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WISH I COULD LOAD DELORME'S EXCELLENT PROGRAMS ON AN APPLE COMPUTER
Posted: Oct 25, 2009 DUNC

I have the PN-20 and I love it. You can scroll over the map and select a spot to navigate to. I find Delorme map software and maps to be better than the Topo USA that comes with Garmins.
Don't get me wrong my first GPS is an eTREX that has taken a beating and still works great.
Posted: Aug 16, 2009 hiker1

Accidents do happen!!! Always have a back-up Electronic GPS and Daddy's compass. No batteries or drained batteries. Things get dropped, wet and lost. Take a basic map navigation. Pre-plan you route with GPS and compass. Remember the 7 (P's) proper pre planning prevents...............
Posted: Aug 13, 2009 John T

There is a new iPhone app called Topo 3D that has 3D topographic maps...
Posted: Aug 05, 2009 Sam

I have found out from years of experince, duracell batteries are the ones to use in these products. the only enererizer battery iwould recomend is the alaline.
Posted: Apr 18, 2009 wilbur dezan sr

Upset about "Forget your daddy's compass"? Go look up hyperbole. Then go look up sanctimony. Then LIGHTEN UP!


Posted: Mar 13, 2009 Herman

Upset about "Forget your daddy's compass"? Go look up hyperbole. Then go look up sanctimony. Then LIGHTEN UP!


Posted: Mar 13, 2009 Herman

I would run fast from anything Magellan makes. They have the worst customer support anywhere!!

I have the DeLorme PN-20 and the PN-40 they are great and have all the map needs I can think of. I live in a very rural area and use mine on a regular basis in the woods and on the rivers prospecting for gold.
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 Red Woods

I've worked for REI for the 4th year, and the biggest problem with GPS is that in most cases, using GPS in the backcountry is only good for backtracking, there is almost no way to use one to navagate to a new location, in michigan topo there is only one trail and its on an island N of the U.P. called Isle royal, many people purchass them thinking the unit can lead them through the trail which 99.9% of trails have not been mapped, I have read and heard of many stories where someone is folowing the direction the unit is pointing and they cannot hike though the terrain, or the trail that leads in the same direction suddenly turns the wrong way and never takes you the your destination, worse yet most of the time the unit would have you bush wacking though stuff a dear wouldn't attempt, so I say stick to using them to help you find your way back.
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 Todd

I own a GPS (a Garmin Legend HCx, though that doesn't really matter). I'm with the others. "Forget your daddies compass" would be a stupid move. Bring a decent compass that you know how to use, a map of the area, and the GPS with spare batteries. Know how to use them all, because batteries die, maps and GPSes can get wet, and there are magnetic anomalies in lava flows.
Posted: Mar 03, 2009 Pat in NM

Your list is missing the best GPS system on the market for outdoor users, the DeLorme PN-40. The new model is very fast and with the ability to load actual USGS topo maps it is the clear winner in my opinion.

My Dream GPS All the functions of the PN-40 on my iPhone. There is no reason this couldn't be accomplished other than perhaps battery life limitations. Apple and DeLorme please get together and change the world of GPS.
Posted: Feb 19, 2009 Neil Stevens

I own a Magellan Sport Trak pro (no longer made) and I love it as well as owning a Garmin 60 CS which I also use a lot. Both GPS units are solid and valuable in the kind of off trail navigation I do in Nevada, Utah and Oregon. I also carry a map and compass but having a peaks location pre loaded and always marking where I leave my vehicle are both huge.
Posted: Feb 14, 2009 Dean

I don't care how technologically advanced computers get there is no way I would stop carrying my slide rule. It's interesting how society grapples with technological change. Generations have to die off before the change becomes accepted.
Posted: Feb 12, 2009 Mr. T

I see other readers are also laughing at the stupid line, "Forget your daddies compass." Where did you hire that moron?
Posted: Feb 07, 2009 Gary

I am surprised the DeLorme PN-40 didn't make it into your lineup. I think it would certainly deserve a look. The ability to load up Hi Res aerial imagery, true USGS Topo Quads and even NOAA Charts for venturing on the water make it well worth the price of admission.
Posted: Feb 06, 2009 More

I agree with Mr. Duncan. I had a similar problems with a Magellan product. I would not buy their products period..... and I told them so when they (unbelievably) left me a "how did we do " e-mail. I'll stay with Garmin at least they take care of you when you have a problem.
Posted: Feb 06, 2009 Peter Dion

Forget Daddy's compass?! Who's the ding dong that wrote that one? Always Bring a map and compass. GPS are cool and all, but things get wet and things get dropped and sometimees they just glitch. Besides, doing your own route finding is a lot more fun when you use your own navigation skills and knowledge.
Posted: Feb 06, 2009 Lance Cleaver

I have had the Garmin E-Trex for a couple of years and have put it through the ringer. I haven't had a problem with it. I have used it bushwhacking to headwaters for native trout, backpacking, kayaking in a swamp and geocaching (even in DC, STL and other city areas) and have never had a problem. The website and Garmin provide excellent support by someone located here in the US. The newer E-Trex models that have the "H" designation have a high sensitivity receiver that works well under the tree canopy and in the open. I have had a Magellan and it worked ok, but I have been truly satisfied with my Garmin E-Trex Summit HC.
Posted: Feb 05, 2009 Trey Loughridge

Wait until you get your hands on a DeLorme PN-40. I think you will change your mind on the "all around champion".
Posted: Feb 05, 2009 Jason Wicklund

I have a Magellan Maestro also and agree with the comment about their product support from Mr. Duncan. If anything he is too kind to them. I bought their map update and it wiped the unit's software out - a total failure. I called them and they promised to restore my unit and load the $80 of map updates. They did neither. I used my unit once, they took my unit and sent me a refurbished unit with a serial number indicating it was much older than my unit. These people are liars and cheats - they stole my unit and they cheated out of $80 on for a map upgrade that I should not even have had to have bought. If you have any sense at all you will avoid these people like the plague.
Posted: Feb 05, 2009 Dave in Michigan

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