GPS for outdoor use?

[Fmedges]

What is a good GPS for outdoor use that is affordable? I'm thinking of marking shooting ranges or hiking places, things like that.

[Tim K]

Define affordable.

[ColoWyo]

I've had really good luck with the Garmin eTrex. I am not familiar with the newer models, but the older ones I use have served me very well.

[DEAGLER]

I use Navigon on my Iphone 5. It's free if your phone is jailbroken. You can go places and save the GPS coordinates for next time. Plus no data/internet is required.

[Musashi]

Garmin all the way, eTrex or Dakota series. I still have my eTrex from twelve years ago.

[Singlestack]

What is affordable to you?

[colo-pr]

Im in this research in this days because i want one, until now im in The way of Garmin Montana, i just waiting to find a Good deal on eBay because The price is too high.

[Sawin]

I just use the topomaps app on my iphone and drop pins at poi's

[Aloha_Shooter]

I like the full features of the Garmin GPSMap 62s but you're looking at about $350. For what you want, an eTrex 30 should do the job for $100 less.

[Fmedges]

Probably below $300. I have some apps and a gps thing that plugs into my phone, but I'm hesitant to use because I don't want my phone to get trashed.

[motohooligan]

I use Navigon on my Iphone 5. It's free if your phone is jailbroken. You can go places and save the GPS coordinates for next time. Plus no data/internet is required.
That's called stealing...

I have a Garmin Oregon 450. It is very rugged. Sometimes the screen is a little hard to see in bright sun light. I think i paid about $250 a few years ago. Amazon has them for ~$240. You can load topo maps on it if you want. I definitely think a dedicated GPS is worth it if you are planning on any multi-day trips. The smartphones will only give you a couple of hours of use and then be dead. If you want buttons instead of a touch screen, look at the Garmin GPSMAP series. Uses same hardware as the Oregon line. The touchscreen on the 450 is not capacitive (means not like an iPhone) so it is not nearly as responsive. But you can touch it with gloves on.

[AirbornePathogen]

+1 on Garmin, I had an eTrex Legend, and loved it.

[theGinsue]

I've got 2 eTrex units and love 'em. I recommend immediately putting a screen scratch guard on any unit you get though. Otherwise, with much use the screen will get heavily scratched and is all but impossible to view in daylight (learned this lesson from my buddy's unit before I got one. My screen protectors have kept mine prestine.

[Jherexx]

Another +1 on the eTrex, you can usually pick-up the older base model for less than $100, good enough for what you need it for.

[gnihcraes]

garmin etrex - pick it up at a local pawn shop, usually several to choose from - $20-50 range.