GPS tracker

[Quixoticgeek]

I notice from some of the trip reports that a few people on here have GPS trackers that allow them to record a trace of the route they've taken.

I've been using viewranger on my phone, and my garmin eTrex for this, but am being limited a lot by the battery life. What GPS tracking devices are people using?

Ideally I would like something I can just stick on my backpack strap, turn on in the morning, turn off in the evening, and when I get home plug into the laptop. Battery life and ability to get a GPX file out of it are the main features I need.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Julia

 

[Imagedude]

The cheapest way to track your routes is with a GPS plus a pocket full of batteries. Some of us who trek alone carry a Spot PLB, these cost about £100 but have an annual fee of £100 for the basic emergency service and an extra £40 for the live tracking function.

 

[Bowlander]

^^+1 for what he says.

A garmin etrex will do that, switch it to battery saver mode and a pair of 2900amh batts will easily last 2 days.

The old etrexs are tricky to up/download if you only have usb on your pc, you need a usb/ r232 converter and drivers. The etrex 10 20 or 30 come with usb leads and will get your gpx via garmin connect or directly using its internal storage from your pc.

Have fun.


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[tent peg]

I just bought a bigger battery for my phone.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=131077978975

lasts for about three days now, if I turn the screen light off. you can also charge your old battery and take that as a spare. I use viewranger and komoot. :thumbup:

 

[VanDeRooster]

I'd get an specific GPS. Batteries that are easy to replace, less delicate than a smartphone and cheaper to replace should the worse happen.


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[tent peg]

I'd get an specific GPS. Batteries that are easy to replace, less delicate than a smartphone and cheaper to replace should the worse happen.


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I would've thought she will be taking a smartphone with her anyway?

 

[Fraxinus]

Garmin Etrex 20 used here, waterproof, does the job.
Can also load tracks direct onto Google Earth then make pics for posts like this one of last weeks kayak trip:

You can get free to use maps from talkytoaster website to improve on the basemap the unit comes with. IMHO well worth the 130 quid I paid for it.

Rob.