User Review: Garmin eTrex

Garmin eTrex
Above: The current eTrex, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed August 4, 2004 by Ed G

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Price Paid: $48.99

For the money I invested in this little GPSR, I truly love it. It is a great little navigation tool when combined with a topo map and UTM grid.

Down side: It doesn't track satellites real quick, it loses its signal when carried in a vertical position and it's only accurate to about 75 feet depending on weather conditions.

The most annoying thing about the eTrex is if you're following the directional arrow on the screen, the eTrex will send you in the wrong direction until you have been moving for a while. One needs to carry a compass and use the bearing setting the eTrex gives you until the eTrex's signal catches up with you.

Many a time I have walked in circles waiting for it to give me an accurate reading.

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