The garmin is the easiest so far that i have used , if it was run over or lost today i'd order another tomorrow. I used a glock hard pistol case , enough room for unit and sm pad paper and pen for notes .
If you dont own a glock , im sure you prob know someone that does .
Most owners dont use the hard case that comes with them.
My only downside is that the tripod it comes with is made to light ,so unit is top heavy. I drilled legs of tripod right at the bottom and added a sm bolt and nut to each one , adding some weight to the pod to balance it out. U ll need to counter sink the bolt head on the inside on leg so they will still fold up perfect