What is the good brand GPS?

Eagle GPS, Good Brand?

• i was planning on buying a used eagle gps for $30 is this a good brand i was planning on doing a lot of geocaching, but i dont want to buy it if it was a crappy brand its the best price i can find, but is it worth buying?

• Answer:

  I know Lowrance made a unit called the Eagle a long time ago. I would recommend against purchasing this one unless you're going to geocache only a little bit. Not many people use Lowrances, and most of them say there is a steeper learning curve to using them than with other units. If you want to geocache on the cheap, go for either a Garmin eTrex H for $80 or an eTrex Venture HC for $115. The key is getting a unit that does all you want and then some. You will also want to make sure you get a unit that connects to the computer. That makes it easier to load a bunch of caches on your unit. Much faster than manually entering everything and possibly making a mistake. Spend more money up front. You will be glad you did. I bought a Magellan eXplorist 100 for $100, and I had to enter coordinates manually and there weren't any maps. Less than a year later, I upgraded to an eXplorist 400 for $250 so I could use maps and turn-by-turn routing, plus upload caches from the computer. Now I wish I got a color-screened unit instead of the monochrome eX400. Now you can get an eXplorist 500LE for $130, but I no longer recommend Magellan because of their lousy customer service. You can get the Eagle for $30 just to get started and see if you enjoy geocaching, but if you enjoy caching, I'm sure you will want something better before long.