RE: GPS
I have a Garmin eTrex Camo that works well. Had it for about a year. Paid a little over $110 for it. I also got an optional download cable and I can download all my tracks and waypoints to my topo software (DeLorme's Topo USA). to create customized maps. It took a little coaxing to set up the first time, but now it works great (the eTrex to PC downloading).