New Garmin lineup

Thanks again Greg, all very useful real world info that is almost impossible to get from a spec sheet on a website. Never even thought of the anchor alarm, that is definitely something I'd use as well, to save the house batt. I'm gonna go with the 78SC and get the 24K topo maps for hiking. Might still wait a couple more months since we are getting into the off season now and there might also be the chance of some deals or promotionals between now and the new year.

-Mike
 
I have a 78SC and, though I could probably/should have some lessons in using it to more of it's capacity, I use it primarily for keeping a log record on the boat and it goes with the ditch bag. It has the G2 map card, and does float and is water proof as Greg says. It has good power duration on the batteries, (2 AA's) and has a power cored that plugs into a 12VDC Cig plug, which is how I power it on the boat.

Harvey
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Unless you really want the added functions of the SC model with Barometer and compass (very limited usefulness in my opinion), save a map card worth of bucks and get the white 78 unit. That's the one I use. Contrary to logic, West marine often has the best sale prices on Garmin gear. Watch the adds and pounce.

Greg
 
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