0ccam:I assume you mean the
eTrex H, right?
Seems like the best option following your reasoning. Good job!
So what model are you saving for?
Yes, that's the one. It was cheaper than the $99 listed in the link - I don't remember how much cheaper, but at least $10. So far I like it. I even played around with doing some GPS Track art while I was watching the grandkids play and I think it will work better than the Magellan did for that. I haven't gotten around to doing a waymark, yet, but I've been toying with various possibilities. One I really want to do is to go out in the middle of one of our frozen lakes during the winter and do a track there, but I was too busy this winter.
I'm torn on what higher end model to go for. I would really love to go for something like a pocket PC or blackberry or the like with appropriate GPS capabilities, but I'm concerned about how rugged it is. My GPSr tends to take a beating and the Magellan and Garmin are pretty sturdy. I've broken a Pocket PC and I wasn't even carrying it around in the woods looking for a geocache.
Because of that I'm probably leaning towards the Colorado. When I have three hundred dollars saved for it, then I'll probably do some more research.