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Garmin eTrex 30 GPS

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With a 3-axis compass, full-color display and geocaching, the compact Garmin eTrex 30 offers a fun and easy GPS experience for outdoor enthusiasts.

Comes with a built-in worldwide basemap with shaded relief that helps you navigate with ease
3-axis, tilt-compensated electronic compass shows your heading even when you're standing still and holding the unit upright or at an angle
Features a 2.2 in., 65k color display that can be viewed in bright sunlight
WAAS-enabled receiver locates your position quickly and maintains reception under heavy cover
Compatibility with Russian Glonass system allows about 20% faster and more reliable satellite acquisition, helpful in challenging spots such as deep canyons or tall buildings
Allows wireless unit-to-unit transfer of routes, tracks, waypoints and geocaches; works with Montana-series, Oregon-series, Dakota 20, GPSMAP 62S, 62ST, 78S and 78SC devices
1.7 gigabytes of memory make it easy to add maps; choose from Garmin TOPO U.S. 24k maps, BlueChart® g2 marine maps and City Navigator® road maps (sold separately)
Altimeter tracks changes in barometric pressure to pinpoint your altitude while you're on the trail
Supports geocaching GPX files for downloading geocache locations and details straight to the unit using the high-speed USB connection
Stores and displays geocache location, terrain, difficulty, hints and descriptions—no more manually entering coordinates or toting around paper printouts!
MicroSD™ card slot for storing additional data
Operational buttons are located along the sides of the device for easy 1-hand operation
2 AA batteries (sold separately) provide up to 25 hrs. of use of the Garmin eTrex 30 GPS
Waterproof design meets IEC 60529 lPX7 standards (can be submerged to 1m for up to 30 min.)

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Garmin eTrex 30 GPS Customer Reviews

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Garmin eTrex 30 GPS

4.5

(based on 4 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Easy to set up (3)
Easy to use (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry (3)
Day trip (3)

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- Casual/ recreational (3)
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Dec

2011

(33 of 33 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great GPS

By BSac

from Sacramento CA

About Me Enthusiast

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Pros

Accurate
Intuitive Menu
Quick Signal
Reliable Reception

Cons

Best Uses

Cycling
Hiking
In Car

Comments about Garmin eTrex 30 GPS:

I bought the ETrex 30 to replace my Vista HCx that is getting frayed around the edges. So, I naturally compared this to the Vista.

The ETrex 30 is a worthy replacement to the Vista. It has a different menu system, so it is not initially intuitive for those who have used earlier ETrex models. Now that I've learned the new menus, I think they are an improvement and are easier to use.

The ETrex 30 has an astonishingly short start up time (once it has initialized and knows where it is at). It is the first GPS I've owned that seems to be ready immediately after pushing the power on button. Garmin says this is the first GPS they've produced that looks at the traditional USA satellites, and also the Russian GLONASS satellites. Maybe this helps. In any case, start-up is rapid.

During a recent trip to southern Utah, the ETrex 30 was able to receive signals in the Zion Park Virgin River narrows and other slot canyons. It easily gets signals indoors including buildings that have metal frameworks. I have not experienced signal loss, except in automobile tunnels through mountains.

The ETrex 30 has a profile system that is new to ETrex (but has appeared on other Garmin products). The profiles enable you to customize the ETrex 30 for different uses. I've set mine up for Auto, Hiking, and Bicycling. Each profile uses its own settings on menus and settings, so you don't see irrelevant screens and data. Data accumulation is shared, however. I do wish that the data accumulation was separate for each profile so that the trip computer was separate for each profile -- Auto, Hiking, and Bicycling.

The ETrex 30 has a good amount of internal memory and can also acccept an SD memory card. This can be useful for storing more than one map type. I downloaded topo maps to the internal memory, inserted a Garmin North American NT map card into the SD socket, and have both highway and topo maps installed. My profiles are set up to display the topo maps in the Hiking profile and the highway maps in the Auto profile. Pretty nice...

The User Guide is similar to the Nuvi guides -- simple and less than complete. A User Guide for dummies. I wish that it came with the comprehensive guide that earlier ETrex models provided. I called Garmin support several times to get questions answered that I think should have been in the User Guide. Example: How many archived tracks will the ETrex save?

In all, this is a great GPS. It is so good that my Nuvi will probably see limited use in the future. Why carry two GPS units when one (the ETrex 30) can do it all???

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Feb

2012

(5 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Excellent GPS

By Wanderer in PA

from Southwestern Pennsylvania

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Comfortable
Compact
Easy To Set Up
Easy to Use
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry
Backyard
Climbing
Day Trips
River
School
Travel
Winter Camping

Comments about Garmin eTrex 30 GPS:

I have gone through several GPS units (Magellan Meridian, Garmin Vista, etc and of all of them this has been the best in terms of a balance of fuctions and features. Garmin still needs to put some polish on the basemap as even at a 10' accuracy the points on the basemap are as much as 800' off...so you MUST either buy Garmin maps or find free (there are ways to do it) maps to load to the unit. Once you do that, it is SWEET. Takes less than 15 seconds to boot, locks in to a 10-20' accuracy in about 60 seconds or less, has more features that I typically need or use, the interface can be customized with changes to the order of icons for the applets, profiles, map and screen data, etc. If you are a geocacher, then you will love the easy sync with gpx or sites that have the Garmin plugin support setup or just send them via the USB. Batter live with standard alki batteries has been 18-35 hours total use and i have litiums and after 20+ hours so far they are only 1 level down on the meter....all in all this is and will be my favorite GPS for a long time to come.

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Feb

2012

(1 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great DEvice

By Skymeat

from Eugene

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Durable
Easy To Set Up
Easy to Use

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry
Day Trips

Comments about Garmin eTrex 30 GPS:

I like it, without any real complaints for the pricepoint. Just shop for a good price.

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Mar

2012

(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

I love it!!!!

By street walker Thomas

from Osaka Jａｐａｎ

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Comfortable
Compact
Durable
Easy To Set Up
Easy to Use
Good Design
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry
Day Trips
Remember fishing pont
Travel

Comments about Garmin eTrex 30 GPS:

It is big surprise to me showing all the map in the world.
Though it is not so precise but it is almost usable for travel by automobile in Japan. I don't feel any wish to purchase another detail map for my lovely eTrex 30.