Gps

[spaceman]

Gps recommendations?
I am torn between the Garmin rino and the Oregon. Anyone have any suggestions from experience?

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[John Gault]

Your Purpose ?
If you're looking to be in forests and hills I'd recommend one with the external built in antenna.
I have a 62 and 64 model and they hold signal well.

They don't have the fancy graphics the Oregon has though..
Trade off..

 

[spaceman]

Thanks, mostly looking to hunt game and wild mushrooms. I will be also be using onx for property lines and units.

 

[Geardo]

I use an inreach so I can text or send an emergency message/beacon. It bluetooths to your phone for fancy maps and stuff.

 

[North Plains]

We used onX in Wyoming last fall. I thought it was way better than the gps we have used in the past.

 

[bbbass]

Kids in van came to my camp up near the Eagle Cap Wilderness last year. They got lost following their iphone gps... not much good for woods roads.

GPS mapping may be better choice than phone use. I have Magellan for the car and a really old Garmin for the woods. I'd upgrade the woods unit. but I can't walk out there any more any way.

 

[spaceman]

I use an inreach so I can text or send an emergency message/beacon. It bluetooths to your phone for fancy maps and stuff.

How reliable is your inreach ?
How much do you pay for the sms plan?
Thanks

 

[spaceman]

We used onX in Wyoming last fall. I thought it was way better than the gps we have used in the past.

So you just used the app without a gps unit? Maybe that's the way to go save about 500$ to spend on a new gun

 

[Geardo]

How reliable is your inreach ?
How much do you pay for the sms plan?
Thanks

I'd say about 70%. I had an issue when they switched companies, and I hadn't ever updated it. After updating it, it hs been ckose to 100% over 3 trips during elk season.

I think I pay about $13/ month for the basic plan.

 

[North Plains]

Spaceman. We just used the seven day free trial. Not sure what the yearly subscription is. I don't think it's very much. It uses your gps on your phone. It gives you satalite view. It was way easier to see were you were at than a regular gps. You can zoom in and out. With the satalite view we could see rock piles,oil wells,water holes.

 

[dplev4]

Use a Garmin Oregon with an OnX chip and OnX on my iPhone in airplane mode. Son has the Garmin and I use the IPhone OnX app. Both have worked pretty well and both have glitched at times. This has been probably due to user error even though we are both familiar with each system.

So even with experience I have made mistakes. That said the Garmin Oregon has been by far the most trustworthy and reliable system. Just make sure you carry an extra set of batteries.