On 27/04/2011 18:54, chrishails50 wrote:
> Whilst being a firm user of map and compass I realise that a GPS could of=
fer me more. But my life may be too short to understand all options availab=
le and prices that range over a factor about 5 as far as I can tell.
>
> Does anyone have good experiences for hiking GPS's for use in Europe ? I =
want to be able to get maps of at least 1:25,000 scale, or 1:10,000, if the=
y can then be zoomed in on then so much the better, for several countries, =
mostly but not exclusively in Europe, I want to mark and remember places I =
may want to re-visit or where I just made a recording, light weight, good b=
attery, usedin mountaisn and under forest canopy. I do NOT want a camera, r=
adio, blood pressure monitor or coffee maker built in (actually coffee woul=
d be good...), I just want the basics for good navigation and remebering wh=
ere I've been, that's all.
I use a Garmin Etrex Vista, colour model and install Openstreetmap
derived maps that are free. It's one of Garmin's better models for use
under tree canopies.
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*Neil Tungate*
www.skipper.org.uk
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