side in the brush and my rhino was 5 years newer and more expensive.  My 2 way radio built into the Rhino doesn't get out as good as my regular 2 way hand held radios.  I own the Rhino and it works, but I would buy something different next time.  Also on my Rhino every time you turn it on you have to go to the radio function and shut it off which helps concerve battery life and it is anoying if you power up and are trying to be quiet but all the sudden you here the radio I keep it turned all the way down for this reason.  The altimeter on my Rhino is accurate and I also purchased the Terrain Navigator program.  It tracks in real time on the maps when hooked to your PC, tracks can be easily sent to other programs or people and it even synchronizes with google earth which you can send tracks and such to.  Makes it lots funner to own a gps when paired with a program like Terrain Navigator.
Lastly, I have the rechargeable battery pack for my Rhino (slightly more bulky), but have been happy with the battery life.

My 655T has a touch screen, even with gloves on.

[nontypical176]

That might be cool, haven't tried one like that.  I do know my toggle on my Rhino is easily bumped or pushed to the side and I either here it if the volumes on or look down to find out I've panned all the way over to another state.

[MDGrand]

Im in the market as well.. few questions for those Garmin owners out there...

The Rhino series.. better reception due to the external antenna?

For the ones with cameras and radios.. are they good quality or are they fair?

Thinking about the Oregon Series, Rhino 650, 650T, etc..

Thoughts, feed back?

[BuckHunter23]

Garmin Rhino with out a doubt... its nice to be able to see where your hunting partners are in case of injury or they get an animal down and need help.

  Our party uses Rhinos, the 530's.  This feature is great.  I was able to locate my buddy after he called for help getting his animal out in MT.  I didn't know the area well, so I just told it to take me to his location and it worked perfectly.  In fact, if you look at some of his photos you can see me coming in from a distance.  It was pretty funny.

[Cascade_fisher]

I attach the rino to my chest harness and we all use the hands free earbud/mic. It works well to remain quiet, in contact (although i leave mine dangle around and not in my ear) and eliminates the button bumping 
I have learned the shortcuts (hold center down) help a lot.
Maybe at Rasbo's next bbq (which i hope to get to) we could have a gps off?  Got dark timber?

Double tap center mass.

[Johnb317]

The Oregon 450t is on sale for 3 bills again at cabelas.   Anyone use this one?
All too expensive, been suggested the etrx 30, but maybe the lower version is good enough? 

[buckhorn2]

Had an experence yesterday that made me a garmin beleiver. Went out 43 miles to fish tuna and ran to a spot where they were catching fish it took us right to the spot. Then the motor freezes up and we try to get in with a 9 horse outboard at 4 knots. After 6 hours we had traveled 26 miles and could finally get in touch with the coast guard and we gave them our readings in pea soup fog they came right to us we would;nt have reached the dock until 1 in the morning at our speed and our flashlight batterys were out so no lights after it got doark. I am looking to get one now for sure.

[Mudman]

The 650 rino on sale at cabelas for 379$  Great deal, I just bought 655 last month and wish I waited for this one!  Great gps and awesome price.