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Black Friday in the United States brings an assortment of shopping deals for the start of the Christmas shopping season. However, you can take advantage of a great sale now at REI.
Between now and November 30th, REI is having their annual Winter Sale, providing tremendous discounts on quality merchandise.
One deal for the geocacher is a Garmin Oregon 300 on sale for $250 US. That is a savings of $150 US on the manufacturers suggested retail price.
Touch screen with both geocaching and WherIgo modes make this GPS receiver a good choice for the novice to experienced geocacher.
The specification of this model from the Garmin website are below:
Physical & Performance: | |
| Unit dimensions, WxHxD: | 2.3" x 4.5" x 1.4" (5.8 x 11.4 x 3.5 cm) |
| Display size, WxH: | 1.53"W x 2.55"H (3.8 x 6.3 cm); 3" diag (7.6 cm) |
| Display resolution, WxH: | 240 x 400 pixels |
| Display type: | Transflective color TFT touchscreen |
| Weight: | 6.8 oz (192.7 g) with batteries |
| Battery: | 2 AA batteries (not included); NiMH or Lithium recommended |
| Battery life: | 16 hours |
| Waterproof: | yes (IPX7) |
| Floats: | no |
| High-sensitivity receiver: | yes |
| Interface: | USB and NMEA 0183 compatible |
| RoHS version available: | yes |
Maps & Memory: | |
| Basemap: | yes |
| Preloaded street maps: | no |
| Ability to add maps: | yes |
| Built-in memory: | 850 MB |
| Accepts data cards: | microSD™ card (not included) |
| Waypoints/favorites/locations: | 1000 |
| Routes: | 50 |
| Track log: | 10,000 points, 200 saved tracks |
Features: | |
| Automatic routing (turn by turn routing on roads): | yes (with optional mapping for detailed roads) |
| Electronic compass: | yes |
| Touchscreen: | yes |
| Barometric altimeter: | yes |
| Camera: | no |
| Geocaching-friendly: | yes (paperless) |
| Custom maps compatible: | yes |
| Outdoor GPS games: | yes (Wherigo only) |
| Hunt/fish calendar: | yes |
| Sun and moon information: | yes |
| Tide tables: | yes |
| Area calculation: | yes |
| Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest): | yes |
| Unit-to-unit transfer (shares data wirelessly with similar units): | yes |
| Picture viewer: | yes |
The unit has a worldwide basemap and will accept preloaded map cards from Garmin. With the Oregon model, you now have the ability to load your own custom maps. Check out the instructions here.
Remember, this sale runs through November 30 2009.
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