![]() And if you’re out on the trail, in the middle of the rain, the last thing you want to be carrying around is a lithium battery. And don’t even start on the “solar cell phone charger” story or the “battery banks”… we all know those are just bulky toys you buy for your cell phone, hoping someday they might be useful but in the end you don’t get half as much use from them as you thought you might. You’ll probably end up without your phone for a couple hours, until you can find an outlet to charge from. If you’ve ever been away from civilization and run out of charge on your cell phone, you know how much of a pain that can be. Why do I still love this thing so much? Well it’s got several interesting advantages over a cell phone GPS: the biggest one is that is uses regular old AA batteries. But first hiking trips or visits to job sites you’ll probably see me carrying around my etrex. Even this far into the 21st century, when even the most basic cell phones have a built-in GPS unit, I refuse to give up on my Garmin.ĭon’t get me wrong I still use my cell phone’s GPS for the normal everyday stuff like driving, tagging photographs, the usual deals. Call me old school, but I still love my Garmin eTrex Vista GPS. ![]()
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