Garmin GPS on sale at backcountry

[Team Kabob]

I got a Garmin 650t for $350 they have a huge sale.

Put in code MAY20 and it will discount them more.

http://www.backcountry.com/Store/catalog/search.jsp?s=u&q=Garmin+gps+

Just passing it on.

Picture confirms it




TK

 

[hoshour]

I still have my Oregon but I think most guys now are going to the phone apps and loading their maps so they can use them offline when they get out of cell range. I am curious on how many guys carry both a phone and a GPS now.

 

[Umpqua Hunter]

Thanks TK!! Just picked one up. The 650 (no terrain data installed) is a great deal too, and I would normally go that way, but with the sale it was only a $45 difference. Got the LAST one!

 

[JimP]

I still have my Oregon but I think most guys now are going to the phone apps and loading their maps so they can use them offline when they get out of cell range. I am curious on how many guys carry both a phone and a GPS now.

Over 90% of my hunting is in areas that there is no cel coverage.

I'll use my GPS until it isn't supported anymore.

The nice thing about a stand alone GPS unit is that you can change the batteries when they die. And they don't take a special battery

 

[Umpqua Hunter]

I still have my Oregon but I think most guys now are going to the phone apps and loading their maps so they can use them offline when they get out of cell range. I am curious on how many guys carry both a phone and a GPS now.

I usually carry my cell phone and a handheld GPS for redundancy. Plus I've used Garmins for so long the interface is second nature to me.

 

[Team Kabob]

Thanks TK!! Just picked one up. The 650 (no terrain data installed) is a great deal too, and I would normally go that way, but with the sale it was only a $45 difference. Got the LAST one!

Good deal UH!

 

[Fink]

I still have my Oregon but I think most guys now are going to the phone apps and loading their maps so they can use them offline when they get out of cell range. I am curious on how many guys carry both a phone and a GPS now.

I can't stand using my phone as a GPS. I really enjoy the simplicity of the Garmin 450, for what I use it for.. getting from A to B, following a heading, etc. I still carry my phone with me, but rarely use it for that application.
Good find TK.

 

[Team Kabob]

Don't know why I waited so long to get a dedicated GPS!

Backcountry was fast at shipping too



TK

 

[JimP]

While it is nice to have just one tool that does a lot of things I prefer to have tools that do just one job. It seams that the tool that does just one job is better suited to that job than the ones that do a dozen different things.

My present GPS has a camera in it and I would be willing to bet that I haven't taken a dozen photos with it. I pack a camera to do that job.

 

[hoshour]

I agree. I'm a big believer in quality tools.

The cameras in the latest iPhones and iPads have really improved though to where they have as good or better resolution as $200 point and shoot cameras. They lack some of the features and can't zoom as much, nor can you screw them onto a tripod for trophy or zoomed shots. Also, there are some areas a guy can hunt where there is cell coverage throughout and you can use the onXmaps phone apps in place of a GPS. So, phones have improved to where sometimes you could get away with carrying just a phone and a charger. So there's one tool that does more than one thing well.

That said, I still carry a phone, a small camera and a GPS - the camera for the reasons above and the GPS because I don't want to be in a spot where I don't have what I need for navigation and land ownership.