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SWbySWesty
12-04-2009, 05:04 PM
Hey guys,

My buddy has a newest body style 4-door Tacoma. His birthday and xmas is coming up and I wanted to get him something cool.

I was thinking of a full cb radio setup with mag mount antenna since I just received one from my gf for my bday and we like to go places together...BUT I just wanted to hear from you peeps about what you wish you had in your Tacomas.

a simple GPS?...let's try not to go over $100
soonenough
12-04-2009, 05:47 PM
There's another thread in the Toyota forum (here (http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35390)) about a Bushnell Onix GPS that's on sale for $99. I don't know if they're any good or not, but that might be an option for a topo-type GPS unit. For an on-road GPS, I'm sure you can find some of the cheaper Garmin or Tom-Tom models for around $100.

Walcott CB sells the Midland 75-822 Handheld CB (http://www.walcottcb.com/midland-75822-handheld-cb-radio-with-vehicle-adapter-p-714.html) for $100. I've had good results with mine using it occasionally.
SWbySWesty
12-04-2009, 05:52 PM
Yea, rightchannelradios.com has a full setup with radio, antenna and such for about $100 to get him started. The Bushnell gps isn't on the site anymore :(
Tacomedic
12-04-2009, 08:14 PM
yeah, I posted the GPS deal. It was one day only. Anyways, the CB radio is a great idea. It's one of those things that I hated to buy myself but it is really awesome to have when four-wheelin with your buddies. Once I had one, I almost bought one for my friend that I wheel with because he refused for so long.
atavuss
12-05-2009, 02:37 AM
what about a Spot Satelite Messenger? http://www.findmespot.com/en/

scangauge?
http://www.scangauge.com/
SWbySWesty
12-07-2009, 07:14 PM
Btt
AlwaysExplr87
12-07-2009, 08:47 PM
what about a Spot Satelite Messenger? http://www.findmespot.com/en/

scangauge?
http://www.scangauge.com/

If he does any kind of hiking or anything the spot is a good idea. They have $50 rebate on the spot 1's right now so there only $50 bucks. Had I not just bought a new handheld GPS I would be getting one. Pretty great back up plan if you do any kind of exploring.:088:
SWbySWesty
12-07-2009, 08:54 PM
I'm confused though, you have to pay for the unit and then you need to pay for service? Can you pay for only the trip you're going to take or does it have to be a yearlong subscription? I personally wanted one, but I can't justify the expense since I only take a trip (mostly weekend) about once a month.
CYi5
12-07-2009, 09:10 PM
I'm confused though, you have to pay for the unit and then you need to pay for service? Can you pay for only the trip you're going to take or does it have to be a yearlong subscription? I personally wanted one, but I can't justify the expense since I only take a trip (mostly weekend) about once a month.

Nope, the subscription is where they get ya ;).
AlwaysExplr87
12-07-2009, 10:25 PM
Bummer, I didn't catch that.
Well, you could get him a good knife (Benchmade griptilian) or a decent firstaid kit (adventure medical kits are pretty awesome) for around/less than $100.
If all else fails, a few brewskies in a cooler and some gas for a trip to the woods is always a good idea.