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Review: garmin etrex
By:daren neufeld
Date: 12/30/2001, 10:25 am

i took my brand new gps on a trip to my cabin in the mountains (n49.37.225 w118.47.270) last week. i'm impressed. on a five mile hike in fairly thick bush it had no trouble tracking satellites. once i got the system figured out in my head i found it very easy to use. i did have some trouble with sat tracking in the truck on the trip out. i attribute this to being hemmed in by high mountains and to being in a vehicle (at 23,000 ft for a while. the gps said so :) )
affordable? yes. $185 (can) at walmart.
worth it? every penny!
daren.....n49.06.463 w122.43.913 el 8ft......

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Review: garmin etrex
daren neufeld -- 12/30/2001, 10:25 am
Ever try 'geocaching'?
Jim Pace -- 1/1/2002, 7:50 pm
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Mike Scarborough -- 12/30/2001, 11:09 am
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Chris Swol -- 12/30/2001, 2:37 pm
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Roger Nuffer -- 12/30/2001, 8:53 pm