Gps

I've had really good luck with the Garmin Rino series.
The new versions allow an SD card.
You don't say where you're from.
I have the BC Backroads card in one of my gps's and it shows the MU region
boundries. No mixing up where you are with your reg's.
 
They all work. They all require that you learn how to use them, and the information you get from them.

I started with a Garmin Etrex years ago, and now I use a Garmin Map 60CSX. It is very nice, and any device that does what it does will be all you need. The Garmin maps work well for me, but I don't have any real experience with anything else.
 
I have the garmin 520hcx. Has a built in two way radio, and will auto-locate/id any other garmin 520/530 user in the area when radio communication is used. Radio your buddy, it shows him where you are. You can also send a waypoint to another user, as in, "deer down that way" or "meet me at X". Push two buttons to mark a way point. Has sun and moon times, calender, compass, tracking. All super easy to use.

I also use the Backroads topo map series for Ontario. They show the WMU's on the map and have good details for hunting, fishing, hiking trails and more. I believe the Backroads maps are only for BC, Alberta and Ontario.

Just used mine for a week near Kirkland Lake in near North Ontario and had no problems out in the bush.
 
My advice it not to get the basic model. Get a model that has an SD card, so you can have maps of large areas. A friend says he has all of Canada on his.
Mine does not have the SD card, and will hold only small areas of the maps.
Also a computer hook up, so you can download software updates, and work with your maps on your PC.
For example, I uploaded all my GPS moose camp trails/waypoints to google earth, then printed them off for the guys. We've never had the trails marked on a map before, and it has proven itself very handy.
You can also print off topographic maps that you can buy for your GPS with your trails/waypoints on them.
The Rhino model mentioned above includes a GMRS/FMRS radio, and can be used to transmit your position to another with the same GPS. It would show your position on his map when you transmit.

Some models come with maps, some don't. Mine didn't, and I bought TopoCanada on CD for it.

The basic model works, I used one for a number of years, but the maps make it a hundred times better, well worth the extra coin.
 
The first Rino I had was the 110.
It acted like a chalk board.
No maps installed.
Just the trails and bread crumbs you left behind.
Not at all that friendly.
More or less an over glorified compass that left trails.
Easier to navigate if you have a map as a back ground.
 
THIS is the unit I have been using this fall. Great battery life, great mapping with down-loadable imaging. Up to 32 GB SD card capable with 3.5 GB built-in storage.
 
You can get away with an eTrex 20 from Garmin, it's a very reasonable cost unit at $200 (cheaper on sale), which is great for dual mode (GPS/GLONASS) high sensitivity receiver with a nice color screen. It has 1.7GB internal memory, enough for a TOPO map, and you can add an SD card for more capacity.

If you want something that will show you an accurate map and easily set camp and waypoints etc, that's probably the best low-buck option. Skips on altimeters and compasses but it's fairly easy to tell if you're headed in the right direction (or if you're on a mountain).

GPS Unit: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=145&pID=87771

TOPO Maps (eastern Canada): https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=255&pID=36984
 
Ive had 2 Garmins and 1 lowarance. Both Garmins have been very good and easy to use. I have the 60csx now and luv it. The other was a etrex colour. I gave it to a buddy and he still uses it and like it a lot.
I don't think you can go wrong with Garmin.
 
I'm on my third Garmin Rhino, all my huntin' buddies use them as well. the radio allows us to "page" one another, and we then pop up on each others gps screen. so, you will know where your buddies are, in relation to you, on the gps. It helps you find them, and more importantly, know where they are situated before you shoot. I'm not saying to rely on that, because it doesn't track them on the screen, but it's a handy feature to have if you're all watching a field in the evening and a deer pops out, if your buddy is near...don't take the shot. My latest one even allows text messages between radios. Since we started using them, I can't imagine not having them. To have a gps and radio all in one..awesome!!
 
I have used just about all the gps units mentioned, and now use the garmin 60csx the most. it may have a lot of features for someone new to the gps, but I find it very user friendly. I have the backroad mapbooks on mine and that makes it twice the gps.

I also have a rhino 530, but that can really only be used to its full potential if you are hunting with other people that have rhinos, although it is just as good for talking to people on regular gmrs radios, you just cant use the polling or location functions or repeater mode. I have the garmin topo maps on that unit, and they were great until I got the backroad mapbooks, now thats all I want to use.

I also have an etrex, my first GPS. but with the etrex after you learn the basics, you outgrow it pretty quickly. the newer and newest etrex models are coming with more features.

just get a gps and start learning, I never go out in the bush without one now

I have heard good things about the delorme units, but have no first hand experience
 
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