GPS...Touch screen or not?
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huntin24/7
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I personally prefer non touch screen so I can navigate with gloves on when it's really cold.
belly-deep
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I sold my touch screed Garmin and bought a 64s this year. Glad I did. Buttons work so much better with gloves, cold fingers, etc. Plus, Garmins touch screen technology is not real great. If you're used to iPhone quality touch screens then it will drive you nuts.
airlocksniffer
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No touchscreen here (eTrex 20) but have also heard battery life isn't great with the touchscreen models.
MT_Fin
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I went back and forth a ton before buying my current one, and while the bigger screens of the touch screen models are nice I ended up going with a 64s and have been very pleased. Easy to use with gloved fingers and straight forward. It's been indespensible
I have a Oregon 450t w/touchscreen.Like the big screen.
Agree they are a pain with gloves on, and big fingers doesn't help. And not being a 'puter/tech guy I do not know or care what all the other buttons/figures do really. I still carry map & compass. They do run down if you leave them tracking or just on all the time. I have extra rechargeable batteries in my pack if needed.
I usually don't need a track left beyond a waypoint at my truck, start spot or where the game lies.
It is real handy to have a track to follow tho in the country I live in, where everything looks familiar or it's just plain rugged.
Agree they are a pain with gloves on, and big fingers doesn't help. And not being a 'puter/tech guy I do not know or care what all the other buttons/figures do really. I still carry map & compass. They do run down if you leave them tracking or just on all the time. I have extra rechargeable batteries in my pack if needed.
I usually don't need a track left beyond a waypoint at my truck, start spot or where the game lies.
It is real handy to have a track to follow tho in the country I live in, where everything looks familiar or it's just plain rugged.
WapitiBob
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Garmin touchscreen uses pressure. My montana works with gloves, although I don't wear insulated ones.
Hmmmm. Unrelated to touch screens, if you wear gloves you probably are accustomed to cold hands.
I gave been running this Garmin Montana for three years with chopper mitts, including a rag wool liner. Works great.
The pic above was taken an hour ago on a frozen Idaho mountain. I could probably high score Donkey Kong on this Garmin touch screen while wearing chopper mitts.
As for battery life, Lithiums are your friend. Probably 4-5x the life of Alkaline batteries. Battery Mart has the best prices anywhere on Lithiums.
MThuntr
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I'm ditching my Garmin Oregon for one with buttons...my warm fingers turn into cold ones without gloves/mittens on.
MT_Fin
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PM sent.
Bulldog0156
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Panasonic eneloop rechargeable batteries are freaking awesome and great in cold weather also. Expensive, but so are lithiums, and at least the eneloops are rechargable. I've also found they last a very long time in the touchscreen gps units.
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I have an Oregon 600. No issues over past few years of use with the touch scrren. Dad has the button version and I like.mine better. Easier to navigate and edit things. And just being real, what does it take to take gloves off for few seconds. This ain't the arctic.
Nope, not the Arctic. Good input from all. No go on the touchscreen. mtmuley
Joe Hulburt
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I have the 64s. Cabelas had some great deals on the touch screen models this year but I've heard the touch screen versions don't acquire signal in dense timber very well which would render them useless to me for the most part. Keep it simple...
FAIR CHASE
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Happy 650T Oregon user here. Upgraded from a 60Csx a few months ago and have worked it hard with no complaints.
mtmander
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I have the Montana and I have no problem using it with gloves. I like the big screen.
Hmmmm. My Montana was sent to my by Garmin when they heard me complain about my 62 not holding reception in deep canyons. They promised the larger Montana would be way better at holding satellites. So far they were completely correct.
