Thread: GPS recommendations

Hopefully before long Im going to be getting myself a hand held gps to assist my hunting, so Im just looking for the good bad and ugly of your guys experiences.

My budget will be around the $300 mark and Im after more of a good 2nd hand rather than a cheaper brand new model. It will need to have or be able to have topo maps and be reasonably competent in thick bush and or down in gullys.

My experience is pretty limited Ive been out with @mucko a couple of times and was impressed with his, and also a couple of my pig hunter mates have garmin ones with 2 aerials for dogs (not sure the models sorry).

Just had a quick browse through trademe, found these 3
eXplorist 310 Handheld GPS $1 RES | Trade Me
GPS Garmin 62s | Trade Me
magellan eXplorist 600 Water resistant | Trade Me

Any suggestions or advise would be greatly appreciated

Cheers

I have maps for you when you get it

Originally Posted by Gibo

I have maps for you when you get it

Oh awesome cheers do they all run off the same software or does each brand/model need its own specific maps?

Originally Posted by big_foot

Oh awesome cheers do they all run off the same software or does each brand/model need its own specific maps?

Mallagen uses different maps and there are a lot less maps for them.

Don't be tempted by on old cheap model. When they started getting SD cards they gained high sensitivity as well so you can actually use them in the bush.

Originally Posted by Gibo

I have maps for you when you get it

Hey gibo. Do you know where I can get some Marine charts to go on my 62sc? At a cheap/realistic price

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Originally Posted by puku

Hey gibo. Do you know where I can get some Marine charts to go on my 62sc? At a cheap/realistic price

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Nah sorry mate. Havnt ever needed them. Got navionics on my phone though. Great app

Originally Posted by Gibo

Nah sorry mate. Havnt ever needed them. Got navionics on my phone though. Great app

How much was that? I looked to get it but the cost was $75 or something like that

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Originally Posted by puku

How much was that? I looked to get it but the cost was $75 or something like that

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$18 mate. iPhone

Originally Posted by puku

Hey gibo. Do you know where I can get some Marine charts to go on my 62sc? At a cheap/realistic price

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MP me and I can help a brutha out.

Just buy a garmin

+1 with Gibbo on this one.... have a look around the internet I did find a site (I'll go and have a look and see if I can find it again) that showed the development of the Garmin 62 platform and the variations. The point I saw was one of them has a slightly better aerial which could be a a good thing to have but yeah - bit of a no brainer if you can handle the wear on the buttons.

That 62s is cheap.

you might find this useful - Note Garmin 62 looks like its becoming end of line replaced by the 64.
Garmin GPSMAP 62 & 64 Series GPS Comparison | Differences between GPSMAP 64, 64s, 64st, 62, 62s, 62st, 62sc, 62tc, 60CSx GPS units - GPS Central Canada
Garmin GPSMAP 64 series brings GLONASS, iPhone connectivity & preloaded caches - GPS Tracklog

Regards Paul.

Garmin have a good web sight,it leads you through it for what type you need for your purpose, multi satilite for bush work,I think Garmin are great

Originally Posted by Gibo

That 62s is cheap.

Keep an eye on this.