A good starter handheld gps

what is a good cheap starter handheld gps system?

LuckyNug

Hi Lucky Nug, the "Garmin Etrex H" for around $100, it's easy to use and accurate. cheers Pete.

What's wrong with one of the newer mobile phones? Just make sure you turn off the GPS facility when not required, for security sake. Mine is accurate to within 5m

I agree with Pistonbroke, the garmin is easy to use, just punch in a way point when you get out of the car and if you get lost it will guide you back,
heres a tip....I switch mine off after i mark a way point to conserve the battery and switch it back on if i need to get to a certain waypoint, cheers

I'm looking at the moment and came across the following site
http://shop.retrevo.com/m/search/byfilter?c=1015&ot=852&qf=GPS%20with%20Long%20Battery%20Life

It doesn't give real-life users experience in the wild, but gives the tecko's a good view to where the device sits in the food chain for costs/features...

JB HiFi has the Garmin Etrex 10 on special for $79 with change.

This units sells for $149 normally.

Hope this helps.

Joe

At $79 ..........buy 2 they are very light and easy to carry.............................I was lost in the bush one time when my $900 gps let me down ( I had a compass as back-up but not as good as a GPS ).

Cheers.

Yep the Garmin Etrex 10 is a good little unit, basic monochrome screen without the bells and whistles but does a good job. At $79 it's a steal and if something stuffs up or you lose/break it you won't be crying over it. Bought mine at Dick Stiffs 3 months ago for $130 and thought that was good, damn.

Reefy.

hi all garmin eTREX10 is on sale i think till the end of today for $78.40 as it is $98 less 20% as the 20% is for this weekend at JB hi fi apparently this is below cost cheers Terry
PS i have bought 2 one for me and one for the cheese and kisses

TTT wrote:hi all garmin eTREX10 is on sale i think till the end of today for $78.40 as it is $98 less 20% as the 20% is for this weekend at JB hi fi apparently this is below cost cheers Terry
PS i have bought 2 one for me and one for the cheese and kisses

Yep I posted about this yesterday about the special price.

I also took the advice of sandy 2010 and purchased another today. So I have 2 which will use 1 for backup.

Those that can not get to a JBHI FI Shop you can purchase these online.

The link is below. These are easy to use. Spent an hour playing and moving icons until I was satisfied.

You could buy 2 for the price you would normally buy 1 and do as I have and keep one as a backup just in case one fails.

http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/car-sound/gps/garmin-etrex-10-personal-gps-unit/667158

Hope this helps.

Joe