Nov. 1, 2019

GPS Training Podcast – number 28

GPS Training Podcast – number 28
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It’s our 28th
podcast.

In today’s podcast we ……

  • 2 mins 30 seconds – Chat about the dreaded C word, yes Christmas. What top kit is around and is tempting us as we approach the festive period. Don’t worry it’s not all going to be about the most expensive thing in the market we will chat about things for all budgets.
  • 40 mins – Then we are going to chat over the all new GPSMAP86s and 86i, these are Outdoor GPS units that are very much aimed at the Sea Kayakers etc but they have a couple of interesting twists compared to the 66s and 66i that Garmin already produce.
  • 48 mins – And then we have Ian’s FAQ’s, Garmin unit, Garmin watch and SatMap

1. So Ian, it’s the start of November and here we go, we start the build up to Christmas, in the next few minutes we are going to look at some of te must have things we would have on our Christmas lists.

  • Best budget GPS (under £300.00)

    – GPSMAP64sx – Sleeping giant in this category or old unit rebranded?

eTrex 22x and 32x (you could get both of these with Birdseye Plus Vouchers)

Touch 25 (you could also get this with Birdseye Plus Voucher

and of course the Touch 35, which sadly with a Birdseye Plus voucher would push it over the £300.00 ceiling.

  • Best top end GPS unit (under £500.00) – including maps

Oregon 700 with TOPO PRO 1:50k/ Birdseye Plus Voucher

GPSMAP66s with TOPO PRO 1:50k/ Birdseye Plus Voucher

GPSMAP66i, with just the TOPO ACTIVE maps would also just sneak into this bracket by 1p.

SatMap Active 20 with 1:50k maps

  • Best top end GPS unit (unlimited budget)

Best
Accessories for those already got a Garmin handheld GPS unit, lets put a budget
on this, lets sat £25.00 and think of a practical accessory (which you would
buy for yourself) and that accessory you may ask someone to buy for you, maybe
less practical but good fun.

  1. Practical

And
then moving onto GPS Watches – Now I think watches are going to be the big
thing this Christmas, I know many of our listeners are handheld users but who
does not want a smart GPS watch on your wrist

  1. Best Budget – Under £400.00

In
this category we have only got a couple of watches –

  • Best top end (unlimited budget)

Anything
else we have mentioned that you would upgrade, purchase, maps, inReach Mini’s, Power
packs, Solar panel chargers

And if you want to find out more about some of the products we have discussed go to gpstraining.co.uk – click on – GPS Store on the top menu – then – on the left-hand side you will see the different categories for the products we have discussed

2 – The next thing we look at on this month’s Podcast is a look at the all new 86s and 86i

  • We ordered some yesterday from Garmin yesterday but Garmin describe it as
    –

GPSMAP® 86s – Marine Handheld Preloaded With Worldwide Basemap

  • £349.99 and £519.99 (£399.99 and £499.99 for 66s and 66i without maps –
    interesting comparison.
  • Water-resistant, floating design, sunlight-readable 3″ display and
    button operation provide ease of use on the water
  • Built in battery, on both models, just like the GPSMAP66i, very interesting as heard nothing but good reports about that.
  • Has memory card slot but Garmin don’t say if we can put Outdoor Maps (OS maps) on, lets see, I think it may just be the case of putting a TOPO PRO map card in when we get our hands on one.
  • If we can put OS maps on it this will certainly be a great affordable
    option for those who spend time on both the water and land

If you want to find out more about some of the all new GPSMAP86s and 86i go to gpstraining.co.uk – click on – GPS Store on the top menu bar.

4 – Ian’s FAQ’s

– Garmin GPS

A
quick discussion about keeping the GPS’s updated as I’ve had a few queries from
customers this month about the unit not working as expected, shutting down or
freezing and then on to Factory Resetting the GPS/even re downloading the same
software version.

To
make note of using the Webupdater as opposed to Garmin Express (I think we
touched on this in an earlier Podcast?).

–
SatMap

No
queries all month…..are you happy to leave it at that?

–
Wearables

iOS
13 update and the issue with notifications.

There’s
a lot about the recent iOS update on the Garmin Support page

Plus,
I found that at some point over the last month, a Garmin Connect app update or
the iOS update deactivated the settings in Garmin Connect for my watch as
opposed to on the watch or within Notifications in the main iPhone settings.

Don’t forget we have lots of tips and solutions to your questions in the GPS Training online resource – go to – gpstraining – click on – online resource – on the top menu bar – and then log in – select your unit and you will see the top tips for that unit down at the bottom of the menu of units.

5. And Finally

  • Many thanks for listening and let us know anything you would like to be covered in the Podcast please do let us know and if you know of anybody interesting that you would like to hear interviewed in future podcasts please do let us know.
  • Give us a call especially if you are thinking of a new GPS unit
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  • Many thanks for Ian for joining me on this
    podcast and I hope you get plenty of opportunity to get out and enjoy your
    walking.
  • Enjoy the month
    ahead and I hope you get plenty of miles under your belt.