>>1755973I would try the etrex22 and see if it does everything you need for $200 before plunking down $300-$600 on a more feature rich device. Just get it from a place that has a good return/exchange policy (rei, backcountry, Amazon). My personal first choice would be the inreach explorer. Besides the screen it has, I’m pretty sure you can pair it with your phone so you can use your phone’s touchscreen to navigate the menus and whatnot. I think you can still use the inreach without a monthly/yearly subscription - you just won’t have satellite communication capabilities - I could be wrong but it’s something to look in to.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/561269desu, I just spend $20 or whatever a year on AllTrails (reeee!) - never had an issue with my iPhone losing gps signal. It has a pretty sexy base layer map, and also usgs topo layers, and you can download offline maps, etc. The battery life isn’t completely awful unless it’s winter, and with a 15000mah rechargeable battery I can keep it running for days on end.
