The Garmin eTrex line has always occupied the lower end of their line of trail GPS receivers, while the Montana line as been at the top. While all
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Newly Revised- Exploring with GPS
Updated July 2025 and now in full color Exploring With GPS presents a practical approach to using the Global Positioning System in the outdoors using mapping GPS receivers,
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Multi-GNSS on the Garmin GPSMAP 67
Just when you thought handheld trail GPS was dead because of smartphones, along comes the Garmin GPSMAP 67 and 67i. (These two units are identical except the 67i
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Galileo and GLONASS on the Garmin GPSMap 66s
Satellite pages from a Garmin GPSMap 66s showing the GPS and GLONASS status screens The GPSMap 66 series are the first trail receivers from Garmin to use both
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Using the Garmin GPSMAP 66 in the Field
I have a GPSMAP 66S, but what I have to say here applies to the 66ST as well- the only difference between the models is that the 6ST
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GPS Navigation for Truckers, RVers, and Motorcyclists
Since I don’t drive a truck or an RV, I haven’t paid much attention to the differences between GPS street navigators that are intended for passenger car use,
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New Garmin GPSMAP 66 Series
As my regular readers know, I’m a fan of the button-operated GPSMAP series from Garmin. So I was excited to see the new GPSMAP 66 series released. At
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Best Handheld GPS
After extensive use of various apps on my Android phone, as well as the Garmin GPSMAP 64s and Garmin Oregon 600 handheld GPS receivers, I’ve reached some conclusions
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GPS Privacy
As more people, including myself, increasingly rely on my smartphone for street navigation, there’s one glaring advantage that dedicated street GPS units still have- they don’t report your
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Another Reason to Keep Using Map and Compass
More evidence that too much reliance on GPS navigation erodes your brain’s navigational skills: http://www.nature.com/news/technology-use-or-lose-our-navigation-skills-1.19632