Originally Posted by cyclemanic
ok so that didn't work, the 1 i'm looking at is a Garmin eTrex Legend C GPS, but its priced at $299 which is alot to pay for something i might not find that usefull. any alternatives out there
I use the Garmin Legend but not the color unit. It worked well on my tour w/o a problem. You can get it for about 170 bucks. I've dropped this off a bike going 20mph and it still worked fine. They are great to have but are not a total replacement for maps. What I like about the Etrex Legend is all the statistics from the nearest town (as the crow flies) to watching my elevation to averaging mph and such. I also use my GPS for other things like hiking and geocaching. The maps on the Legend cover the major roads but to upload other roads and maps, you'll have to buy a $100 software package that only comes from Garmin.
PS - all the color units will add major bucks to the cost of your GPS no matter if you buy a Garmin or a Magellan.