What Gps is best for sledding?

sled 24/7 · Jan 23, 2012

Hi there. I been sledding for a few years now and recently got a 10 year old gps given to me. i like the idea of being able to save locations to be able to find them at a later time. I would like to get a new one but I have no idea where to start. what do you find is the best and most user friendly?

thanks

AB RANGER 007 · Jan 23, 2012

sled 24/7 said:
Hi there. I been sledding for a few years now and recently got a 10 year old gps given to me. i like the idea of being able to save locations to be able to find them at a later time. I would like to get a new one but I have no idea where to start. what do you find is the best and most user friendly?

thanks

What Make/Model do you have???

Bruce..

sled 24/7 · Jan 24, 2012

AB RANGER 007 said:
What Make/Model do you have???

Bruce..

I have the Magekkan GPS 315. Im guessing it was made in 1999cause it says Y2K compliant on it haha

X-it · Jan 29, 2012

Should be several nav screens on that model, you can have lat long and utm on the same screen. Make sure and set utm with nad27 and Lat long with wgs84. It does store some positions but it is 13 years old and does not have built in maps, you could always carry maps. Those are easy to use, mark mark stores your position without having to name it, or mark and name it. However maps can be expensive and the newer gps's do come with built in maps and can be purchased at very low cost. Oh ya and the cool thing about those on the compass screen you line up the sun or the moon and you have north setting even though you are not moving

Summiteer · Jan 29, 2012

sled 24/7 said:
I have the Magekkan GPS 315. Im guessing it was made in 1999cause it says Y2K compliant on it haha

Magekkin, is that a knockoff like the rodex watch I bought from the street vendor in Mexico for $6.00?

pipeliner72 · Jan 29, 2012

The garmin rino is probably the best for sledding they have 2 way radios and if your buddy has one you can program them in and you can see exactly where they are on your gps.

AB RANGER 007 · Jan 29, 2012

I take it you do not ride alone,( MTN'S). Do your "Buds", and I do not mean the bottled ones, have GPS units? The Garmin Rino, Gps Mapping/Two-wayRadio's are the way to go in the mountains. If you get turned around/Lost???, your Rino, can help find you by a press of the send/talk button. That is if they (buds), also have the same units.

Bruce.

imdoo'n · Jan 29, 2012

garmin rhin by far the better mtn gps of the bunch. models have weather radio, mapping and you can locate your bud. anything 10 yrs or older toss in the garbage, your bud did, because it was just that junk.

do yourself a favour toss it.

dzignr · Jan 29, 2012

Garmin Rino 650 Canada, 010-00928-04

Good starting place with great shipping costs.
Ebay is another place to look; picked one up there and ended up costing about $40 bucks less than the above with shipping.

sled 24/7 · Jan 29, 2012

AB RANGER 007 said:
I take it you do not ride alone,( MTN'S). Do your "Buds", and I do not mean the bottled ones, have GPS units? The Garmin Rino, Gps Mapping/Two-wayRadio's are the way to go in the mountains. If you get turned around/Lost???, your Rino, can help find you by a press of the send/talk button. That is if they (buds), also have the same units.

Bruce.

I dont ride alone but no one has a gps at all. we all have walkii talkies but that is about the extent of it. every where we go we know like the back of our hand but are starting to go to new areas now and thought it would be a good idea to get a good gps that works good. from what everyone is saying it is sounding to me like the garmin rino is the way to go... Ill definatly be looking into getting one in the near future... thanks for the info

Devon

LID · Jan 30, 2012

After they get old, some GPS units will take much longer to find your location. I assume it's just the sensors and hardware getting old. I have a 10 year old as a "disposable" Garmin (I got it new 10 years ago) for situations where I think there might be a chance of losing it and a newer one for normal use.

08154XP · Jan 31, 2012

Just bought a garmin 650 and it works great. My favourite feature is the two way radio on it which is very handy for communicating with your sledding group but of course everyone needs to have one to make it worth while. We use them to communicate even when we are just road training to our sledding destination.

JZ1 · Feb 5, 2016

I looking at buying a Rino. There are different models, can some explain the diffs and which would you recommend ?

SHREK1 · Feb 5, 2016

What is the battery life like, had a Garmin 10 plus years ago and seemed to be very hard on batteries

ajb1205 · Feb 5, 2016

I bought the Garmin Etrex 20x and the Back roads map of BC and Alberta. Use it for both hunting and snowmobiling. It's small, compact and great on batteries. $500 well spent.

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lloydguy · Feb 7, 2016

ajb1205 said:
I bought the Garmin Etrex 20x and the Back roads map of BC and Alberta. Use it for both hunting and snowmobiling. It's small, compact and great on batteries. $500 well spent.

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E-trex, those were discontinued ALONG time ago weren't they? Are they not similar to like a dakota 10?
I could be wrong but I thought those things were about 199 or less before they were replaced by the dakota's
and oregon's.

ajb1205 · Feb 7, 2016

Definitely not discontinued. Paid 250 for the gps and 250 for the map pack at Wholesale sports.

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X-Treme · Feb 7, 2016

Yeah. Definitely not discontinued. Just changed / upgraded.

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Flyer · Feb 7, 2016

I mail ordered the 5 watt Garmin Rinos last year from the USA. The screen is a bit small, but the ability to poll and navigate to your riding partner's location is excellent. You can select lower power for the radio transmitter to stay in compliance with Industry Canada rules, but if you have an emergency, you have the option to switch to high power. The camera is a waste. I used it to take pictures of waypoints so I could differentiate them on the screen without having to put my glasses on, but they're poor quality. All in one is nice. Too many devices could be a PIA.

X-it · Feb 7, 2016

You can get some lithium ion rechargeable batteries out of china, pretty expensive, 50 dollars for two AA's. They last 12hrs and have consistent power for all 12hrs in cold weather. Of coarse if you want satellite with any of the handheld gps you are going to have to purchase a subscription for around 30 dollars each year, garmin is just a bit more money than magelllans, the screens are really small with slow download speeds. I just use a tablet now with a built in gps with two apps which are Memory maps and google earth, battery life is incredible and clarity is unbelievable, nautical charts are also available. For that a laptop using globalsat bu-353-s4 usb gps connection which is windows 10 compliant. Pilots the tablet works just fine.

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