Magellan eXplorist 200 Water Resistant Hiking GPS
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Customer Review: Terrific GPS for Family Geocaching
Summary: 5 Stars
My 8-year old son read an article about Geocaching and really got excited. I wanted to get a GPS handheld that offered great value and ease-of-use. I tried the Garmin eTrex, eTrex Legend, Geko and the Magellan eXplorist 200 (a local Geocaching club let me field test the units) and I downloaded the manuals from the Garmin/Magellan websites and poured over them.
The verdict -- I bought the eXplorist 200. The base map gives you the major freeways, highways, and cities -- even parks and national landmarks. The buttons and functions were the most intuitive of any of the models tested -- very important when you have children operating the unit. The LCD screen is as big as the expensive models and highly legible in ambient light. My son loves it and the entire family is getting lots of hikes and geocaching done in the great outdoors.
What happens next? I will save up for a more powerful unit with a PC connection, map software, etc, now that we are hooked on GPS navigation. The eXplorist will remain with my son -- like cell phones, it is always a good idea to have an extra one around...
Customer Review: Perfect starter and then some
Summary: 5 Stars
The first thing that amazed me about this unit is it is so light weight, compact, and fits in the palm of your hand. I purchased a Magellan GPS unit back in 1997 and wanted to update and upgrade. GPS has come a long way since my first unit. This unit was easy to setup and navigate. The onscreen menu system is easy to understand, and the navigation buttons are easy enough to use with one hand. The screen was sharp and clear, and the backlight is more than enough for low light and dark areas. The built in maps of North America (while not side street detailed) are very detailed and accurate for major highways and throughways. It acquired a 4 or more satellite signal within about 1 minute after a cold boot up. It got signal inside my condo unit which is under another second story condo unit!! In the car it worked just as good laying on the seat next to me. I used the built in maps to navigate to another city perfectly. Overall I'm very pleased, recommend this unit, and I'm looking forward to using it for some Geocaching soon.Customer Review: Great for the Explorer
Summary: 5 Stars
I have really enjoyed this product. I've found that most of the Magellan products have a fairly similar control/interface setup. It is easy for people of all ages to learn and enjoy. The maps aren't very detailed but I find they are detailed enough. If you are looking for something that will show you city streets in detail this is not for you. However if you still want a little bit of adventure give it a try. The backlight is great you can use it well after dark and still see perfectly. The battery life is fairly standard and the satellite lock is great. The only thing I don't like about the model is the joystick in the center. I find the unit often thinks I'm pressing enter instead of trying to scroll in a certain direction. Thankfully they have put the ESC button right below it. Sometimes this is a nuisance but I am learning and it definitely does not stop me from highly recommending this unit.Customer Review: Good for driving and hunting
Summary: 5 Stars
This GPS works very well. I bought it mainly for hunting, but wanted the background map so it could be useful while driving. I've only found one error on the map, a road is mislabeled, but it is not enough to throw you off track. Once it has a good satellite link it is almost impossible to lose that link. Even cloudy days or cover from trees (or the roof of the car when it sits in the cupholder) it hasn't lost track. Navigation works excellent and the "mark" button on the front makes it easy to create a point of interest, no digging through menus to find this operation. Just push the button and go. My only complaints are that the heading feature only gives degrees, not the cardinal points (North,South,East,West) and it doesn't record maximum or average speed, something nice to have on trips. But these are no reasons not to purchase this fine GPS from MagellanCustomer Review: Great Product
Summary: 5 Stars
Very user friendly. Great reception. Rugged disign. Im a tech. for Verizon Wireless and im use to see phones come across my counter beat up, scratched up, and just down right abused. This GPS is one tough little monkey. I use it mainly for geocaching and while in the woods or on a trial, I've slide down a couple hills in the mud or snow. Usually the first think I think is ouch, but the second thing I think is that I may just have wrecked my Gps. Not yet. As I said this guy is tough. I highly recomend the explorist 200. With the preloaded road maps its gives me a good guest as to where I am when I start to lose my direction on the road or in the woods.