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Garmin nuvi 205W GPS Receiver

$213.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?easy to use what's not so great:?"have to accept" screen at beginning "we used the garmin to find a particular store in a strange town and on forest roads when in the woods.
from www.amazon.com
i use it when traveling while driving a large truck and trailer and reccomend not using the "avoid highways" option or you might find yourself on a inappropraite road for your vehicle.
from www.amazon.com
you will still have issues locating satellites indoors, but under standard use outdoors you will see it find satellites faster.
from www.amazon.com
i recently used it in pedestrian mode while hiking in the woods and it worked very well also.
from www.amazon.com
compass was hard to read and i went to reading the sun to figure out which was is north, but using the tracker i was able to approximate how far i went into the woods, where return trail and how far

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Display, Good Accuracy, Designation: Automobile

2 RECOMMENDED by 10 people for OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

Garmin nuvi 260W Car GPS Receiver

$236.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i myself have an old, "primitive" outdoor trail garmin and i was really impressed in how they have turned their expertise into such a good commercial car product.
from www.amazon.com
we've used it on a couple of hikes, where it has worked flawlessly, tracking our steps and even some missteps, when we chose to ignore its advice.
from www.amazon.com
it's not a unit designed for extensive hiking/backpacking, but for short hikes it seems like it will at least keep you oriented in regard to roads, etc.
from www.amazon.com
my favorite part of our trip was surfing in our hotel, finding out where we wanted to go the next day - entering the addresses into the garmin, and it would take us directly there ('500 feet ahead on
from www.amazon.com
i would not return it for anything i can use it hiking and camping get more adventuios and if i get lost just look which way back to the car.

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Positives: Form Factor: Fixed, Display Size: 3.81 in. x 2.25 in., Map capabilities: Internal, Download maps, Receiver type: 12 Channels

3 RECOMMENDED by 9 people for OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

Garmin nüvi 265WT GPS Receiver

$290.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it apparently was overheating, even though the ac was on and the outdoor temperatures weren't too high.
from www.amazon.com
overall i trust the garmin brand, my handheld gps is a garmin and it has worked great for hunting, boating, snowmobiling, etc.
from www.amazon.com
took it on the boat while on trip, generally said we were driving on the nearest road when on the lake, but guess that was too be expected.
from www.amazon.com
it contained all the major tourist attractions we went to as well, including a drive-in theatre, mini-golf course, every restaurant, and nearest gas station.
from www.amazon.com
i bought the gps to use in my truck on camping trips and ended up using it on a trip to burkburnett, tx.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Display, Nice Performance, Designation: Automobile

4 RECOMMENDED by 17 people for OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

Garmin Colorado 400t Handheld GPS Receiver

$555.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
sort of like an online wiki trail guide.
from www.amazon.com
wanted a device that was as good in the car as it was on the trail.
from www.amazon.com
this product is an excellent purchase for hiking, geocaching, and setting up orienteering courses.
from www.amazon.com
i've now been hiking and biking with the 400 for just under a month and absolutely love it.
from www.amazon.com
i use it exclusively for hiking even though it can be used for car navigation.

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Positives: Nice Map Quality, Designation: Outdoor, Form Factor: Handheld, Display Size: 1.53 in. x 2.55 in.

5 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

Garmin Nuvi 265W GPS Receiver

$353.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it apparently was overheating, even though the ac was on and the outdoor temperatures weren't too high.
from www.amazon.com
took it on the boat while on trip, generally said we were driving on the nearest road when on the lake, but guess that was too be expected.
from www.amazon.com
it contained all the major tourist attractions we went to as well, including a drive-in theatre, mini-golf course, every restaurant, and nearest gas station.
from www.amazon.com
overall i trust the garmin brand, my handheld gps is a garmin and it has worked great for hunting, boating, snowmobiling, etc.
from www.amazon.com
i bought the gps to use in my truck on camping trips and ended up using it on a trip to burkburnett, tx.

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Positives: Form Factor: Fixed, Display Size: 3.81 in. x 2.25 in., Map capabilities: Internal, Download maps, External Antenna Hookup

Garmin nuvi® 255W GPS Receiver

$293.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
its comparatively inexpensive for all the features it boats like 4.3" widescreen, text-to-speech with real street names, transfer from google maps etc.
from www.amazon.com
we are very happy with the garmin, it has worked perfectly on a golf trip to alabama and florida, finding restaurants and gas stations where needed.
from www.amazon.com
this was intended as a hiking aid and, given a reasonable view of the sky, it performed as advertised and i use it to this day.
from www.amazon.com
on our recent trip from florida to nova scotia canada, we were pulling a large 5th wheel trailer, and it sent us down a rural road to pick up a major highway only to discover there was no entrance to
from www.amazon.com
i have a hand-held garmin for hiking and it is nothing even close compared to the 255w.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Display, Good Accuracy, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi® 880 GPS Receiver

$750.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i never thought i needed a gps for directions (except on my fishing boat!) but being able to quickly find gas/atm/food or ....
from www.amazon.com
i recently spent some time getting lost on a trip into la's tangled freeway jungle and the nuvi got me back on track quickly, accurately, every time.
from www.amazon.com
occasionally (e.g., in san francisco near fisherman's wharf) the map was off by enough that the unit recalculated multiple times while we followed the indicated route; also, at that time the car
from www.amazon.com
i am a "gps buff", having had a gps for flying since '97 and one for driving since '02, and have had several for various functions (flying, hiking, driving) since then.
from www.amazon.com
we spent a week at hilton head island and programmed in the various restaurants, golf courses, and stores we were going to, and emily took us to all of them flawlessly.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Accuracy, Nice Portability, Designation: Automobile

