Me too. I have an eMap and it's much easier to use. phat, I don't think it's as much you as it is the user interface design employed in the eTrex. It's clunky. Everyone I know that has an eTrex has trouble finding the feature they want to access with it.

I have Garmin's topomaps loaded into the eMap. I usually take the GPS, a compass, and a part of the Quad map for the area I'm hiking. Used all together, I think you actually will improve your map and compass skills.

It's kind of like using a spell checker. After misspelling the same word time and again, you learn how to spell it correctly.

Bill