Garmin GPS 12XL

Advantages: rugged, waterproof, reliable, accurate
Disadvantages: none

...the size of a 35mm film canister from co-ordinates we are given (plus clues sometimes) and invariably the garmin gets us close. All in all this is an impressive piece of kit. There are others on the market with more whistles and bells but if you want a good GPS unit for not a lot of money. This is it... Read review

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Advantages: Small, Works Perfectly
Disadvantages: Doesn't have the best spec on the market (if you want that)

...I've wanted a GPS for ages - not for finding my way about in the car - but for the geeky pursuit of geocaching. This Christmas my boyfriend treated me and bought me a Garmin Geko 201 GPS and it's beautiful. It caters exactly to my needs and is a nice handy size. But I'll start at the beginning so you know exactly what this model does… Geocaching For those who don't know about geocaching, you might want to pay a quick visit to www.geocaching.com Geocaching is the exciting, and rather geeky, hobby of using a GPS (or a map if you so wish) to go for nice pleasant walks and search for hidden treasure. This treasure is in the form of a box with a log inside to sign to prove you have found the box. Inside the box there are often small trinkets to swap for something of your own, sometimes special 'travel bugs' to take... Read review

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Advantages: Small and very strong
Disadvantages: A bit bulky and expensive from UK suppliers

...routes saved from at least 5 months ago. The Units comes with a charger, wrist strap and large instruction book (although if you have used a Garmin before it will all seem familiar enough) So why do I have one, and who else would want one. Well I use it for Kite Buggying as a really good way of finding out my top speeds and distances covered on a session, as well as using it as a Map compliment when I go hill walking. I also sometimes wear it around the garden, as I do get confused. I suppose any outdoor activity such as cycling, horse riding walking, running where the likelihood of water or impact damage is high would benefit from this rather than a pocket or pouch mounted GPS. Thus far the unit has been in the sea on numerous occasions and has several severe impacts (fell off bike and fractured elbow, and came out of kite buggy at 40... Read review

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