I'm looking for advice or input about a handheld GPS unit to be used for basic geocaching.I guess I'd like to stay under $150.00 if possible.Any advice?WoodGlue

I use a Garmin, Oregon 450. It will cost a little more than $150 but well worth it. Check on the internet for the lowest price.

My daughter uses her smart phone and gets everyone she's gone for. Although I not sure how well it would work if you don't have Cell reception.

You can use a smart phone with a 10 dollar app however it will eat up the battery pretty quick.Look for a Garmin 62 series. Back around Christmas they were on sale for 199. That is an excellent unitYou can also go to the forums on the Geocaching Web Site and read what everyone else is using.I have an old Garmin 60Csx which is obsolete and I'll sure hate to see it go.

dbbls wrote:I use a Garmin, Oregon 450I have a 450 - love it. But the eTrex 20 is also a very nice unit and cheaper.Most cell phone 'GPS' apps use the cell network for maps, location services, etc. They don't work if you can't reach the cell network.

WoodGlue wrote:I'm looking for advice or input about a handheld GPS unit to be used for basic geocaching.I guess I'd like to stay under $150.00 if possible.Any advice?WoodGlueI have a Magellan explorist GC handheld GPS and it's OK finds all the caches that I go after, their may be better ones out their but I paid $100.00 for mine. Get one that is paperless so you can have the hints to finding the cache, that way you don't have to make notes.I know people that use a smart phone and like them. If you haven't gone to the geocache,com site go check it out, it's a lot of fun geocaching, we do it while camping.

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dons2346
Explorer
Dec 29, 2013
You can use a smart phone with a 10 dollar app however it will eat up the battery pretty quick.

Look for a Garmin 62 series. Back around Christmas they were on sale for 199. That is an excellent unit

You can also go to the forums on the Geocaching Web Site and read what everyone else is using.

I have an old Garmin 60Csx which is obsolete and I'll sure hate to see it go.
Thomas_NH
Explorer
Dec 29, 2013
My daughter uses her smart phone and gets everyone she's gone for. Although I not sure how well it would work if you don't have Cell reception.
dbbls
Explorer
Dec 29, 2013
I use a Garmin, Oregon 450. It will cost a little more than $150 but well worth it. Check on the internet for the lowest price.

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