I have a Garmin eTrex Vista. I use Garmin MapSource to do my mapping. The MapSource MetroGuide has trails in on most federal land and logging land.

 

The Garmin E-Trex Vista looks like the hot new model. The new 76S is big, and bulky, but floats. Good for boaters but....
I have a Garmin e-map which I use with the Garmin U.S. Topo MapSource CD set. This mapset is based on the USGS maps. I can track my trails, then I copy and paste my "tracks" to a master map of all my trails, with USGS topo map details.
It is really cool. Garmin is very user friendly. Other brands will work, but you must have a mapping GPS, not just a regular GPS. The built in Maps, and the downloadable maps, combined with being able to upload tracks and waypoints from the GPS back to your computer make a GPS a really usable navigation tool. You must have a mapping GPS that accepts downloads from Mapsource, some models don't. As I said, the Garmin E-Trex Vista looks like the best model for ATVers right now.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]

 

I have an older GPS (3 years) that is not a mapping GPS and I can still use it for laying out my trail on my maptech program. There seems to be alot of very good units out there. A group of us hunt, fish and ATV together and because of that we all purchased the same name brand so we can help each other out in operating our units.

 

<< The Garmin E-Trex Vista looks like the hot new model. The new 76S is big, and bulky, but floats. Good for boaters but....
I have a Garmin e-map which I use with the Garmin U.S. Topo MapSource CD set. This mapset is based on the USGS maps. I can track my trails, then I copy and paste my &quot;tracks&quot; to a master map of all my trails, with USGS topo map details.
It is really cool. Garmin is very user friendly. Other brands will work, but you must have a mapping GPS, not just a regular GPS. The built in Maps, and the downloadable maps, combined with being able to upload tracks and waypoints from the GPS back to your computer make a GPS a really usable navigation tool. You must have a mapping GPS that accepts downloads from Mapsource, some models don't. As I said, the Garmin E-Trex Vista looks like the best model for ATVers right now.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img] >>



The vista is very comparable to the 76S. The only real differences is the number of routes you can store, course alarms, # of tracklog points, and the ability to hookup a more powerful external antenna. It is about 2&quot; longer and 2 ounces heavier but, I mount it on the atv so it's not a big deal to me. For most, I think they would rather save their $50 and get the vista

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Here is what mine looks like ( hope this works)

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