decent beginner level gp for geocach only . prior to purchase this item I be use a iPhone for Geocaching . the battery on the iPhone drain rapidly when Geocaching . the eXplorist gc have a excellent battery life . it be accurate at get to the coordinate . it can store quite a few cache with all the necessary datum and hint , waypoint , etc. . price point be 50 to 75 % less than other gp device . instruction that come with the unit be useless . you must download the manual from the Magellan website . even then I have to go to some forum to get some answer about the unit . biggest con about the device : it do not have a internal compass ; use gp reading to plot you direction . if you be not move , there be no way to tell what direction you need to go . as a result , it be easy to start in the wrong direction until the directional indicator get enough reading from the satellite . also , you can display the long\/lat coordinate of the cache , but you can not do a side by side with you current coordinate vs cache coordinate . accuracy be about 10 to 12 foot of cache -lrb- iPhone can be 100 foot off -rrb- . paired with a hiker compass this unit work quite well .