Garmin eTrex H - GPS navigator - hiking

I will admit the paperwork needs to be corrected. It did not tell you how to program coordinates in the unit. I called Garmin tech support and the nice young man spent enough time to wall me through entering the data I wanted to. He also sent me to google maps to find conversions to different units. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to hike or find your way back from a hike. Garmin tech support had people who spoke English and were kind to senior citizens, low wait time too. WTG Garmin.

This is a really good "basic" GPS. It's High Sensitivity really works great. Sometimes it's even faster at acquiring a signal than my Garmin Etrex Vista HCx. It even works great indoors, which some other basic models do not. I really enjoy how easy it is to use. I have tested it against my other Garmin mentioned above and it passed with flying colors. When I downloaded each track from both units onto my mapsource program they were almost identical. The trip computer kept accurate readings as well. This will be a great unit to use in the class I will be teaching this year to a group of Senior High Homeschool students. I will be teaching a class on Educaching to them where a basic GPS is essential. There are only a few problems I see with this unit. 1. You cannot download maps onto it. But then again maps are not that important for the class I am teaching. 2. It is also not really Geocaching friendly, but it does work for finding them. If you enter the cache cords it will get you close to the cache. It just does not keep track of your finds. 3. It also does not come with a cable to connect it to your PC. When you do purchase the cable you also have to purchase an adapter for that in order for it to connect to the PC. All in all it works great. It may not have all of the bells and whistles as the more expensive models, but it is well worth the money. I highly recommend this unit to all who need a basic GPS, or to all beginning Geocachers. You cannot beat the price for what you are getting.

Bought this to begin geocaching. Works well! Found our first geocache with no problem! Wish a computer cable was easily available to download locations. Entering latitude and longitude manually takes some time.

I bought the ETrex to help me fish. I am a commercial fisherman and need to remember where I put out my hoop nets. This was just the ticket! It is so easy to use that even I after 10 minutes could work it. I have seen some GPS that take a rocket scientist to operate them. The price was low compared to many others and thar along with the fact it is waterproof is the reason I bought it. I am sure glad I did!!

The eTrex H is very good for geocaching. It holds the signal very well when moving under tall trees, etc. I bought this specifically for geocaching and have not used it for anything else. It is excellent for my purposes. Very easy to use as my six year old can use it after I program the coordinates. Lots of family fun!!