I need a little advice from the collective, please.
I'm considering buying a handheld GPS unit to use on our property marking road, trails, rubs, blinds/structures and elevations etc.
I's like to download this type of data to my PC and couple it with a topographical maping program that I bot from Maptech, and make some maps for hunting and habitat management.
I was talking to a sales person @ Gander Mountain, and they have a Garmin eTrex Vista that includes the Topo CD and a PC cable for $250. The PC cable has an interface is a 9-pin and not a USB, there is an adapter that I can buy but I'm not sure how well this thing will work.
The alternative is to buy the Garmin 60CSX for almost double the price ($480).
Any advice, either from practicle experience or hearsay/research would be greatly appreciated!
I'm considering buying a handheld GPS unit to use on our property marking road, trails, rubs, blinds/structures and elevations etc.
I's like to download this type of data to my PC and couple it with a topographical maping program that I bot from Maptech, and make some maps for hunting and habitat management.
I was talking to a sales person @ Gander Mountain, and they have a Garmin eTrex Vista that includes the Topo CD and a PC cable for $250. The PC cable has an interface is a 9-pin and not a USB, there is an adapter that I can buy but I'm not sure how well this thing will work.
The alternative is to buy the Garmin 60CSX for almost double the price ($480).
Any advice, either from practicle experience or hearsay/research would be greatly appreciated!