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If you're spending a day walking in a forest, the device is essentially useless. Worse, my second Geko 301 in a period of three years has just experienced display panel failure.
The first time this happened to me, Garmin said there was nothing they could do. The whole screen goes black and you can faintly see the information if you hold the screen to the sun at an angle.
I've had great fun with my Geko 301, but it's also been somewhat frustrating. I'm in South Africa, incidentally.
I wonder if they're going to say the same this time. I see that other reviewers have also experienced problems such as no functionality in forests.
I wish someone had told me that beforehand.
Wish ALL screens wouldinclude transceived geographical coordinates instead of just one and ameans of noting and processing them as well. Thanks. Garmin Geko 301 - GPS receiver - hikingNot a bad piece of equipment for the price.Reasonable battery life,fair amount of options, relatively easy operation in harsh conditions, fluctuating readings of elevations, once calibrated, generally appear to be within ascribed tolerances (have checked this against solidbenchmarks). This item field-testedat altitudes over 12K Ft. Sincerely Yours From Upon High, J. Though I would NOT want to absolutely stake my personalsurvival upon it, it is DEFINTELY better than nothing in orientinggeo-direction, esp. in the dark and provides some degree of entertainmentwhen one is out "Lost in the Wilderness".
I've also used it with great results when sailing in a small vessel that lacked a compass and speedometer. to find section corners and quarter-corners. The re-conditioned Geko 301 is indistinguishable from a new one. We use it in our land-surveying business in conjunction with National Geographic TOPO.
I strongly recomend it. This GPS works with very good performance, It has all of I was looking for.
Also, the altimeter and the electronic compass are great. It won't map, but I use it to just keep from getting lost. The batteries last a while, but I only turn it on occasionally. This is a great, small GPS unit. It is very light and full of great functions.
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