Hi Eugene,

Any of the etrex HCx series are top notch. The H indicates the new sensitive chip-set so it retains a satellite lock even in heavy tree cover. The Cx part indicates the expandable memory with a microSD card. I have an older Venture Cx and absolutely love it. It does great double duty as car GPSr and trail GPSr. I really wish I had waited a year for the H series chipset, though, as I understand it to be much much better.

The one caveat is the additional cost of the mapping software. The Topographic software is usually between $75-$100 and the road map software is between $100 and $150 - and is locked to a single unit. If you upgrade, you must purchase the mapping software again, too.

For detailed user reviews of many GPSr units (with a slight bias toward Garmin due to their great customer service), check out the forums over at www.geocaching.com