Garmin Handheld GPS Navigator

This particular GPS is great for what I use it for--walking in the evenings and using it on canoe trips. I sometimes wish it had a few more bells and whistles on it, or had color, but for what I spent it does what I need it to do. It does occasionally take longer than I would like for it to when trying to track satellites when I first turn it on, but this is something that I can live with.

I was completely impressed with the Garmin eTrex Legend. My first lock-on took only 72 seconds and has locked in about 10 seconds ever since. It has features I never dreamed of and I especially like the one-handed operation. I can even use it on the highway.

I am a little disappointed in the fact that it doesn't work under tree cover. Maybe other brands don't either but I bought it mostly for hiking/birding and if in the woods it doesn't work, I don't get much use out of it. Maybe a bettre model would work but they are too pricey for me.

I bought this product for area calculations, which it does well. It has several other features. I have yet to learn all that it can do and how to do it. Overall, I am pleased as it does what I need it to do and I have been able to use it for the purpose I intend.

We bought this product to use specifically on our extended vacation in Florida,not user friendly and terribly designed GPS product,after spending almost a few hours each day trying to get it to work after the 3rd day we realized it is poorly designed and useless, had to go buy another brand while on vacation and it worked great,was user friendly and had no problems, this Garmin etrex legend product was nothing but a headache, do not buy it.