I might have a chance of buying a new GPSmap 60Sx for a good price. I read the reviews on this and people love it, but there isn't too much on how it would work with my kayaking needs. Has anyone used this out on the water?
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I might have a chance of buying a new GPSmap 60Sx for a good price. I read the reviews on this and people love it, but there isn't too much on how it would work with my kayaking needs. Has anyone used this out on the water?
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Originally Posted by Kaching Karen
I never got to use mine for kayaking but TAT used the Franken GPS on his. The only think I had found was that I would need to buy charts for it but that was no big deal.
I had the 60 cs and now the csx. I have a Garmin mounting base stuck to the deck on my Old Town Dirigo. I take the back plate out of my car and it snaps right into the base on the kayak. I have gotten it wet on more than one occasion with no ill effects (So far). It works super in the woods and I guess it finds me all the caches I want. They have come down so much since the Colorados came out. A good choice for geocaching in my opinion.
The Garmin 76 series has the similar features plus it is waterproof and it floats. D of DSKG has one and loves it. I believe Gob-ler had a 76 and went back to the 60.
My 60 csx works fine on the water, basically the same as the unit you're looking at. I now have a Nuvi, a Vista csx, a 60 csx and a Colorado 400t. For the "little' extra it would cost you for the 400t, I think it would well be worth it. We're talking totally paperless and the ability to load 2000 caches with hints, logs, the whole enchilada in the blink of an eye. I know the Town of Windsor isn't paying our teachers even close to a fair wage but you couldn't go wrong with a 400.:)
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Originally Posted by Kaching Karen
hee, hee - when I first met TAT - one thing we had in common was I had one just like his "Franken" (well before it was morfed - the 76 but mine was a C). We had talked a bunch of times about ocean use to caching use. LOL
Well, I bought my daughter an el cheapo Etrex for her birthday so we could go together and she would have her own. In borrowing hers a bunch to take a 10 year old to learn - I picked up an el very cheapo Etrex off Ebay. It had never even had the warranty activated through the Garmin web site! Woot! Now to get an interface cord.
Anyway - one my sights, and I guess Dan just cemented this, is a Colorado! I already love loading caches into the Nuvi I just bought for a wicked deal.
My son bought the 60 something and loves it too. I just don't see my Palm lasting that long and adding it all into one tool seems to make sense. Plus - one load of information vs a couple. That combined with the Nuvi seems to be my next step.
That said, we all work in different steps and I know KK you don't just Geocache with yours. The 60 is a powerful unit and I have had the pleasure to cache with a couple of folks who have either the CS or the CSX and they are both happy with the unit.
Hope the information everyone has shared helps you.
Ain't that the truth.Quote:
Originally Posted by dubord207
We don't teach for the money. If I were a materialistic person, that may matter. The kids at Windsor are wonderful. My house is falling to the ground. I can handle the trade-off. :)
Karen
I have a 60CSx and a Colorado. I have had the 76CSx in the past as well.
There are a lot of things I really like about the Colorado, but if push comes to shove and I had to choose I think it would be the 60. The x (sirff) chip is a winner. A very stable platform that is proven. Granted it does not float, but you can remedy that with a zip lock or otter.
I say go for it if you can, you won't regret it and besides shiney and new alongside that beast that Tat uses would be such a contrast.
Question . . . .
Whats the biggest micro SD card the 60CSx can hold?
Thanks!
We have a 2Gig in ours and it works great. I have read that 2Gig is the biggest but I can't confirm that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Starzz
I just picked up a 2g micro SD card for 1.99 from Amazon. Shipping was 6 but still a deal.
We Started By Borrowing A Garmin Rhino Then Got An Etrex We Now Have A 60csx And Have Enjoyed This Whole Year. I Was Thinking About Getting A Oregon But Got Talked Out Of It By Wife And Price. The 60 Has Been A Great Unit And We Never Had A Problem With It. It Is Fairly Easy To Learn, If You Get It We Would Be Willing To Help You If Needed Seeing We Are Only 20 Minutes Apart. Good Luck:)
WOOT today has a 2 GB micro SD card for $2.59 plus $5 shipping - $.41 cheaper!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mainiac1957
Sheesh! Remember the thread where we were talking about our 4 KB computers! LOL!
I have a friend in California that got a 2 GB micro SD card for $5 last week, they was on sale. So I told him next time they was on sale to get me one! :)
Actually Mainiac1957 was probably one of the first to get the 60csx! LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by hide_from_the_kids
I have the really old 60, the pcsx. Runs on propane and uses Loran C. On a good day the accuracy is about a quarter mile. And when the wind blows, the pilot light goes out and then you get lost!:D
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Originally Posted by WhereRWe?
Propane is still better than the old coal-fired models! Those were a bugger to get lit:pQuote:
Originally Posted by dubord207
At least we were not stuck with Stanley/Garmin steam powered model. (the 60S) Every time you tried to zoom out, you got burned! :D It would still do 60 MPH in Kingfield, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sudonim