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Review: Apisphere’s Geomate jr. Is a Lean, Mean GPS and Geocaching Handheld Machine
Well, I was beginning to think that the fates were conspiring against me. Right after my Geomate jr. review unit arrived, I took it outside and it guided me to a couple urban geocaches within walking distance of my house — but these I had found before. A true test, I figured, should involve at least one cache I had never found or tried to find before. But this would involve a car trip out of the city, and every time I planned a day for it, something would happen: a meeting I couldn’t skip would get scheduled for that day, a torrential downpour would occur, things like that. As you can see from one of the photos below, one time I decided to hell with the rain and went out anyway, improvising a rain cover for the unit. Another time, I stubbed my middle toe — how does anyone stub their middle toe? — so bad it swelled up to twice its size and turned the most amazing shades of purple and red. Finally, I got to take the Geomate jr. out for some real caching. The quick and dirty verdict? I love this little guy.
Magellan Triton 500: Cover the Basics and Then Some
If you’re looking for a good basic GPS handheld receiver that you can use for navigation and related fun stuff like geocaching, the Magellan Triton 500 is an excellent choice. It’s not without its faults and not perfect for everyone, but for its price point, it has a wealth of features and can be upgraded with maps and software — and best of all, it maintains a satellite lock even in the woods and performs like a champ overall, more often than not.
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The Bushnell ONIX 400: A Backcountry Beauty
Today, the autonomous recreational handheld navigator is often overshadowed by what we have in our cars: the sleek PNDs with the big screens, loads of maps, and streaming traffic updates — all of which are useless in the backcountry. God forbid if you drop one on a rock while you’re hiking or taking a fast turn on your all-terrain vehicle.
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Forerunner 305: Like Having Ahnold Along for a Run
The Garmin Forerunner 305 is a GPS personal trainer. Runners wear it like a wrist-watch and cyclists can use the bike-mount. The 305 is the next best thing to having “Ahnold” as your fitness coach. You can load performance data into it and compete against yourself. You can track heart rate, pace, time, and distance with Garmin’s Training Center software.
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Space Machine's PND-428A