| Lowrance Endura Out&Back Waterproof Hiking GPS |  | Brand: Lowrance
Category: CE
List Price: $199.00
Buy New: $176.86
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Seller: Long Trading Company
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 17,629
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: 30
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.6 x 3.4
MPN: 000-0125-38
Model: 000-0125-38
UPC: 042194533889
EAN: 0042194533889
ASIN: B001Z0A2FW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 2.7¿ color touchscreen optimized for outdoor use | | • | Easy-to-understand basemap with hill shade, topographic contours, primary roads & key POI¿s | | • | Geocaching capable with multiple specific functions & compatibility with Geocaching.com | | • | Trip computer & route recording to track performance & share with friends or web communities | | • | Picture viewer for viewing photos loaded from computer or web or for use with trail cameras |
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Product Description
2.7" Color Touchscreen Optimized For Outdoor Use Easy-to-understand Basemap With Hill Shade, Topographic Contours, Primary Roads & Key Poi?s Geocaching Capable With Multiple Specific Functions & Compatibility With Geocaching.com Trip Computer & Route Recording To Track Performance & Share With Friends Or Web Communities Picture Viewer For Viewing Photos Loaded From Computer Or Web Or For Use With Trail Cameras Multiple Mounting Options With 2 Lanyard Attachment Points For Lanyard, Ram Mount Handlebar Mounts, Etc. Power Standby Mode With Indicator Light Saves Battery While Allowing Ultra-fast Startup Sport-specific Trail Content Available For Purchase Online For Hiking, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowmobiling, Kayaking, Offroad/atv, & Many More
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 14
 Accurate and Easy to Learn February 10, 2010
archer80832 (Ramah, CO)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Great little GPS for the money. I have seen some pretty nasty reviews of this product online but it looks to me like these were long before the Endura had a 1.1 and 1.2 software update available. Mine came in the mail with the 1.2 update so I didn't have to do anything special. Never hurts to check for updates though. I am not seeing the other complaints at all. I actually purchased mine based on recommendations from other users on the [...] forum. Am guessing the software updates fixed the older glitches.
On performance, the start up and GPS lock is under a minute but not as fast as I have seen with other GPS products. Accuracy is impressive though as it gets great satellite lock next to buildings, under evergreen trees, etc. Even picked up WAAS several times and EGNOS satellites once. Average position accuracy seemed to be between 9 and 13 feet. Always under 20 which is still pretty good for a sub-$200 GPS.
Used to an older eTrex so the software is quite a bit different but I don't think different is bad in this case. Menus seem to be pretty easy to navigate. Seems to offer a lot of ways to customize what you are looking at and in what order the pages sequence (you can turn pages or map details off if you don't want to see them too#.
I mainly hike and hunt but have started doing a little geocaching too. I had been paperless geocaching with my iPhone and the Out&Back provides much of the same functionality and ease of use - just with a much better GPS lock. Loading in waypoints and trails seems to be pretty straight forward if you are at least minimally familiar with the benefits of GPX file format #there is a reason why [...] and many other web sites stick to this file type for trail files).
All in all, I am pleased with the overall performance and very pleased with what I got for the money.
Good for the Money June 3, 2010
Woodrow W. Younts (Springfield, MO)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was a little scared after reading some of the lower reviews and am convinced that they were made by people who have specialty needs that are better served by models that cost twice a much. Either that or they failed to read the instructions or product description fully before purchasing. Anyways, if you don't have a specialty need...say...for hiking with topo maps, etc...then this may work for you.
If you don't need a magnetic compass and barometric pressure, this is an excellent GPSr for geocaching and hiking. Having said this, if you depend on topo maps for hiking or have some specialty need, then maybe you need to spend some money on a higher end model. If you are like me (I do some hiking and some geocaching, but I wouldn't consider myself to be consumed by either), it works well. This model doesn't cost a bunch compared to what you get.
If you are using rechargable batteries, you may want to bring an extra set. I used lithium batteries with good results. Takes a while to get a fix on GPS satellites, but once locked, it was accurate. If you are traveling in a car and sorting for geocaches near you, it does NOT automatically update...you have to do this manually. Not a big problem, but something to note.
One thing I wish were different is that if you download a gpx file with multiple caches, you can't "speed scroll" down the list by holding down the button. You have to press a button to scroll down or up for each entry. The touch screen allows you to overcome this somewhat, but this is more difficult with gloves. The buttons are heavy duty and it's waterproof and looks like it could take a beating! One other thing on the batteries...I used both lithium and rechargables and the rechargables must be slightly bigger because they were a VERY tight fit compared to the lithium...to the point that it scraped the batteries' plastic coat off a bit. Since I am going to use lithium, it won't be a problem for me in the future, but you might find this helpful to note. For the money, I don't think there is a GPSr out there that compares to this one. You can probably find different ones that are better in one specific respect or another, but not one that is as "all around good" as this one.
Cabin Fever and Anxious Anticipation February 16, 2010
rhymegirl34 (Alton, NH)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Alright, cabin fever has been driving me crazy and has led me to start going through all my hiking gear in anticipation of Spring hiking weather. As part of that, I finally broke down and bought my first GPS online - the Lowrance Out&Back.
I didn't want to pay a fortune but did want something that was pretty easy to learn and had the ability of adding maps, trails, and waypoints from the web later as I have more money and know better what I want. So far, I really like it. Of course, time on the trail will truly tell if this is as good as it seems to be in my house. Looking forward to it though.
 Awesome for Geocaching August 30, 2009
T. Winegard (Jemison, AL)
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
Not sure what was up with the first reviewer, but he is mistaken. This is a great unit! I bought it to replace a Garmin Venture HC for Geocaching and Waymarking ( see [...] ). Very accurate, easy to use as I have yet to even look at the included documentation or the full blown manual online. Went Geocaching today and being able to go paperless is amazing... I love the touchscreen! This is NOT for street navigation so look elsewhere if that's what you need. This is for hiking, hunting, geocaching, waymarking, etc.
Great for Geocaching July 31, 2010
Brisco
I paid $137 for this device and can say for this price nothing on the market can compare, even at $200 this thing can hold its own against other similarly priced units. There are a few problems: biggest being projecting waypoints is non existent, and when doing multicaches the waypoint will stop tracking when you get within 30ft (this is waypoints only, a geocache file will not stop tracking). However, from the firmware updates that are coming out these should soon be fixed. I have found that polarized sunglasses help with viewing the screen in sunlight. The navigation page has a compass, but it is all over the place. The actual compass page works much better, and I bet anyone who had problems with this units compass was on the navigation page. Also I put it head to head with my Garmin eTrex H to test how accurate it was and both were almost exactly the same (within 6ft), so accuracy is top notch. If any GPS-r can be as accurate as a Garmin it's a good device. keeping the eTrex for multicaches and projecting waypoints when needed, as for everything else The Out&back is my new favorite.
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