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   Anonymous
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   Posted by unregistered user:

   I'm looking into buying a handheld GPS so i can try some geocaching.

   Looking for something middle of the road with decent bang-for-buck.

   The only ones i've seen around tend to be $500+ which is a little out of my price range at the moment.

   Posted 8 months ago #
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   Ben
   Big Kahuna

   What's your budget? I use an Etrex Vista. When combined with GSAK, you can upload heaps of Geocaching POIs onto it.

   There's a couple on Trademe around $200-$250 right now. I use the HCx which is nice (H for high senstivity and C for colour).

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   Posted 8 months ago #
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   Anonymous
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   Posted by unregistered user:

   I'd like to get everything i need (ie: incl any software i need to buy) for $300

   Posted 8 months ago #
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   Anonymous
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   Posted by unregistered user:

   I'm considering picking up a eTrex H
   There is a bunch of new ones on TradeMe for ~$200
   (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/GPS/Handheld/auction-256172551.htm)

   Is the only difference between the H and the HCx the colour screen?
   Or was the H a generation before the HCx?

   Posted 8 months ago #
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   Ben
   Big Kahuna

   Here's a nice comparison of the different models. The H is quite restricted, and doesn't display maps.

   Having said that, it will still work fine for Geocaching.

   Does your phone have GPS? You might be able to get cheap software for it to display coordinates which is all you need for basic geocaching.

   Posted 8 months ago #
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   Anonymous
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   Posted by unregistered user:

   Hmm that's a touch average.
   I would quite like it to display maps.

   The phone i have at the moment doesn't have GPS.

   Hmm, i guess ill try hunt down a cheap HCx or one of the Oregon models.

   Posted 8 months ago #
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   Anonymous
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   Posted by unregistered user:

   I ended up going with a Dakota 20 because it wasn't much more expensive than the E Trex models while having some of the features of the Oregon models.

   Should have it by the middle of the this week, should be able to get some serious caching in over the xmas period :)

   Thanks for the all the help ben :D

   Posted 7 months ago #

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