I bought one of these earlier and it was worthless. Bushnell should stick to making optics. Their customer service is the pits on this item. I ended up selling it on eBay.
works for geocaching, but not very well. Garmin or Magellan much better
@roadhunter: Not true, my TomTom can technically be handheld, but is worthless for geocaching, as the thing only recognizes you on a road. Need something meant for hiking. with that in mind I don’t know if this would be good or not.
Hey, thanks! It was probably your return that I got in my last BoC. I figure I paid a fair price for this, but I feel sorry for people paying $70-$80.
Actually, I got the Onix 400. Bushnell’s site describes the 350 as the 400 minus the XM receiver, so I’m going to assume that otherwise they’re the same. It’s rather poor for geocaching. I mean, it works, but it’s not particularly well suited to it. The lack of detail on the included maps is a problem, as is the high price of add-on maps. Maximum zoom is 1 meter/pixel, and the “you are here” dot is ~10 pixels across. So even though it has WAAS and can get accuracy to within 3m, you can’t effectively use it. And worst of all, you can only specify waypoints by cursor location. There’s no way to enter or edit coordinates numerically.
So like I said, I feel I got my $3+shipping worth. I wouldn’t pay much more than that.
OK, so I am NOT buying this unit but would love some advice. I have a great guide to offroading in SoCal and it lists GPS coordinates for where to turn etc. What is a good unit to use in my 4x4 that will allow me to use these #'s. My extremely basic Magellan gives street advice but as far as I can tell no coordinates.
Thanks.
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This gps is horrible. It doesn’t come with any maps preloaded and you can buy a low res map 1 dollar per square mile. Sent mine back to woot last time. Save up for the garmin
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Not true…it has a base map with major roads/state highways and a pretty basic POI set. You have to download satellite (either 2m, 4m, 8m resolution) or topos at a $1 a map…or pay $29 to get unlimited map downloads for a year. They do have an area grabber function where you get a grid around the center of the area you want to download…so it lets you download like 120 maps at one time
try using that when you are 25 miles away from any cell service and let me know how well that google maps works for ya…if you can find your way out first!!!
Does anyone know if the maps can be downloaded with a Mac or does it only support PCs?
Definitely true. I have the Onix 400 (which, from what I can tell, is the same as this except for the satellite radio/weather, right?) anyway, you do have to jump through a few hoops to get the geocaching waypoints from your computer to your GPS device.
For those who have a Bushnell device (or those who will) Here’s what I do:
1.) Download the .loc file from Geocaching.com (free account)
2.) Download EasyGPS (free) and convert all the .loc files into a .gpx file.
3.) Download GPSBabel(the latest beta version, 1.3.7 otherwise it doesn’t have the Bushnell data formats) Select a GPX for input and “Bushnell GPS waypoint (.wpt)” for output. Convert.
4.) Bring those .wpt files into the Bushnell PC Companion software, and push them to your device. Voila!
Yes, it’s a lengthy process at first, but you’ll get the hang of it. Happy geocaching!
Not a good fit…the base map doesn’t typically include most side streets and even if you download the arial map, it doesnt give you street names. This unit is more tailored towards camping, hiking, hunting/fishing enthusiasts who would benefit for arial or topo maps. I actually use the 400 when I hike/camp/hunt in the backwoods. The weather feature on the 400 is pricy, but it let’s you know when you need to take shelter since weather can come up quick on you in the rockies.
Great for the price!!! The only drawback is that you can’t use the software -or- download maps using a MAC!
I bought an Onix 400 a while back and had to sell it as it was not compatible with my Mac computer. I am guessing the Onix 350 is the same. Better have a Windows computer would be my advice!
Does anyone know if this is any good for boating.
My boat has a built in garmin, but its three years old and I don’t think the maps been updated, plus its slow. But I’m wondering if this would make a good backup.
Any experiences?
Here is the review from the Geocaching website.
Well I for one am pretty creeped out by today’s copy.
I thought todays copy was going to go in the direction of maybe spreading grandma’s ashes all over the mountain range… but no… they have to go really morbid and talk about eye’s in the jar and getting them pointing in the right direction!!! Sick I tell you! Just plain Sick!!!
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My BlackBerry Storm’s GPS geocaches well with SATELLITES not cell towers.
I have very little knowledge of GPS, but they seem like a good idea. Tell me though, do they traditionally support maps of other countries? Could I obtain political, topographical, or satellite imagery of South America? Or at the very least, would I get satellite signal to give me my coordinates?
Undoubtedly the Bushnell would use an ARM processor. All arm SD card peripherals will address a 2 gig SD card and the ones not made for SDHC will not talk to a 4 gig card.
If this one only see’s a 1gig card and not a 2 gig card the answer can only be poorly written software.
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My BlackBerry Storm’s GPS geocaches well with SATELLITES not cell towers.
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From Apple:
iPhone 3GS finds your location quickly and accurately via GPS, Wi-Fi, and cellular towers. Drop a pin to mark your location or share it with others via email or MMS.
And there is a iphone app that geocaches:
It also uses Google maps for showing terrain, etc. But with the weak battery, wouldn’t be a good fit for hiking, etc.