Garmin Etrex Vista For Trail Running?
I am thinking about getting a Garmin eTrex vista to help keep me on track for off road fell or trail running. Has anyone tried this? If so, would you recommend it, if not, why not?
I am thinking about getting a Garmin eTrex vista to help keep me on track for off road fell or trail running. Has anyone tried this? If so, would you recommend it, if not, why not?
It can be seen at http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-Interface-V…
I just don’t feel like paying $35 for one when I’m sure one can be found cheaper elsewhere.
I just ordered this unit from GME Australia and can’t believe that the U.S. has had this model for nearly a year and we are just about to get our first shipment. Typical!!!
Anyways I will be using this unit with Bluechart and CitiNavigator Australia and would like to know if anybody has this unit and what they think?
The default maps suck and the Garmin site wants $100 for good maps. Is there a free/cheap source of maps?
I have a Garmin etrex legend. it only came with a cereal port plug in. my new laptop only has USB ports. so i bought a USB cereal converter but when i attempt to load maps onto my GPS unit it says that the cereal port is not found. How do I make it look for a USB port. the converter has no softwear wiht it, i got it from a friend does it need something.
I would like to know if it is possible to fix a cracked Eterx lcd screen? Also where could I buy a replacement screen?
I might download map software and is wondering how much memory the GPS has.
I recently got this GPS, used, from a friend who doesn’t want it anymore.
It has the car charger, but no house charger. It does, however, have a mini-USB port on it. Will this device charge off of USB like many cell phones do?
Or do I have to somehow buy a house charger?
What I want to get are the local streets for northeast Ohio. Do they have to be bought? It seems crazy to have to pay as much for the software as I did for the unit.
I think it’s showing me the total increase in altitude, but what I want is all the little increases in altitude totaled up. So for example if I started at 6,000 feet, went up to 6,800, then back to down to 6,000, and back up to 7,000. I think it’s showing me 1,000 (summit-base), not the total climbing (which would be 1,800)?