The most cost effective thing to do is buy the Livescope now rather than take the hit when you decide to trade up to one later anyway. Do some research and you will find that you can put together a component package yourself and save money over buying the Garmin kit. Another thing to consider is that if you buy in Mn you will be paying sales tax, I would suggest pricing the units out of state with someone like Ultimate Passage in Ohio, or some of the others that will send you the units tax-free (you must call for the best pricing, Garmin will not allow them to publish that) you will be able to buy for at least the same or better than the ice fishing show price, less tax. Make sure you know the difference between the two Livescope models, they do not perform the same. If you put together the ice fishing components yourself (head unit, livescope, pole, non-garmin bag, battery), you can avoid paying for a battery you don't want anyway, then go buy one that will actually do the job. Join the Facebook Garmin ice fishing site, read up and you will get all the information you need to put together a package that will suit you.
