I rate this GPS a 3.5. It is a good basic GPS and will get you there and back, I don't like the very small dashes that the track shows".........." way to small. Grabs satellites fast and hills and tree cover will not affect it. My complaint is NO owners manual included just a fast start guide and I contacted them and they don't sell/have a bound manual for me???? BUT you can spend $15.99 and shipping costs for a product DVD, do they think a buyer can figure out all features????? What happens with really complex GPS units-----get lost?

I use this for tracking and setting waypoints while fishing and duck hunting. My main reason for buying this was to be a able to back track through the swamps when it is pitch black here in Florida (I think it is the trail feature that does this). It has worked great, I also take coordinates from wrecks offshore and good hunt locations on internet maps and put them into the GPS. It is not a fancy GPS that shows terrain...but it does everything it claims. You do have the ability to rename your waypoints. I highly suggest you take a couple hours and just play with the GPS to learn all the features. Also, get the high grade batteries, they work great and last a while. I like to set the screen on low brightness to help conserve battery life.

The unit is semi-sealed against moisture with a rubber o-ring for the battery compartment. That is okay. However, this is my second one. The first one bought it when the batteries exploded inside of the seal and ate the innards. My recommendation is to keep the batteries separate except when the unit is being deployed. This is a standard variant of the recommendation to keep a sidearm unholstered except during field deployment. I am now experienced in the consequences of not heeding these recommendations on both counts.