At 03:03 PM 12/27/2007, Mark Sanders wrote: >A Garmin GPSMAP 76CSx for Xmas. Should I be happy? I've had a Garmin 76Cx for about a year. It's essentially the same as the 76CSx but without the compass. I've been pretty happy with it so far. I've had it out in heavy rain but haven't really dunked it nor checked to see if it floats as advertised. As you may or may not have found out the base maps that come with the unit are pretty lame. There are a couple of options for getting good base maps and there are different base maps which are appropriate for how you're going to be using the GPS. For street/city navigation Garmin sells a "City Navigator" disc or micro SD card that covers the US (there is a separate disc for Europe and other countries). If you're going to use it for hiking'/backcountry use, there is a Topo map CD. If you're going to be using it on the water Garmin sells a Bluechart map disc. Each will cost over $100 and the Bluechart DVD only has a "Key" for one area of your choice. Unlocking other areas will cost more. I have also been building my own maps using available GIS data and have created some pretty good base maps with street/park/hydrology and a few other features. It's a pretty tedious process though. John Fereira jaf30_at_cornell.edu Ithaca, NY *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Dec 29 2007 - 06:02:59 PST
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