hand held GPS

Dave,
I have a look at http://www.gpsoz.com.au/
also - it might help if you can make your mind up if you want BOTH land mapping, plus marine mapping capability out of your hand-held.
The new Magellan Meridian's are pretty good. I've got a Magellan Meridian Gold (it's actually for sale for $400 pph if you'd like it)
My pic at the moment would be the new Garmin GPS276C.
It's a great compromise between size and functionality; but hey - you're buying it, so you're best to have a look at one in the flesh IMHO.
I noticed that your username indicates some fishing interest; in unknown waters these little beauties are great; this is where the handhelds really come into their own. Magellan's Meridian Gold/Marine units are great for this application. I've seen them with the bluechart software loaded into them - very impressive. Just note that the software for maping doesn't come cheaply.

I hope I haven't confused you too much with the above.
I recommend doing some internet research, and maybe that will help in your decision.

Cheers,
Davo

Hi Dave I have a I/ finder and I thick thay are great if I ever changed it , it would be for a Garman GPS 72 or a GPS 76 same thing no better just more populor for on land use, I brought the lawrance because I manly use mine at sea and Lawrance have a very good reputation also works great in my discovery hope this helps regards tony

Dave, if you are anywhere near Bayswater...or any Anaconda store go in there for a look, they have a large range of GPS stuck on a large board.
The good thing about it is they carry a few brands, and they are working units on display so you can see what you do and don't like. Plus the prices are pretty good, knocked 13% off when I asked, or they will beat any price you find by 10%...reckon this mob will put Rays out of business....Don'e work for them, just impressed with their range, and the sales people I talked to about GPS actualy had a clue!...I don't want to push you towards a certain brand or model, go have a look....Garmin are good tho lol

http://anaconda.com.au/ make sure you do the .au bit on that address tho

check out this site for gps. I deaded a fluro/torch same way exact same torch one had voltage reducer internal and one had cig plug reducer. Couldnt be bothered unpacking the cord from new one so used cord from old dead one = 2 dead ones

Thanks a lot all.

I have full marine GPS in my boat - just use the handheld to pinpoint gutters on the beach so I can come back and fish them at night.
Also for when I get lost in the bush - which is often.
Appreciate your suggestions - I'll dig a bit deeper.

Dave >