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Name:	4lakelivn -	Reply
Subject:	GPS Experience
Date:	4/23/2009 11:02:41 AM

I'm looking for a handheld marine/land GPS. I want handheld to use both on the water and travel by car. Has anyone had experience with a particular model that serves both my purposes? I think this may be a unique item as most have mounted on their boat or in the car. I'm looking for the best of both worlds. Any help out there?

Name:	D-dub -	Reply
Subject:	GPS Experience
Date:	4/23/2009 12:17:53 PM

Unfortunately, I have found you really need two diff units for lake and auto. On the lake I mainly want to know mph, direction, previous tracks and waypoints. Waterproof is obviously important as well. For this I use a Garmin GPS 76. Much more detail is needed for auto, I use a Garmin nuvi. The good news is both have become very affordable lately. I bought a second nuvi last week for about 200 bucks, and a new GPS 72 or 76 is about $130. You can mount the marine unit yourself for 20 or 30 bucks if you dont mind drilling holes in your own boat. This is just my experience, others may have better advise.

The GPS 72/76 also shows red/green channel markers in coastal waters which is great around the gulf at night.

Name:	Summer Lover -	Reply
Subject:	GPS Experience
Date:	4/23/2009 12:59:15 PM

I have used a Garmin GPS 60cs for about 5 years now, and like it. It comes with a belt clip and is a great handheld. I have a mount of theirs in the boat and it is a quick snap in/snap out combo, and you can of course get a car mount also. Readability is good under all conditions, and battery life is good - I generally use rechargable NiMH and probably get 10-12 hours before recharging. It does routing by roads but does not give verbal commands - just beeps to warn you of an upcoming turn. The newer ones accept a microSD card so you can store lots of street level maps.

Name:	lakeplumber -	Reply
Subject:	Garmin
Date:	4/23/2009 3:00:22 PM

I use a Garmin handheld (Garmin 12). It is about 9 years old but can put me about a foot off target when tracking. I haven't used it on the water, but land is terrific. Only drawback is thick cloud cover cannot be penetrated.

Name:	Ulysses E. McGill -	Reply
Subject:	GPS Experience
Date:	4/23/2009 6:12:54 PM

I did a bunch of GPS research at Christmas time looking for the same thing. A few companies have a dual purpose unit, but they are expensive for what you get. I found it was better to buy one of each. For about the same money, you can get one for the road that is much more versatile, and one for the boat that will be good for the lake. Also look into factory refurbished units. They are marked down considerably and come with the same factory warranty.

Name:	MrHodja -	Reply
Subject:	GPS Experience
Date:	4/23/2009 9:54:29 PM

I have a Garmin 350 and find that it is pretty good for general lake navigation. Just for S&Gs one time I used it alone to navigate through Needle's Eye and made it with no problem. You can't leave breadcrumbs or do any of the fancy marine-type GPS stuff, but if you just want to drive around, especially at night, and know where you are it does nicely.

I did invest some time when the lake was down in saving hazard spots in the memory.

Whatever you choose, enjoy!

Name:	froghog -	Reply
Subject:	GPS Experience
Date:	4/23/2009 11:06:56 PM

Here is the one I use in my car and on my motorcycle. For the money it's hard to beat this deal.

http://www.amazon.com/GARMIN-STREETPILOT-NEWLY-OVERHAULED-WARRANTY/dp/B000N3S7UY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1240542188&sr=1-1

As far as I know no gps showes the Ridge.

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