I currently have a Garmin 60CSx which I use sparingly. I did use it on a wilderness training this past weekend. As it is a discontinued model, I'm wondering if it is time to upgrade.

After reading up on the newer models, it seems like they all have things I'm really not interested in. I don't geocache, I don't mountain bike, I don't open water fish, I don't need it for my vehicle.

The things I'm looking for are Garmin, large display, topo maps, PC upload/download capability and the ability to set a waypoint by coordinates. That's about it. I don't want to spend $500 to get those along with things I'll never use.

Anything worth getting, or just use what I have until it dies?

My 13-year-old Garmin eTrex Summit, while slower to get a fix and with less battery life than newer units, continues to impress me with its ridiculous ruggedness and longevity. If your existing unit continues to meet your needs, it's hard for me to advocate replacing it.

For others reading this: As always, make sure that you have non-electronic backups that you know how to use. I don't get out as much as I'd like to, so I set important waypoints in my GPS but otherwise don't use it other than spot checks. This helps me keep my map, compass and observation skills from degrading.

One reason to upgrade is that the newer 60 series Garmin receivers can use Lithium primary batteries which was one reason I had considered upgrading. Then I switched to rechargable NiMH batteries and I see no reason to upgrade from an already great GPS.

One reason to upgrade is that the newer Garmin receivers such as the Garmin GPSMAP 64st use Russian GLONASS as well as the U.S. GPS system which may be a good capability. Don't know.

I am the proud owner of a discontinued Garmin GPSr, and I continue to use it profitably. If your unit is performing adequately for your needs, what reason would there be to replace it, especially if the available models have superfluous features? Is this a trick question?

Nope, just wondering if I was missing something in the new models. Doesn't look like I am. Thanks all.

I've switched to the phone completely for the past 7-8 years. It's always with me anyway, so why don't use it for navigation? There are plenty of amazing Nav software available. The battery never been an issue, as it's well taken care of through the day already (spare batteries, huge power bank, portable solar panels, AA/Car charging adapters, or you can get one of these if you have too little sun at your neck of the woods). The mechanical protection is good enough for me with the OtterBox defender case, especially with its belt clip and neck/hand lanyard (I rarely travel by water, though, but waterproofing cases are available as well). I cannot imagine a situation a dedicated consumer grade unit could be better than (or even on par with) a top Android smart phone (have no idea about the iGadgets) if the later is properly rigged for hiking. Always wondering how that ancient industry is surviving still?

I'm still keeping my 16 years old eTrex in one of my three BOBs though.

Smart phones touch screens + bad weather = bad.

My cluncy old Magellan meridian color has big fat buttons, I can operate it with heavy clumsy mittens, no matter how bad the weather.
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/magellanmeridiancolour.php

For fair weather I use my smart phone for just about anything, and switch between a handful of map applications.

Which is exactly why I haven't spent money on replacing the old trusty magellan clunker with something more modern. The user interface is frankly quite horrible before you get to know it, and the screen isn't impressive by any modern standard. But when I really need something reliable - I bring out the old clunker.

With the right smartphone case, you might could mimick the big buttons of the magellan? Maybe no cases really have big buttons.

There are weatherproof smart phones, though I still cling to my Garmin Etrex legend.

Buttons? What buttons? Just tell it what you want!
Seriously, I'm developing a GIS app at the moment over the Google Maps. If you can come up with a concise list of voice commands you may want your typical GPS to understand, I could think of implementing that someday.