RE: [ST] Garmin GPS eTrex Vista

[John Morin <jmorin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I looked at just about every GPS on the market and finally went with a
Garmin eMap and I think it's great.  Used it on a week tour and at the TSRA
Western Ralley. It's light weight has a large screen and the batteries last
for two days or about 20 hours.  Routes are easy to program and what I
thought was really cool is that when you get close to a major turn on your
route, the scale moves in and a message appears telling you that your turn
is approaching.  The buttons are big enough to push with gloves on but the
cursor toggle is a little tricky.

The problem with the eTrex is that the button are on the side and not very
easy to use, and I could not find a suitable mount.

I also bought a mount for it from cyclegadgets that was designed
specifically for eMap. Here's the web site http:www.cyclegadgets.com 

I was able to upload a full weeks worth of routes in addition to road and
recreation info for over 20 counties and still had plenty of memory left.
(Bought the one with 8 meg card.)

- -----Original Message-----
From: Cameron [mailto:camckay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 4:30 PM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ST] Garmin GPS eTrex Vista


Does anyone own or know anything about the Garmin GPS eTrex Vista?  I'm
considering it for not only my bike but also for backpacking and the car.  I
know it's good for backpacking, but is it good for touring?  Any input will
be greatly appreciated.
Cam
'00 ST

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