HAND HELD GPS'S

mike243

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anybody have 1, any where to get topo maps for a magellan explorist 400 cheaper than $150 on their site or $115 on another just got it for xmas & looking at the software is :eek: mike243
 

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mike243 said:
anybody have 1, any where to get topo maps for a magellan explorist 400 cheaper than $150 on their site or $115 on another just got it for xmas & looking at the software is :eek: mike243

Try this site: FREE just takes some time to figure it out!

USA PHOTO MAPS
 

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Check out Walmart.com I found them to have the lowest price for the Mapsource for garmin. I then printed out their price and took it to basspro and they did a price match for me. Saved me shipping costs, plus I was able to use a basspro gift card someone gave me. I think I got them for about $72.00. Basspro's original price was $99.99.
 

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I'm in the market for a hand held gps unit - Looking at the Garmin ETrex Legend. Don't need anything all that fancy - Use it to pinpont stand locations and no worries to be able to make sure I find my way back to truck after walking for miles while looking for turkeys along with downloading decent topo maps.Any suggestions for a good, cheap one. I can get the ETrex Legend for $117 at Walmart or about the same price on ebay. Thanks!
 

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Garmin Legend Cx
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FISHHUNT4EVER

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What's really the difference between the CX and ETrex except color background and compass working while standing still instead of moving? Just trying to determine if it's worth the extra $$?
 

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I've had both. The Cx has a removable memory card and color screen. It is worth it to me. A buddy of mine recently got a etrex. When I showed him what the Legend Cx would do he about threw his Etrex out.

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The removable memory card lets you store your topo maps on the card. That is why I went with the CX. I can't speak for the Etrex, but the color screen on the Cx really makes it easy to see in daylight.
 

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buzzr46 said:
rack'em up said:
ive got just the etex and it works great!!

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why hunt with anyone else?Team TLBB!!

That's the one I've got and for my needs it does just fine.


So far so good. I've even got the Mapsource CD's on the way from my ol' man so I saved a few $$'s there. Very easy to use I might add.
 

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I've been told the Mapsource's Topo map only had elevations at 50' intervals, not the 20' intervals that the USGS has. Is this true? If so, doesn't that really limit the usefulness of the Mapsourse topos?

Thanks!
 

Still-n-Quiet

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bowhunter 51 said:
Topo's?....G.P.S.?.........Part of the CHALLENGE of hunt'n
is getting lost!...or, trying to keep from it...drop the
play-pretties, guys!...spend your money on your kids!.....

... and this helps this discussion how???
 

bowhunter 51

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Glad you should ask, Mike...This is a hunting forum for
hunters to discuss hunting gear...You know..Boots, camo
guns, ammo, knives, stuff like that...Traditional stuff..
Hunters need to know basic stuff from experience...I don't
like to see people in the woods with a cell phone in one
hand and a GPS in the other,and I certainly would advise
that you not become too reliant on stuff that Can fail or
be lost...hunting is a sport...lets play fairly...Give a
deer a chance...Note; not intended to help this discussion.
Thanks for having me.....Ta..Ta.....................BH51
 

Still-n-Quiet

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Ok, now, you've touched a nerve. All that drivle (and it is) is just an arbitrary line you've drawn. Do you hunt with just a big stick and a loin-cloth? No?!?! Well, then, you've accepted a certian level of technology. Others except a different level.

As to the comment about spending money on my kids, this was a gift FROM them, you twit! I honor them by using it.

Next time you feel like you need add something to a thread, please try to bring some value to it. If you can't (as you haven't as of yet), then please shut the F#$% up!
 

bowhunter 51

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Goodness!..Mike!..I have touched a nerve, haven't I....
Name calling?...(Twit, you say?)...(Shut tha ---- up?)
You certain kicked my butt with your keyboard....Oh! I
see, your from Missouri..Well Mike, please accept my
apology...I may not have brought value to this thread but
I certainly have struck a blow for this forum and hopefully
to the challenge of hunting in the minds of many..(I hope).
Maybe some day, after you cool-off from your computor rage,
you'll come to understand my point...Probably when your
high-tech equipment fails you in the middle of nowhere..BH51
 
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