[Paddlewise] Replacement GPS

I am about to retire my Garmin GPS 38, and have decided that its
replacement should have an electronic compass (which seems to mean that
you get a barometric altimeter as well).

>From what is available in New Zealand the alternatives seem to be:

Garmin	Geko 301
		eTrex Summit
		eTrex Vista
		GPSMap 76S
		GPSMap 60CS

Silva (Brunton in US) Multi-Navigator

The Geko 301 and eTrex Summit are the same price here, so I lean towards
the larger display and better battery life of the Summit. The Vista is
still within my price range, but the GPSMap models are a bit too
expensive.

The Silva seems to have an advantage in that you can turn on the compass
without the GPS and get extremely long battery life - up to 60 days
claimed.

Any comments welcomed, but in particular does anyone have experience
with the Silva?

Allan Singleton
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