Garmin 010-02258-10 GPSMAP 64sx, Handheld GPS with Altimeter and Compass, Preloaded With TopoActive Maps, Black/Tan

This garmin GPS worked nice for my Arizona hiking trip around the Grand Canyon and other areas in Arizona. I also used while exploring the Arizona desert mountains in a Polaris RZR side by side. It actually showed the various main off road trails, I was surprised! It came preloaded with Arizona topo map. The Map had all the Arizona trails on it that I needed. Prior to leaving the trail head I would mark it as a way point after clearing the prior way point. Be sure to clear your prior foot tracks from the prior hike before starting a new trail. It kept track of my route so I could find my way back to the car. Battery life with alkaline batteries was around 14-16 hrs , I left it on continuously to test it prior to traveling. I had it only set to GPS satellite mode to maximize battery life. screen brightness was at 50%. Be sure you select the type of batteries you are using under the system settings. I then tried using Energizer lithium batteries and they lasted even longer :) . The user interface is rather straight forward after using it for a few days around my home area. I did watch a few videos to make sure I knew how to use it properly. I am not sure why people give this device poor reviews. The buttons are nice compared to a touch screen. The screen is very easy to see in direct sun light on medium brightness setting. Be sure to bring a traditional compass and general map. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the area you will be exploring

Good product. Battery lasts long. Screen could be a bit bigger.

The GPS arrived when they said it would arrive. It was easy to set up and get operational. A little difficult to download the active topo maps from Garmin but I figured it out. It was suppose to come with a year's subscription to the Birdseye satillite imagining but I never could figure out how to download that program. Instructions for the unit were not the best, but I recommend downloading the manual from the Garmin site. The unit works very well and I could read the screen with my sunglasses on as long as I tilted the screen into the sunlight. Pretty easy to use but there are no "practical" instructions with the unit or on the site (how to enter coordinates into the unit); you need to ask the question in a search engine and someone has the answer. That's a pain. Overall I am happy with the unit and plan on playing with it this summer, I bought it for an Elk Hunting trip to Colorado later this fall. I would recommend the unit but purchase it in time to play with it and ask all sorts of questions. Not real happy about not being able to download the Birds Eye program, one of the reasons I bought the unit, especially for Elk Hunting. Like most companies you can't talk with a human, want you to see the web site where you can't find what you really want. Crappy service and support is getting to be the norm for companies now days.

Excelente

Takes some practice getting use to operation.

A big improvement. The screen and map capabilities are terrific. I use it to record UTM coordinates and this function is excellent and always at high resolution (+/- 9 ft)

This garmin gpsmap is so easy to set up and use. The screen may be small to some, but you can enlarge street names etc. Even topo maps can be enlarged. Like the fact that you can choose what type of battery installed. I'm using straight up alkaline batteries.

reason why i got it, i go many places where there is no celphone service. so can't use the maps on my phone. i use it a lot! it keeps track of all my trails i have been on. i down load all info onto my mac computer.