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Garmin eTrex Legend

Garmin eTrex Legend description

The Garmin eTrex Legend GPS is loaded with a full basemap of North and South America, and uses Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) for proven accuracy in an affordable unit. WAAS corrections keep you focused within a 3 meter radius on the lakes, rivers, cities, highways, railroads and coastlines of the hardwired basemap, or any of the maps available for download to the eTrex Legend's 8MB of free memory. Meanwhile, the super cool translucent blue case will wow your traveling companions into submission.

I bought this device to take along with me on motorcycle trips and works ok when you are in open areas. Now if you plan on using this as a navigation device in a car for get it. The device keeps looking searching for a signal, unless stick it out the window to get a clear reception. I took this out the mt.baker(wa) and wanted to see how this device worked in the woods. In dense wooded trails i was basically getting no signal. When I was walking back from the trails on the road I tested the eTrex again, took it out of my pocket and had no signal. I was in a section where the road had no trees just deep in the canyon, I raised the etrex over my head got a signal(from two satellites out of the 10+ listed). I was amazed to see that I could actually block the signal to the GPS device. Do not spend the money on this device, save it for a better Garmin or other brand.

I bought this GPS to be used as a quick small hand held GPS for search and rescue. I have never had a single issue with it and i would recommend it to anyone. Its fast and easy to use, especially if its night time and you have gloves on. Works great for the price, i have taken it to the ends of extreme weather conditions and never am very happy with it!

Why don't you have this? Why did you not buy this already? If you do not have a GPS and need a GPS then buy this one!!! It's all you need. I'm just sorry I lost mine in the woods that day. I just put it down for a second. I swear.