GPS Units

I'm getting a new GPS unit to locate my growspots this season, and I was wondering if anyone had any reccomendations. I'm looking pretty hard at the Garmin eTrex Legend CX, for around $150. From what I've been able to gather, the accuracy sometimes sucks under heavy canopy, but I don't grow my plants under heavy canopy - I grow them out in the open, where the accuracy is reportedly under 10 feet. Anyone have any experiences with this or other handheld GPS units? Pros, cons, suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

I got me a magellan, but wish I had a garmin, I'm having a hard time finding topos to download for my magellan, whereas the garmins aren't so hard. I guess I can buy the 150$ program but I'd rather get em free off torrent. either way any gps is a good investment.

here's another product I never leave home without:

Blurr Pro Pack Radio Harness - Mountain Equipment Co-op

once you get your gps, you'll find it's a pain in the ass to track your expedition unless your holding your GPS unit at all times. It being in your pocket don't work too well, and I like having both hands free at all times. there's also a waterproof pocket to store maps, pens, compasses, ammo, batteries, etc all within arms reach. there's also clip on harnesses that will fit your back pack strap big enough to hold just a radio unit/GPS, but most of the times I prefer not to bring in a backpack.

for affordability and versatility, I'd go for the garmin etrex legend, my friend has had this one for a couple of years, it's been submerged, dropped, walked on and still keeps a ticking.

I don't know too much about them but heres my 2 cents. I've been using gps units for work all winter for the first time in my life and all I've seen being used by all the contactors have been Garmin units.
I've used garmin gps 3-4 and 760c 760 and a few others. most operate very much the same and have always been acurate to 3 meters so yeah 9-10 feet. this can be verified because we come thru later with either and or both rtk and actuall benchmark surveys. depending on what your doing the more expensive ones I think just have alot of extra bells and whistles that make them harder to use...lol. I think the program we use with them is mapsource and I couldn't tell ya what the price tag is on that?

Oh, I like that. It's a good-looking product. Thanks, I'll have to think about getting one. I don't like to carry a backpack either. Too conspicuous; it's out of place in most of the areas I grow. I typically carry a camera case and a pair of binoculars.

I don't need the GPS to navigate my routes; I only need it to localize the exact spots where the plants are planted. I can find the grow sites to within 50 or 60 feet without any help, because I know the areas like the back of my hand, but the underbrush is so thick it's hard to find the plants themselves sometimes unless you're tripping over them. There were times last summer I was standing right next to one of my plants, not 8 feet away, and I couldn't see it. One plant, I thought was dead because I couldn't find it all summer. Then in late July, pow! I turn around from tending to one of my babies, and there's a 3-foot plant right behind me! It had been there all summer long, but I couldn't spot it. Part of the problem with growing so many plants in such rugged areas and only visiting the sites once or twice a month most of the season.

Hahaha I've been in exactly the same situation. I know it was here somewhere, must be dead.
Yeah If thats all you need it for then I would just go with something smaller and most cost effective for sure, garmin makes some nice little ones no bigger than a cell phone. good luck!!

yeah, sometimes I like the luxury of seeing my track on google earth. it's not necessary, but im a hi-tech guerilla geek

I use the garmin etrex legend fantastic gps .

i upload my plots to google earth great to look at from that perspective..

Thanks, guys, for all the replies. Sounds like I'm on the right track buying the eTrex. Just goes to show, it pays to do your research! I'll pull the trigger on it this weekend, and use it next weekend when I canoe out to my new sites.

Skunk Baxter said:

Thanks, guys, for all the replies. Sounds like I'm on the right track buying the eTrex. Just goes to show, it pays to do your research! I'll pull the trigger on it this weekend, and use it next weekend when I canoe out to my new sites.

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OO i Got a question do the I-phones or I-touches have like a Gps b/c i know they have a google map thing on it

Did a little more research for ya at work today and just to confirm. Etrex is probably your best bet. I know ya know!!!