Dual Purpose GPS Unit

[keluangus]

Hi all,

I travel quite a bit where road navigation/direction is needed (Asia, US, Canada, India, Australia, more coming. Sigh - the things we do for a living...). Recently I've been thinking about getting a handheld GPS which gives me driving directions, and can be loaded with additional maps (of other countries, cities, etc.). ADDITIONALLY, and here's the rub: I want to be able to use it when I'm boating or in the wild. I know I'm probably asking too much for a handheld GPS - maybe the truth is out there somewhere amongst the well informed forumers here. Also, any recommendations on which online shop to buy it from will be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[hikeeba]

Earlier this spring I purchased a Garmin GPS60CSx from GPSNOW.com, a division of 4x4Books.com. The GPS60CSx is capable of turn-by-turn directions to a destination, although I have net yet employed that feature. I have used mine in conjunction with a map for road trips, to get better views of upcoming interchanges, etc., and have done some geocaching. I was amazed at how well it worked in the woods! In full tree cover, I still had accuracy between 17-20 feet, which was fine for us.

The GPS60CSx uses a removable and upgradable MicroSD card in addition to its 64mb internal memory. I have 512mb and 1gb cards for my unit, and store topo info on one and street info on the other. The unit is awesome, and I have no regrets, other than I don't get to use it too often.