Etrex Vista Hcx Tips Tricks

» Garmin Vista HCx Deep foliage, nor canyons faze the rugged eTrex Vista HCx. Its high-sensitivity receiver holds a GPS signal in the toughest environments. Similar to the Vista Cx, this handheld navigator also has a bright color screen, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, microSD™ card slot and automatic routing for wherever adventure takes you. Enjoy Clear Reception With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, eTrex Vista HCx locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. The advantage is clear — whether you’re in deep woods or just near tall buildings and trees, you can count on Vista HCx to help you find your way when you need it the most.

Tip: Pressing 'up'+'enter' keys while powering up the eTrex will reset the eTrex to factory. The same trick with the eTrex Venture, Vista, VISTA-C and Legend.

Product Link: Please rate this product: (no login required) ( 46 votes, average: 3.65 out of 5) Loading. November 16th, 2008 at 9:41 pm I frequently recommend this GPS to folks looking for a powerful, yet easy to use GPS.

I have personally used this GPS on a half dozen or so bikepacking trips and it kept me on track and has never let me down. Map capacity is good — it comes with a 64 mb SD-card, and I have never felt the need to upgrade it.

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Even with the newest Mapsource Topo 2008 maps I can still fit enough maps to cover a weeklong trip (e.g. All of Arizona). Track capacity is good enough for hundreds of miles of trail. It takes a little GPS software know-how to optimize your track points (I use the “saved tracks” area of 20 x 500 point tracks).

Minor complaints: the screen is a little small. The 60CS series is larger, but you pay for it in the bigger, bulkier, harder to mount unit. The good part is that the Vista’s screen is easy to read, even in direct sunlight. Some units have had problems with vibration shutting them off. Mine has been rock solid for thousands of miles and has only very recently starting occasionally shutting off. Sometimes an update of the firmware can help here too. I use the regular Garmin GPS mount and have never had the unit pop off or any other issues.

I leave it a little loose on the bars in case of a crash, and also so I can adjust viewing angle while riding. PerdidoMarch 12th, 2010 at 2:32 pm The vibration from riding can do a number on some older units. Apparently it is easy do develop “false contact” from the batteries to the unit. There are posts on several forums (cycling, motorcycles, 4×4 off roading) explaining how to fix it. It involves soldering wires from the power supply to the circuit board. Here is a link to a Spanish cycling forum with some self explanatory pictures: I’ve had an VIsta HCx for over a year.

I chose it over other cycling specific Garmin models because of the regular AA batteries it uses (also price). I felt that proprietary battery packs are a hassle when travelling several days away from home. Can’t always plug a charger in the woods, but a couple of AA batteries are easy enough to carry along and purchase along the way. On the negative side, I feel that Garmin software for MAC could be better.

July 24th, 2011 at 10:21 pm @Daveharris and @perdido, thanks for the leash tips, could save me a GPS in the future. @perdido, thanks for the info about the contacts as well. Hopefully I will never have this issue. I’ve seen some tricks using a sponge or closed cell foam for mounting that will hopefully lessen the shaken GPS syndrom. @ScottM, thanks!

Your’s is the best recommendation in my book with your considerable experience in this arena. Exactly what I needed to here. Indeed the person that recommended this unit to me I’m guessing did so because you recommended it to them. Am looking to use it for a potential trip down the great divide this october. I’m a high tech / no tech sort of geek, and GPS is something I’ve just plain avoided until quite recently.

So this will be my first unit. Am not even sure what features I need besides 1) the ability to load the entire TD11 route on it with alternates for the passes 2) the ability to mark a huge array of resrouces from water to lodging to food to points of interest. 3) decent base maps showing as much local detail as possible If anyone has any other recommendations do tell. I’m just beginning to do what will no doubt be 10+ hours of research on this device before I get one. KittyOnMyFootAugust 20th, 2011 at 5:20 pm Coincidentally, I just replaced this with an identical unit after 4 years of service even after reviewing the latest models. It has been dropped not less than ten times (sometimes onto asphalt or rocks), bounced around (and kicked off once during a sketchy fall) on my handlebars, gotten wet, etc., and it finally died.