micah

I was just wondering if anyone has either one of these, and if you like them. I am going to buy another gps in a few days and I' ve just about narrowed it down to one of these two.
Do you have any positive or negative experiences with either one?
Thanks

cgarrett55

I use a vista and I like it very much. Its small and easy to use. If you decide to buy one, check the garmin web page and update it before saving things.

jetblast

I' ve got the vista also. The 24 meg of storage comes in handy to download numerous topo maps, waypoints, tracks and routes. The topos are great for backwoods hiking or hunting. But if you keep the maps on the gps, they will congest the towns/cities if you use the unit for highway travel. But that isn' t the unit' s fault. The barometric altimeter is used for advertising, but not really needed. It has to be reset when batteries are changed at a known elevation. The triangulation from the satellites do just fine and are fairly accurate. I like the compass but that has to be recalibrated with battery change also, but is easy to do. Screen definition is good. I wish it had external antenna capability but the only break in signal was during hiking at the base of a cliff. I' m happy with mine. Do some internet searching. There are some businesses out there that have good deals and Garmin is offering a $50 rebate I think. I got mine at teamgps.com. Currently they are 239 with the rebate.

micah

jetblast, or anyone else. How well does the vista hold a lock on the satelittes in heavy tree cover?
Also, if anyone else has any other suggestions on any gps units, lets here them.
I' m also considering the Rhino 120.
I' ll be mainly using it for hunting. I would like to have a unit with mapping capability. But, good reception in deep tree cover is the main concern. My last gps was fine, but I got real tired of getting bad reception with it. Thanks Guys.
Micah

ijimmy

I' ve got an e-trex , it works great , and another on the boat , garmin is making some great products nowadays .