Comments on: Garmin eTrex H Handheld GPS Navigator

By: annielaurie

annielaurie — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:49:27 +0000

Well, after finally getting the hang of this not-very-intuitive unit to do some geocaching with my son, I have become increasingly frustrated with its unreliable accuracy. Sometimes we are 20+ feet from a cache, according to the GPS, when we manage to find the cache on our own. The worst thing that I’ve noticed, though, is that we can be standing completely motionless and the directional arrow will wave in all directions and the distance to destination will change by as much as 10 or 12 feet. Is this common? Why does this happen?

Others’ reviews have been much more positive and I’m wondering whether I’m expecting too much from such an inexpensive GPS. I am returning but not exchanging. Bummer…
Rating: 2 / 5

By: Eric G. Wilkinson

Eric G. Wilkinson — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:53:56 +0000

The Enter key on this unit was nonfunctional right out of the box. The only thing I was able to test on this receiver was its accuracy with known locations, such as “home”. Outdoor clear line of sight accuracy ranged from 12 to 16 meters, which is well outside of the accuracy listed in the product specifications. Indoor accuracy ranged from 15 to 90 meters, which is pretty typical in my experience. Returned this item to Amazon.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Virginia

Virginia — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:59:01 +0000

I would like to know if this unit will be dependable to get from Point A to Point B and back to Point A on a lake. When it is turned off and back on, will it still remember where Point A was and get me back?
Rating: 3 / 5

By: A. Good

A. Good — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:26:25 +0000

I bought this, as I felt that my Garmin 60CSx was overkill for what I needed, which is essentially backtrack and waypoint abilities in deep forest. With FRESH batteries and a wide open field, I was unable to fix my location. I tried in multiple places. I let the unit ask me if I had moved several hundred miles since my last location (it thought I was at Garmin HQ), and I said “YES.” It would show the satellites in different positions from where my 60CSx indicated they were. I am returning this unit. Don’t count on this GPS receiver for anything.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Vincent M. Gaudini

Vincent M. Gaudini — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:54:39 +0000

This is a POS!!! Thank God that I knew to just keep climbing the mountain in an upward direction to find the dirt road!!! It was the end of the day and it was getting dark out!!! This POS!!! gps had us going in the wrong direction!!! My adult son was arguing with me insisting the gps was correct, it was NOT!!! Like I said Thank “God” I’m an old-timer with a good backwoods sense of direction and got us both out of a potentially dangerous situation!!!

DON’T BUY THIS PRODUCT IT WILL GET YOU LOST!!!

Rating: 1 / 5