Our old and trusty Magellan GPS had served us well, but its age was certainly showing. Not having it on hand on a recent trip, I borrowed a Garmin eTrex Vista from a friend. His unit convinced me it was time to get a Garmin eTrex. I settled for the eTrexHC mainly because of the price. Now that I have used it for site visits and on trips, it clearly is a good investment since its price and performance are very hard to beat. I was able to get maps from OSM that are really very helpful and updated. If there is only one thing that would make it better, it would be having a slot for a microSD so I don't have to keep loading and unloading maps--though I don't have to do this that often. The microSD card slot feature is available in a higher priced sibling of the eTrex HC. If you want the added convenience of storing a good number of maps and topos, get the one with the microSD slot. Get more detail about Garmin eTrex Venture HC GPS Receiver.
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