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If you were going to spend the money, which Rhino would you buy?
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If you were going to spend the money, which Rhino would you buy?
I have the 650 and have been very happy with it. It does have the touch screen, which I know my brothers don't like because they use the older ones without a touch screen and it takes a little getting used to after using the older ones. So that is just personal perference.
Personally I wouldn't bother with the 655. The only additional feature it has is the addition of a camera. I can't imagine the camera feature on it works as well as an actual camera and I know I always have a camera with me when I'm out trekking around.
I love the Micro SD card capabitlity and being able to put my own maps on it. I get mine from online for free. I shot my antelope two years ago and I wouldn't have gotten it without the GPS.
Thanks for all the info. How well do they work in the mountains? I would guess the radios would be line of sight. But how about seeing your hunting partners and sending text messages? Thanks again
Not aware of them being able to send text messages from GPS to GPS unless the new ones have this capability. However, I have been about a mile away in the mountains and been able to talk to and allow my dad to locate me without having to relay a ton of info over then radio.
The 650 allows you to send short text messages from one unit to another. Both units have to be on and in range of each other in order for it to work.
The newer ones do text. As I said before mine is a 650 and it texts. My brothers have an earlier version, not sure which one it is exactly and it texts also but unless you have the settings right on their version you have to actually be looking at the screen when the text arrives or you can miss it. It won't save the text.
Most communication about the actual animals during hunting season in Montana is not legal. But it is great to track your hunting buddies and for after you get one down. The best thing I think about it is if you are hunting with some people and start hiking around and end up chasing something somewhere you can walk to the nearest road or access and your buddies can come pick you up because they can see where you are without having to walk all the way back to the truck.
Free maps at http://gpsfiledepot.com/
They have lots of maps for Montana, including hunting boundary maps, which can be very useful. Although not sure about other states what is all available. You need to download the program to get the maps to work right, but there is a lot of info on the site about how to do that.