Garmin Nuvi 760 760T Car GPS Receiver

$353.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
in my case i've started to use it at the sea with a boat.
from www.amazon.com
in all cases it located the addresses i input without diffculty, even though 2 were well off the beaten path in the forests of northern wi.
from www.amazon.com
and lat numbers so i'll be using it for fishing on my boat.
from www.amazon.com
i don't know if it's because of some sort of lag, but the the indicator on the gps map always trails where i actually am by about 20 feet.
from www.amazon.com
no fishing for the phone while driving !

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Accuracy, Excellent Display, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi 205 GPS Receiver

$224.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
anything from chinese restaurants to casinos, skiing, police stations, hospitals...
from www.amazon.com
obvious until you realize you can also simply run the unit via it's rechargable battery, and if you don't turn it off manually, it stays on until the batter runs out (useful for hiking/biking, etc.).
from www.amazon.com
before gps i would go camping and to find the nearest store to buy groceries i would go street by street.
from www.crutchfield.com
the menus are very easy to use and its loaded with millions of restaurants, parks, golf courses, etc.
from www.amazon.com
that may seem obvious until you realize you can also simply run the unit via it's rechargable battery, and if you don't turn it off manually, it stays on until the batter runs out (useful for

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Display, Good Versatility, Designation: Automobile

Garmin Nuvi 780 Car GPS Receiver

$372.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
while camping recently, i looked for a wal-mart in flagstaff, az.
from www.amazon.com
i've had several garmin gps units which i used mostly for hiking and offroad navigation -- for the most part garmin has kept offroad and onroad units separate, you could have one or the other but not
from www.amazon.com
happy trails!
from www.amazon.com
but with the support from garmin i now listen to books over my car radio and don't make wrong turns while towing the travel trailer.
from www.amazon.com
i am disappointed because i really wanted to keep it for the car and to use for hiking.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Display, Excellent Accuracy, Designation: Automobile

Magellan Maestro 3200

$165.00 Est. at Amazon

from kkooll1 from broklyn ny, www.circuitcity.com
i have used gps systems for a very long time.i used to be a commercial fisherman and these tools were as neccesary as a boat.this model is cheap and very affordable a good unit if you don't want to
from M, www.circuitcity.com
i have always been a fan of garmin products, i have a garmin unit on my boat that cost over 1,000 dollars and is very complicated to use.
from Dawn Lugo from Old Bridge, NJ, clickfrom.buy.com
she travels alot to pennsylvania due to she has a trailer up there in an adult community.
from www.bestbuy.com
i'll never miss a tee time again because i can't find the golf course.
from www.amazon.com
i was able to get strong signals indoors and outdoors.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Display, Good Portability, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi 255 GPS Receiver

$230.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
works great, maps are up to date, easy to use and while some found that the programmed poi's were lacking i found that the poi's included everything i needed from golf courses, restaurants, etc....
from www.amazon.com
i thought this would be a cool feature for hiking, but you have to zoom out so far to see the terrain that it is unusable for hiking

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Positives: Nice Display, Easy To Use, Excellent Portability, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi 255T GPS

$265.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i thought this would be a cool feature for hiking, but you have to zoom out so far to see the terrain that it is unusable for hiking
from www.amazon.com
works great, maps are up to date, easy to use and while some found that the programmed poi's were lacking i found that the poi's included everything i needed from golf courses, restaurants, etc....

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Positives: Form Factor: Fixed, Display Size: 2.8 in. x 2.1 in., Map cartridges / Data cards, Plug-in Interface: Secure Digital (SD)

Garmin nüvi 265T GPS Receiver

$219.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
trail maps) to the device.
from OnBudgetTraveler, www.newegg.com
i did not go for a widescreen model and bought this smaller compact one because (1) wider models obstruct more view, shorter on battery and cost more, (2) i can take smaller model for local hikes
from www.amazon.com
trail color is pink (an eyesore)

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Display, Excellent Portability, Designation: Automobile

Magellan Maestro 3250

$278.00 Est. at Amazon

from yankeechess, reviews.cnet.com
when i got down to the georgia area, i wanted to stop and get a round of golf in, so i used the poi and it easily located nearby golf courses for me including phone numbers so i could call to check
from Ewe-niss from Michigan, www.circuitcity.com
i do see that you can purchase additional maps like navigational maps for the great lakes, fishing maps, maps of europe...
from www.amazon.com
we made it through the mountains, the forests, road closures, construction zones, and potty stops.
from www.amazon.com
maybe they are too bush??

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Positives: Nice Accuracy, Easy To Use, Good Portability, Designation: Automobile

TomTom ONE 125 GPS Receiver

$146.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i am sure that i will like it this summer for going camping.
from www.amazon.com
this is my first "automotive" gps (i have several boating and hiking models from lowrance, garmin, magellan) and my first tomtom.
from www.amazon.com
happy trails!
from www.amazon.com
i later learned the road is also called the turquoise trail, but that's an old nickname, not the official name on maps and roadsigns.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Accuracy, Great Versatility, Designation: Automobile

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