[pct-l] Handheld GPS Recommendations - update

[Paul Robison]

I've been using my Dakota 20 for the last 3 days nonstop... And about twice a week before that.  Gotten between 22 and 28 continuous hours out of 2 lithium AA's.  

Been using custom tracks made from 'GPS Expert' ( thanks halfmile) ... And it's been typically accurate to 3 foot in the open and within ten ft under cover.

The tracks I did were 12 13 and 15.5 miles;  no glitches thusfar.

Also used it for a few road trips and worked well.

Sorry your unit has not worked as well... Any chance you had a lemon and could exchange it... Put in up to date firmware;  and the. Start all over?
Sent from my iPod

On 2011-04-02, at 3:11 PM, Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net> wrote:

> 
> I contacted Garmin tech support. following their instructions I reloaded 
> system software, did a system reset, and purged specified files from 
> memory. I have fewer problems but still have had a lock up and a track that 
> just won't delete. Contacted Garmin tech support again Thursday eve and 
> haven't heard back. Waiting for Garmin's response before deciding what to 
> do with the unit.
> 
> Tortoise
> 
> <>  Because truth matters.<>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 03/22/11 22:09, Tortoise wrote:
>> I received my new Garmin Dakota 20 from REI yesterday. Took it out with 
>> me today while trying to figure out what buttons to touch to get what I 
>> want, the unit froze up twice. Had to turn it off and restart.  Just lost 
>> some menu items and had to reset it to "original settings". This unit 
>> seems to really use up the battery. I put new lithium AAs in it and after 
>> only ~3 hours of use the battery indicator indicates the cells are were  
>> 40% gone and then 60% gone. I still haven't decided if I like the 
>> structure of the menus or the ease of operating the unit.
>> Tortoise
>> 
>> <>  Because truth matters.<>
>> 
>> On 03/22/11 19:46, Devon Taig wrote:
>>> I don't have much to compare it to, but the Etrex HTX is amazing at
>>> keeping a fix in even the densest forest. Very accurate too. Integrates
>>> well with all the computer software I've seen too.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my Windows Phone From: Halfmile
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 6:13 PM
>>> To:bighummel at aol.com
>>> Cc:pct-l at backcountry.net
>>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Handheld GPS Recommendations
>>> Greg,
>>> If it's work related I would look at a Garmin GPSMap62s. The smaller
>>> lighter Garmin Dakota 20 or Etrex Vista HCx would be my
>>> recommendations for most hikers. The Garmin Foretrex 401 at 2.3 ounces
>>> (with lithium batteries, but the wrist strap removed) would be a good
>>> choice for ultra lighters who don't mind working with UTM grids on
>>> paper maps.
>>> -Halfmile
>>> 
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