The ColorTrak has battery backup. It shouldn't lose your landmarks.

 

Well, for the record, I have the Magellan 315. I have not had any of the problems that everyone is talking about. It has batteries in it, but I have the power cord for it, which is always plugged in.
I have it mounted flat on top of the gas tank and it has never lost its' tracking. Easy to use and view and I don't have to worry about branches or roll-overs smashing it.

Just my nickles worth.... (inflation!)

Ron

 

Another vote for the Magellan 315. I debated if to get a mapping GPS, but until a 1:24000 map can be loaded into the unit . . . will save my money. The 315, along with Delorme's 3D Topoquad maps printed before a trip, seem to be an ideal way to go. Also, if the GPS "takes a dump" (memory-wise speaking), it's easy to re-establish your location with detailed Lat/Long marked maps along. Now, if you folks out there know of a recent advancement in moving map GPS units at the 7.5 minute level, please let me know!

 

I have the Magellan unit also, No problems with the unit it works very good. I do lose satellite coverage usually once or twice in a ride but I am riding in the mountains with tree cover. Garmin has more accessories for the GPS than does Magellan.

Yes they are worht their weight in gold!

 

I also have an etrex which I have not had any trouble with. I guess it is possible that it is battery contact but it might be a software problem. Check their websight.You can dl a software upgrade from them but you must have the serial port connector to the etrex. Mine has been on backorder. If you send it back in they can upgrade it for free.

Check and see what version yours is.
Hope that helps

 

I wanted the cheapest waterproof one I could by. I also one that was small. I went to a Marine store to see what they recommended and it was etrex. i have enjoyed mine so far. You can also connect it to the computer or with a lap top with a map program. It will also take external power source.

Good Luck

 

Any regrets that it only stores 1 route or that it looses it's memory when the batteries are changed? Never owned one,so I'm not sure what features are really important.
thanx

 

How do you like that 3-D topo map from Delorme's? How fine of detail do you get, and does it pick up all streams, creeks, trails and roads? I know of a couple trails that I can't find on most maps out there, that are actual marked off-roading trails, or hiking trails. What can you download into the unit, if it won't let you download the 1:24,000 scale maps?

Does anybody have any experience with the Garmin III plus unit? It looks like it's a fully loaded model, but how does the ease of operation compare to the rest? I'd like to be able to download maps of my hunting area, as well as our property into the unit and work with it from there. Is that possible?

Thanks for the help, I don't know much about the possibilities of these things, though they look like they could be very beneficial. A lot of the farmers out here are beginning to use them now with mapping capabilities for Precision Ag. farming.

Mike

 

I have and run the gps III on my quad. yes you can down load the local map into it with not a single prob yet. I dont have anything bad to say about it what so ever. As far as ease of use its much like using a computer, the more you use it the better you will understand it. Its a very excelent unit, with many features built in. In my opinion it was worth every cent i paid for it