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What was your first GPS?

Mar-09-10 14:13:32

What was your first GPS?

What was the first GPS that you ever owned? Do you still have it, does it still work, do you still use it?

I started with a Eagle Accunav Sport. I still own (actually 2) and they both still work but I don't use them any more. Purchased it back it the late 1990's for getting me back to base camp when out on my ATV when I lived back in Wyoming. Did a few caches with it but was a pain trying to enter the coords and there was no map so half the battle was just getting to the cache location.

snowrules: Weekend Warrior; 26 Posts

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Mar-09-10 15:23:52

Re: What was your first GPS?

My first one was a Magellan Merdian Platnium. I used it quite a bit for a while. When I upgraded to the Explorist (mistake), I gave it to the only other Merdian user I know (John ElFrank). Does it still work, (I don't know, John will have to answer that). As far as the Explorist, I gave that one away (to another Explorist user) when I upgraded to the Garmin 60Csx.

Today I'm a Delorme PN-40 user but am keeping my Garmin as a backup. Truthfully, I don't turn it on much but there still one major thing I need to keep it for (projections). The Delorme doesn't do projections yet... :(

javapgmr: Full Time Cacher; 88 Posts

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Mar-09-10 22:17:51

Re: What was your first GPS?

I bought a Garmin etrex legend that I used to check a Orienteering course in 1999. It didn't work too well in the woods with SA turned on so I threw it into a drawer until October 2002 when I found it under some shirts and started playing with it again. A friend had told me about Geocaching back in 2001 and I was really interested. I just went to the site, looked around and thought, I'll do that soon. I just never got around to it until 2002.

I don't have it anymore. I still have a MAP 76S, Gekko and an etrex Vista. I use a MAP60csx now...

Brawny Bear
St. Charles, MO

Brawny Bear: Brawny Bear; Full Time Cacher; 125 Posts

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Mar-10-10 03:48:55

Re: What was your first GPS?

My first GPSr was a Colorado 300 that I added topo maps and street maps to. I bought an Oregon 400t when they came out. I still use both.

Mike Henthorn
mikeinmo
Caching since July, 2008

mikeinmo: mikeinmo; Caching Maniac; 169 Posts

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Mar-10-10 04:33:20

Re: What was your first GPS?

Garmin GPS III+. It worked the last time I tried it, but that's been a while back. Bought it for a Boy Scout trip to the back country in Yellowstone in 1998 I think. Found my first cache with it in early 2002. Cached sporadically with it until Garmin came out with the Colorado. Paperless makes all the difference. Now own and use the Colorado 400t and a DeLorme PN-40 -- mostly the -40.

Tom

twolpert: Experienced Cacher; 90 Posts

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Mar-11-10 17:56:32

Re: What was your first GPS?

When we started caching in 2005, Dave and I shared the Garmin V, it ate up 4 AA batteries and had a big antenna. big_smile It still works and we still have it. Dave then got a 60CSx and I got a Garmin Legend "little blue," it was the cutest little thing! Then a year later, I saw a sale on Amazon for a 60CSx, plus there was a sweet rebate going on at that time, so I bought it. (technically Dave did, but that's just details) I moved into the big leagues with my 60 CSx, it's pretty but evil. I still use it, it still tries to make me touch things or stick my hands in places I normally wouldn't.

Pika Wants Cake: Caching Maniac; 320 Posts

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Mar-12-10 15:09:28

Re: What was your first GPS?

Our first one was a Lowrance ifinder H20. It is still 5yrs later our favorite GPS unit and our primary unit... Our son owns a garmin etrex that was given to him by a friend of ours, Our Daughter owns a magellan explorist 200 which she found on a caching trail in california (we tried for 2 months to find the owner and gave up). and we own a geomate JR. :) we may eventually update our Lowrance to something more high tech.. but for now it works for what we need :)

LeffertsFamily: Experienced Cacher; 67 Posts

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Mar-12-10 22:25:56

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Wow, you guys have a little of everything! Dave said he'd get me the geomate JR since I tend to be clumsy and drop my GPS often.

Pika Wants Cake: Caching Maniac; 320 Posts

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Mar-13-10 03:05:46

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The day I first went caching I put in the order for my Garmin 60CSx. I had to have a unit with a compass and Topos. It was one of the best purchases I have ever made of an electronic unit. I use it more than the Garmin i5 that I have in my car! It was my first and only for GeoCaching as of this date.

GeoConformity

GeoConformity: Newbie; 12 Posts

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Mar-14-10 01:50:52

Re: What was your first GPS?

I think the 1st GPS i had was a Magellan 1200 XL 1994 edition. No maps, but it did have an arrow to follow. I am pretty sure that it does not work anymore.