06-03-2008, 03:17 PM
You can get a Garmin Nuvi 200 for $160 on Amazon. It's a new model, small enough to slip in your shirt pocket and arguably has the best maps and points-of-interest around. I had a previous low-end model that was analogous to the 200, but I moved up a step to the Nuvi 260 that has the "text-to-speech" in which the unit will tell you, "turn left on Jones Street in 200 feet" rather than "turn left in 200 feet." I like the text-to-speech a lot--it makes it worth the extra $ for me.
If you take the Garmin off the road, you'll find that it shows your location in relationship to the roads nearby. You'll be a little arrow in between the various roads. I've not used a hiking gps, but I would think that the car-based one would be pretty minimal for off road use.
Oh, if you get a Garmin, you might consider a friction dashboard mount. That will keep the telltale ring off your windshield that some thieves use to target you car.
If you take the Garmin off the road, you'll find that it shows your location in relationship to the roads nearby. You'll be a little arrow in between the various roads. I've not used a hiking gps, but I would think that the car-based one would be pretty minimal for off road use.
Oh, if you get a Garmin, you might consider a friction dashboard mount. That will keep the telltale ring off your windshield that some thieves use to target you car.