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sedges
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I am considering a factory refurbished garmin. Seems to have the same warranty as a new one. With the savings I can purchase the regional 24k topos.
Anyone have any experience to share about these units?
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butthead
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Have bought a few, 2 Garmin GPS62st's, Delorme PN60, And some Garmin Etrex 20,s that I added maps to for friends. Both second hand and refurbished. I have had excellent service and use from this used sources. My current for the last 4 years is an Ebay used 62st.
Depending on the age and model you can add lots of maps, my favorite since Garmin bought out Delorme, is a late model Garmin combined with Basecamp program for a home computer and Birdseye subscription to USGS mapping. A year subscription available for $30, downloads are then your to use. Add to that a pile of waypoints collected over time and customized maps can be transferred to the GPS and also printed at home for hard copies.
butthead
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HappyHuskies
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I bought a Garmin dezl 760LMT refurb in 2013 for my motorhome. Never a problem and still works great. Looked like it had never been used when I received it.
Of course a sample of one doesn't mean much. Hopefully others will chime in, but I'd buy another refurb without hesitation.
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Savage Voyageur
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Most of these units I’ve read had nothing wrong with them. People use and return them after a trip, don’t understand how they work, and just want their money back. I would not have any problem buying one personally. It has a factory warranty so all good.
I have that Topo map chip that you talked about, upper Midwest. I really like it, shows just like a regular topo map.
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