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Garmin eTrex GPS
Description: The eTrex GPS unit takes the best features of a 12 parallel channel GPS receiver and put them into a six ounce package ... more  Garmin eTrex GPS ... that is only four inches high and two inches wide. The result is a unit that will literally fit in the palm of your hand.Newest Review: ... than dedicated in car systems). I would certainly advise use of an in car charger (from the cigarette socket) to save your ... more ... batteries. When walking / biking, it is very handy - you can just set off, and let the unit lay a track down to chart your progress so you know exactly where you've been. To get back to the same point you set off from, simply turn and trace your route back - the unit will plot your current position, and if you match that up to the route you've laid down then you're following your exact steps back home. You can navigate by the on screen map, or by using the in built electronic compass bearings. When used...more |
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Garmin eTrex Legend® Handheld GPS Receiver Price Comparison
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Garmin eTrex Legend HCx                    Â
Deep foliage, nor canyons faze the rugged eTrex Legend HCx. Its h... |
£ 151,89 |
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Garmin ETREX Venture HC
Outdoor GPS, Handheld, LCD Display, Accuracy: < 49 feet, 1000 Way... |
£ 116,58 |
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Garmin Legend Cx Gps
This hand sized Garmin plastic and rubber pedometer weighs only 5... |
£ 270,00 |
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Garmin eTrex GPS: Garmin E-Trex Vista (951 words)
by jonotinx - written on 01.07.04 (Very useful, 1333 readings)
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I bought my E-trex via e-bay a few months ago. I'm not a serious walker, but do enjoy the outdoors and like the odd mountain bike trek. I was looking for a unit that would be simple to use, but had enough features to grow with me if my needs increased. With the e-trek vista I found my requirements. Another plus is that it is possible to use it in the car quite well. The dedicated car units are too big and not practical for hand held use, but the vista covers both hand held and in car use pretty well. It's a little small on the display side for true car navigation, but if you have a passenger, then it's not a problem as they can ...
Where on Earth have you been?!?!? (1896 words)
by LegendaryMrDude - written on 03.05.02 (Very useful, 2590 readings)
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Sattelite navigation? In the palm of your hand? Surely not! Only two years ago your scepticism would have been justified, but technology has advanced rapidly during that time and it is now possible to get a range of GPS devices at a much more reasonable price. This particluar op is (obviously) on the Garmin eTrex hand-held GPS receiver, the cheapest in the eTrex family, a device aimed at the active outdoors type of a person. But first things first... what is GPS? It stands for Global Positioning System and at it's simplest can be thought of as an array of satellites circling the earth, each sending out a time signal. GPS receivers pick up these ...
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