what cheap hand held GPS, any suggestions?

[benlui]

Need one as a back up for the summer trip, but my budget is small. how much would i need to spend, to get something 1/2 decent, and any suggestions on what ones?
thanks

 

[SK700]

as a backup I am using the sat nav with the paper charts. I have scanned in a few charts as well but this is more of an experiment than a replacement for the main unit. Also not water proof and much shorter battery life.

 

[Refueler]

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Need one as a back up for the summer trip, but my budget is small. how much would i need to spend, to get something 1/2 decent, and any suggestions on what ones?
thanks

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There's a guy with Ebay shop who sells Lowrance gear ... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lowrance-Head-Unit...1742.m153.l1262

OK link takes you to his Glabal Map unit ... ignore that - go to his listing at side or his shop and look at handhelds .. that's a mono hand-held plotter iFinder ...

If that's not suitable - then it's the good old faithful Garmin eTrex ... basic but works.

 

[DRANNIE]

I've got a GPS map 60 as my main unit. Its fine and I can transfers waypoints and routes into it from my laptop running maptech charts.

I'm thinking about the raymarine handheld as a possible upgrade. If you have an iphone you could consider the navionics app for £30.

 

[Inselaffe]

Garmin eTrex

 

[RedAdmiral]

Bought a Garmin 12 on e-bay - about £30. Drives my Yeoman plotter, tiller pilot and Icom DSC radio. Excellent piece of kit.

 

[Refueler]

They will all drive other gear via NMEA - even my old Magellan Meridien does that even though it's screen is well past it's sell by date !!

 

[pikeyrm]

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Garmin eTrex

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etrex with charts is all you need, imho all you need as a back up is some thing that will give you long and let, the etrex is the best i think for that.

 

[saltwater_gypsy]

garmin eTRex or GPS72 which are on offer on e-bay.