Re: GPS Units?
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 6:03 am
I have no shame in saying that after I paid so much money for the Garmin Oregon 550 I then pirated the 24K West maps off the net for free.
After 6 years of use and my screen being very beat up I bought the Garmin Oregon 600 for this summer. I'm sure it will treat me well.
Battery life can be an issue with some people. I always found that when using Lithium or Sanyo Eneloop Rechargeable batteries if I tracked all day long while I hiked I would get about 3 days out of the batteries. These days though I only turn the thing on now and again while I rest for interest and doing this makes the batteries last between 2 week resupplies without a problem. As a result I never carry spares anymore.
After 6 years of use and my screen being very beat up I bought the Garmin Oregon 600 for this summer. I'm sure it will treat me well.
Battery life can be an issue with some people. I always found that when using Lithium or Sanyo Eneloop Rechargeable batteries if I tracked all day long while I hiked I would get about 3 days out of the batteries. These days though I only turn the thing on now and again while I rest for interest and doing this makes the batteries last between 2 week resupplies without a problem. As a result I never carry spares anymore.