Garmin eTrex 32x, Rugged Handheld GPS Navigator

Great for hiking, especially where the trails have multiple junctions and bends. Saving each hike’s track makes it easy to retrace to where unexplored trails branch off and creates a convenient history of hikes completed. Also great for hiking in areas where the trails aren’t well-marked. If you’re on an all-day hike take an extra pair of AA batteries. Get the largest SD card the unit will accept – a small investment with a big payoff when you download updated maps or add new maps. Lots of features – check out the menu.

I still have a working eTrex Legend HCx, but wanted to upgrade its capabilities and picked this up on sale. It is basically the same functionality, but newer. Very similar (or the same?) interfaces, so it is easy to start using.

Small compact easy to handle lightweight

I’ve been using an eTrex 10 with a paper map for about a year. When they announced the topoActive map with this I decided to give it a try. The additional features are great. The attached picture is a topoActive map. Putting the pointer over a street gives the street name. The distance and direction to the location are shown. Hitting select gives you data on that selected spot. This morning I made way points and a route from the map and walked it using the compass. Very accurate. T̶h̶e̶ ̶o̶n̶l̶y̶ ̶d̶e̶f̶i̶c̶i̶e̶n̶c̶y̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶I̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶s̶e̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶p̶o̶ ̶a̶c̶t̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶m̶a̶p̶s̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶n̶o̶ ̶e̶l̶e̶v̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶t̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶l̶i̶n̶e̶s̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶i̶f̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶n̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶d̶o̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶ ̶s̶e̶r̶i̶o̶u̶s̶ ̶m̶o̶u̶n̶t̶a̶i̶n̶e̶e̶r̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶e̶l̶e̶v̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶p̶a̶r̶t̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶p̶a̶t̶h̶f̶i̶n̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶m̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶w̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶u̶y̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶2̶4̶ ̶f̶u̶l̶l̶ ̶t̶o̶p̶o̶ ̶m̶a̶p̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶g̶o̶i̶n̶g̶.̶ Correction, it does have elevation lines, see photo. At this point in my life I don’t need that.I bought the North America automotive map and it works quite well with this. I used it this morning to navigate somewhere where I had a back way. The Garmin rerouted without protest. You can search for gas stations, truck stops, places to eat, hotels/motels and such with both the topo and road maps but the topo thinks you are a crow.Did I say that I really like this? I really do.

Used on a few hikes and road trips. its simple and easy to use. setting waypoints on the device with coords is a little annoying but once you get the hang of it its great. Updates from satelite constellations are so much faster than my 15 yr old model. I have zero regrets about buying this model.