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- A lightweight, waterproof GPS handheld for outdoor enthusiasts on a budget
- With a high-sensitivity GPS receiver that locks onto satellite signals quickly and maintains accuracy
- Store up to 500 waypoints and use TrackBack to find your way home
- Easy-to-follow pointer to show you which direction to go (no street or terrain maps)
- Rugged for outdoor use and small enough to fit into the palm of your hand.
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Manufacturer's Description
Outdoor enthusiasts, geocachers and anyone looking for adventure will love the eTrex. It combines intuitive, easy-to-use features and a rugged exterior into a lightweight package that is only 10 cm high and 5 cm wide. The result is a lightweight GPS navigator that will literally fit in the palm of your hand.
Built for Adventure
You can operate your eTrex with just one hand using five buttons, which are located on either side of the eTrex within easy reach of your fingers. Thanks to its bright yellow case, the eTrex is easy to find in your boat or backpack. You'll notice that eTrex's 12-parallel channel GPS receiver locks onto satellite signals quickly and maintains accuracy, even in tough conditions.
Find It and Go
With eTrex, your adventure can last and last — up to 22 hours on just 2 AA batteries (not included). While you roam, you can store up to 500 waypoints in memory for easy retrieval. Just enter the point you want to go to, and eTrex points you to your destination (no street or terrain maps). To get home, use Garmin's exclusive TrackBack® feature to reverse your track log and help you navigate back to your starting point.
eTrex: Find adventure. Find fun!
Built for Adventure
You can operate your eTrex with just one hand using five buttons, which are located on either side of the eTrex within easy reach of your fingers. Thanks to its bright yellow case, the eTrex is easy to find in your boat or backpack. You'll notice that eTrex's 12-parallel channel GPS receiver locks onto satellite signals quickly and maintains accuracy, even in tough conditions.
Find It and Go
With eTrex, your adventure can last and last — up to 22 hours on just 2 AA batteries (not included). While you roam, you can store up to 500 waypoints in memory for easy retrieval. Just enter the point you want to go to, and eTrex points you to your destination (no street or terrain maps). To get home, use Garmin's exclusive TrackBack® feature to reverse your track log and help you navigate back to your starting point.
eTrex: Find adventure. Find fun!
Box Contains
- Garmin eTrex H handheld GPS navigator
- Wrist strap
- Owner's manual
- Quick start guide
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388 of 392 people found the following review helpful
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I have had an original etrex for the last 15 years, which I normally use for fellwalking and geocaching, exchanging information with OS digital mapping on my pc. It cost £130, and the only weakness was poor sattelite reception under tree canopy and cliff face shadow. I have now bought an etrex H, and taken them both out together. The H performs a lot better in areas of poor reception, with an average accuracy twice as good as the old etrex in areas of poor reception. (eg:15ft against the old units 30ft) It even holds a signal when carried in a coat pocket, where the original one isn't useable, warning of poor gps signal. I am very impressed and satisfied with the H, and as a bonus, it only cost £65.
44 of 44 people found the following review helpful
I have just returned from Exmoor where I used my Garmin for the first time. I used it in conjunction with Memory Map software - allowing me to create OS Explorer 1:25000 scale mapping routes which I then downloaded to the Garmin as listed waypoints (routes). I did try using it manually - typing in given waypoints from guide books but this is a tad time consuming and tedious and doesn't help battery life. Although the digital mapping is easier to use, it does come at a price (Dartmoor/Exmoor £80-00), but I was so impressed I purchased the Lake District too.
However used, manually or with software, one thing's for sure - it's a great asset; used with a map, you can't go wrong - or if you do it will show you!
The Garmin really showed its potential in wooded areas where it coped brilliantly under thick canopy and especially where footpaths became indistinct and hard to follow.
My only gripe (and a small one it is too) with the Garmin is that to automatically follow a route (being guided from waypoint to waypoint) you do need to be at waypoint 1 to start. This is slightly annoying when you park up near the start of your route and you find that your first waypoint is down the hill from the car park and the second waypoint is up the hill from the car park. You must go down hill to waypoint 1 first to activate the route before you can come back up the hill to waypoint 2 and automatically continue. Other than that, this is a great bit of kit - highly reccomended.
However used, manually or with software, one thing's for sure - it's a great asset; used with a map, you can't go wrong - or if you do it will show you!
The Garmin really showed its potential in wooded areas where it coped brilliantly under thick canopy and especially where footpaths became indistinct and hard to follow.
My only gripe (and a small one it is too) with the Garmin is that to automatically follow a route (being guided from waypoint to waypoint) you do need to be at waypoint 1 to start. This is slightly annoying when you park up near the start of your route and you find that your first waypoint is down the hill from the car park and the second waypoint is up the hill from the car park. You must go down hill to waypoint 1 first to activate the route before you can come back up the hill to waypoint 2 and automatically continue. Other than that, this is a great bit of kit - highly reccomended.
118 of 120 people found the following review helpful
If you're after a simple, lightweight GPS with extremely impressive reception, this is it.
I've used quite a few different GPS, and this is the only one that maintains a lock in my trouser pocket, when I'm in a cutting in the forest. Cold- and warm-start satellite acquisition is quick, and hot-start is essentially instant.
I never let my GPS completely run out of juice, but the stated 17h battery life seems about right.
I use GPS as a backup to traditional navigation, and to help measure progress on longer trips - so I've no need to use the computer interface. Entering waypoints manually is a bore on the eTrex, but again - I don't need to do that.
So - I think it does exactly what it's intended to, reliably and fast. 5 stars.
I've used quite a few different GPS, and this is the only one that maintains a lock in my trouser pocket, when I'm in a cutting in the forest. Cold- and warm-start satellite acquisition is quick, and hot-start is essentially instant.
I never let my GPS completely run out of juice, but the stated 17h battery life seems about right.
I use GPS as a backup to traditional navigation, and to help measure progress on longer trips - so I've no need to use the computer interface. Entering waypoints manually is a bore on the eTrex, but again - I don't need to do that.
So - I think it does exactly what it's intended to, reliably and fast. 5 stars.
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