Garmin eTrex Summit Handheld GPS Receiver

vary good for biking fishing out on the lake or even hikeing
not good for city navagation ie. no maps

I never received the item from the seller. Was finally refunded via Pay Pal. Thanks to Pay Pal. No thanks to E Bay.

I purchased a Garmin Etrex hand held GPS receiver several weeks ago. I have found that this receiver is easy to use and has a good amount of features. This GPS receiver has proved to be accurate to within 16ft or less.

Features of the receiver are its ability to track up to 12 satellite channels, the ability to mark 500 waypoints, automatic track log,route navigation of up to 50 waypoints, trip computer which displays speed,average speed,maximum speed,direction,bearing,elevation,sunrise and sunset,and trip time and trip odometer.

Other features are long battery life up to at least 12 hrs. uses two AA batteries. Easy to read display with the ability to change back lighting settings. Easy but sometimes cumbersome push button navigation of all onscreen menus, this however gets easier the more you use the unit.

In short this is a excellent value for those seeking an inexpensive Hand held GPS unit which features the basics for GPS navigation.

This is my first GPS and I bought it for sledding in AK and mountain biking. Seems to like batterys in the cold weather. I like how it records altitude on a graph.

I was looking for an inexpensive hand held GPS unit to use for business ventures and to use while hiking in the mountains. I sought a Summit Unit after discovering that my brother already had one and a co-worker also had one and loved it. Since purchasing my eTrex Summit I have used it on vacation to determine the distance from home, our traveling speed and general direction of travel. I have also used it to record coordinate locations for work. I like the feature of an electronic compass and the versatility of the unit. It can be calibrated for elevation, longitude and latitude location etc.

What I dislike about it is that the elevations are very suspect. I have calibrated the unit to a know elevation and then travel 30 miles away to another known elevation and the unit elevation is off by 20 to 60 feet. That is not a large difference when you are climbing a mountain, but I would have expected the elevation date to be a little better than that.

I have searched around for this product and purchased it at a lower cost on ebay than anywhere else. It does everything I had in mind and is easy to use, important for a non geek like myself. I purchased it because I am an outdoor kind of guy, especially doing as much hiking as I can, and it is nice to know how fatr to your destination, especially with the days darkening.

Everything about this eBay experience, was GREAT! I love my purchase, it was just as described,"like new", couldn't be happier. Have been wanting to get a GPS for over 1 year, glad I chose this one. THANK-YOU.

I HAVE NEVER USED THE ITEM. I LIKE THE SIZE AND WHAT I READ ABOUT THE FEATURES. I HAVE A HAND HELD GPS BUT I HAD MISPLACED IT SO I PURCHASED THE SUMMIT THE AFTER IT CAME IN I FOUND MY REGULAR GPS WHICH I HAD PURCHASED MANY YEARS AGO ON EBAY. I LIKE IT BECAUSE I AM USED TO WORKING WITH IT. NOW I WILL BE LOOKING TO SELL THE ETREX. I LOVE EBAY. MY WIFE SAYS I AM ADDICTED TO IT. LOL. IT IS THE CHALLENGE TO TRY AND OUTSMART THE OTHER BIDDERS FOR SOMETHING I WANT. I WIN SOME AND LOSE SOME. I GUESS IT CAN'T ALWAYS BE A PERFECT WORLD. I HAVE GOTTEN LOTS OF GOOD BARGAINS ON EBAY AND I WILL CONTINUE TO USE IT.

It is small and it has everything you need in the trail, no need to spend 400 dollars for a hand GPS