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Touring, mapping GPSR from Garmin, which to choose?

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hamilgs:
I've read the posts at some length, and noticed that there has not been a lot of traffic on the selection of a touring, mapping GPSR from Garmin in recent months. My local Craigslist has two GPS60CSX for sale at a good price (one NIB, the other good used), & I've wondered if the advice given by Fred & others has changed any since fall of 2011. If I get the 60CSX, what am I giving up for touring over the 62 series which I understand replaces the 60 series?--george

Fred Hiltz:
The main change may or may not be important to you: Alasdair has successfully put waypoints of the entire TA route into an Oregon 450, which holds 2000 like the 62 series. http://www.adventurecycling.org/forums/index.php?topic=10425.0 The 60 series holds 1000 waypoints, needing a reload part way from a flash drive or a CD, as we have discussed.

Both units can hold all the maps for a cross-country ride.

Not terribly useful for cycling, but for hiking the ability to load custom maps in the 62 might be worth the extra cost.

Fred

hamilgs:
Thanks Fred, I think there is a 60CSX in my future.

tentwentyam:
I'm currently on the Transamerica trail and I have the entire trail loaded into my Garmin 62s  with the POI's as well (at least I think I have most of them). It's working very well, and is pretty easy to follow the straightline navigation. With an cheap SDcard I am also able to have the city navigator maps.

hamilgs:
I ordered a Garmin Oregon 450 touch screen mapping GPSR today, and plan to add City Navigator  on DVD + some topo maps.  I'll report back after I get some time on it. I did not particularly want the camera of the 550, and the Montana series was just more than I wanted to spend, but did want the 3 axis compass & barometric altimeter thus the 450.

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