handheld gps

[rla69]

I'm looking for a good hand held gps,any suggestions?

[Luv2fishCB]

I have a Garmin 76CSx http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...FcNo4AoddQEDmA

It has been a great little unit. I use it for hunting and fishing as well as mounted on an ATV. I have the Bluewater maps as well as a Topo map. Waterproof and floats.

I am also a fan of the Garmin "after warranty" program. For $110.00 after the warranty expires they will send you a new/rebuilt unit. I've done it a couple of times and even had them honor my upgrade from a GPS 76 to the 76CSx for $110.00. The other time I did it was getting one at a garage sale that didn't work ($2.00) and sent it in.

This model has been a very enduring model and the only upgrades over the years were the addition of a color screen and an SD card to increase storage. I have a friend in Alaska that uses one to fly his small plane.

Steve

[dropline]

Steve I don"t know the person you were talking to but my handheld 76 they said no deal at garmin "BUT" said go to west marine and buy a new one.

[Luv2fishCB]

I just went to the website http://www8.garmin.com/support/outofwarranty.html

Select GPS 76 and they quote a price of $79.00. Just follow the directions on the page and request an RMA. It has been a little while since I did this but since they still have it listed on their site I would think they need to honor it.

Steve

[dropline]

Thanks Steve for the help.