Do they sell some sort of GPS thingy that saves coordinates Not just a few but a few thousand? Need one to take to the mountains to help keep track of the Ginseng I find.

Most of the standard "road" ones will mark "Points of interest" i don't think there is a limit on input information so long as your memory card is up to it and POI information is tiny so it is not likely to be a problem.

Check out the etrex units.. or google for geocaching... they know the gooood ones.

I just use my phone for all gps stuff anymore. (Tmobile htc g1)

etrex units are great for it and so is the 400t model (its a new one with terrain maps) Make sure when you get any Garmin / Magellen or whoever, make sure that WAAS is not turned on until after you update the unit, It seems ever since the US Airforce sent up a new satellite, their WAAS timing signal has been causing an issue, it crashes incompatible units, you have to upgrade the software to get it to work.

Quote from: TheGoodGuy on September 08, 2009, 01:03:58 PM
etrex units are great for it and so is the 400t model (its a new one with terrain maps) Make sure when you get any Garmin / Magellen or whoever, make sure that WAAS is not turned on until after you update the unit, It seems ever since the US Airforce sent up a new satellite, their WAAS timing signal has been causing an issue, it crashes incompatible units, you have to upgrade the software to get it to work.

man, that's good stuff to know !

Garmin and Magellan are the leaders in GPS technology by far.  This will also depend on where in the world you are.  In same parts Magellan has better maps etc and in some parts garmin has better maps etc.

I use a Magellan bread crumb dropper as when I go bush it just drops a (bread crumb) for me to follow out.  Zooms out to 100km and zooms in to 10meters.  Accurate to within 3 meters.  Also does speed, altitude, digital compass, multi POI, multi map save, night light, the feature list goes on.

NOTE:  Not all GPS units allow for off road use and some will stop working and try to direct you back to the paved road again.  Before buying ANY GPS to go bush with make sure it is an actual GPS unit and not a "sat nav" unit.  Sat Nav is great round town and paved roads but sucks off road.  Not all units work in the car and out of the car.  My hand held unit is designed for being in the open and loses signal if used in a cage but again I researched my GPS and found this out before buying.  They are not cheap but they are worth it.  Mine has gotten me out of trouble as 7 hours in deep bush tends to get you lost.  Also they are hungry on batteries so if you are going out and want to rely on your GPS make sure to pack extra batteries to be sure.

For Full reveiws on units go to www.advrider.com and put GPS in the search.

Another good resource on GPS receivers: http://gpsinformation.net/