I'm looking for your suggestions on a GPS unit. These are the features that
I would like to have included:

Way Points
Distance Traveled (Able to Reset)
Speed

What would you recommend?

I'm looking for your suggestions on a GPS unit. These are the features that
I would like to have included:

Way Points
Distance Traveled (Able to Reset)
Speed

What would you recommend?

Every new GPS will have those features.
If that is all you want, get a Garmin Geko.

I would highly recommend a garmin mapping handheld unit. With the maps, you
always know where you are. Handheld means you can use it in the car and on
the boat.
The garmin units have info about every interstate exit and rest area so you
can find what hotels and restaurants are at each exit along the way.
Check the garmin e-map or the etrax - Legend if you want inexpensive. e-map
is discontinued in terms of garmin but are still available on ebay and in
some stores as leftovers.
Check www.gps4fun.com and http://shopping.yahoo.com for good prices on both
units also.

--
Tony
my boats at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com



"Habda" wrote in message
...
I'm looking for your suggestions on a GPS unit. These are the features
that
I would like to have included:

Way Points
Distance Traveled (Able to Reset)
Speed

What would you recommend?

In article 1vkec.14017$_K3.50875@attbi_s53, says...
Just dont drive a car and try to use it. Worse than the cell phone crowd
(which im one!!)


I would highly recommend a garmin mapping handheld unit. With the maps, you
always know where you are. Handheld means you can use it in the car and on
the boat.
The garmin units have info about every interstate exit and rest area so you
can find what hotels and restaurants are at each exit along the way.
Check the garmin e-map or the etrax - Legend if you want inexpensive. e-map
is discontinued in terms of garmin but are still available on ebay and in
some stores as leftovers.
Check www.gps4fun.com and http://shopping.yahoo.com for good prices on both
units also.



--
Bill D
Pensacola, FL

I actually prefer my garmin street pilot over the newer ones. It has a nice
big display and the black and white screen is easy to read. Get a garmin,
they rule!

KH


"BD" wrote in message
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In article 1vkec.14017$_K3.50875@attbi_s53, says...
Just dont drive a car and try to use it. Worse than the cell phone crowd
(which im one!!)


I would highly recommend a garmin mapping handheld unit. With the maps,
you
always know where you are. Handheld means you can use it in the car and
on
the boat.
The garmin units have info about every interstate exit and rest area so
you
can find what hotels and restaurants are at each exit along the way.
Check the garmin e-map or the etrax - Legend if you want inexpensive.
e-map
is discontinued in terms of garmin but are still available on ebay and
in
some stores as leftovers.
Check www.gps4fun.com and http://shopping.yahoo.com for good prices on
both
units also.



--
Bill D
Pensacola, FL

"Habda" wrote in message
...
I'm looking for your suggestions on a GPS unit. These are the features
that
I would like to have included:

Way Points
Distance Traveled (Able to Reset)
Speed

What would you recommend?


I recently bought my first GPS. My goals seem similar to yours. I just
basicly wanted
to know where we are and have some general informaiton. I would have liked a
GPS
with the mapping (maps on the display). But then the cost was quite a bit
more. So
I figured: Buy a cheaper one a use it for a year or more. That will give me
lots of
experience to know what I will want when I buy the next (better) one.

There were smaller ones that were cheaper, but I figured on the boat I
wanted one
that was submersable and had some features that were more boating centric.

I bought the Garmin GPS 72.

A good site with all types of information: www.GPSinformation.net

Good luck.

Gary


and I figured I can start with a simple model and learn a lot with it before
spending more
money on