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Triton 500 and geocacheing
dukesilver
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My wife wants to take a geocaching course with our young children. She has no idea if they'll be interested or not. As such, she doesn't want to spend a lot of money on a handheld GPS.
I see the Magellan triton series is really inexpensive. I also see that topo maps can be had at maps4me.net.
Since the old Nat Geo map issue seems to be resolved - would the Triton 500 make for a decent geocaching unit? I also know my wife hates touchscreen technology - so the 1500/2000 models are out.
I also see the Triton Adventure pack which comes with Nat Geo topos on ebay. Even if Nat Geo doesn't support the topos in this format anymore - does the Triton 500 work with the supplied topo software or is there still a problem in using the Nat Geo topo software (in CD form)?
Thanks in advance
I see the Magellan triton series is really inexpensive. I also see that topo maps can be had at maps4me.net.
Since the old Nat Geo map issue seems to be resolved - would the Triton 500 make for a decent geocaching unit? I also know my wife hates touchscreen technology - so the 1500/2000 models are out.
I also see the Triton Adventure pack which comes with Nat Geo topos on ebay. Even if Nat Geo doesn't support the topos in this format anymore - does the Triton 500 work with the supplied topo software or is there still a problem in using the Nat Geo topo software (in CD form)?
Thanks in advance
Comments
If it cost $50, maybe it would be worth a chance. Personally I would pass though, and get something newer that has better support. If you don't like touchscreens, the Garmin eTrex 20 is ~$150. You will get good support with this device, lots of free maps available at GPSFileDepot.com, Birdseye satellite imagery for $30, GLONASS support and more.
We just saw the Oregon 450 on sale for $150 a couple days ago at Cabela's also. Athough a touchscreen, this is a really great unit that is very popular. Price has gone up to $170 now, but still a great deal.
The Etrex20 and Oregon were 2 other models I was looking at as well.
Think I'll wander in that direction.