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  1. Arvīds
    May 21, 2016

    Labdien!
    Cik es sapratu jūs saprotat arī latviski un man vieglāk jautājumu būs uzdot latviešu valodā.
    Mani ļoti ieinteresēja šis konkrētais Garmin GPS aparāts, jo tanī ir iespēja lietot Latvijas ezeru kartes. Es papētīju garmin.lv mājas lapu, bet tā īsti skaidrībā netiku.
    Man konkrētais jautājums ir, vai jums ir pieredze ar šīm Latvijas topo kartēm un, ja ir, tad vai ezeros rāda arī dziļumus un grunts reljefu?
    Paldies un lieliska web lapa. Ļoti patika ceļojums ar to motorjahtu uz Angliju.
    Arvīds

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    • Andrejs
      May 21, 2016

      Sveiks Arvīd!
      Paldies par komentāru un atbildot uz jautājumu varu teikt tā- Godīgi, pats neesmu tās kartes uz Garmin GPS navigatoriem lietojis, bet ir neliela pieredze ar papīra topo kartēm un, cik zinu, tās arī ir kā bāzes informācijas avots kuru lieto arī Garmin GPS. Šīs kartes ir lieliskas ar daudzām taciņām un lauku celiņiem kur var izbraukt tikai ar pilnpiedziņu un arī en visur. Lielais vairums info ir vēl no krievu laiku militāriestiem un tiem pija lieliska kartogrāfija.
      Ezeros dziļumi ir doti, bet ne visos. Nedomāju ka šī hidrogrāfiskā informācija ir ļoti precīza un izmatot to drošai navigācijai nebūtu vēlams. Kas atiecas uz copi, tad droši var lietot lai aizairētu līdz kādai dziļākai izobātei vai bedrei.
      Lai veicas ar Latvijas ezeru apceļošanu!
      Andrejs

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  2. Myles
    September 10, 2017

    Very helpful.

    I live in Colorado, USA and am about to go pick up a Garmin 610T package for US $369 at Cabela’s, which is being bought out and shedding inventory. This price is good on web through tomorrow.

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    • Andrejs
      September 11, 2017

      Hi Myles and thanks for stopping by. This good price for Garmin 610t for the new unit. Although Amazon sells it for $390 new unit. It is not so large price difference, and you can return it if you do not like it. Just likely it is not a case to return this item as none of my fifteen buyers did it. Now more and more buying Montana 680. Good luck.

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  3. wrowper
    November 20, 2018

    Recently purchased Montana 610t. When sitting in a single location for any duration the arrow (my location) “floats” wildly all around. When leaving and returning to same spot and creating another waypoint, it is significantly separated from the first. Have done this in multiple locations, some with very good reception. My previous unit was a 62t and it did not do that at all.
    Do I have a defective unit?

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    • Andrejs
      November 20, 2018

      Hi there! The first you can do is try to calibrate the compass manually. Garmin Montana 610t is dual satnav (GPS and GLONASS) device so no blank reception zones except deep caves or tunnels. If calibration does not help, try to reset to factory default. When it does not help then, unfortunately, it looks like a defective unit.

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  4. George Hoffman
    April 4, 2019

    I have had a the 610t Camo for about 6 months now and I find it rather useless most of the time. I am avidly exploring off road trails and forest roads and 99% of the time I go back to my Android smart phone. I keep the Garmin with me as a backup, just in case something goes wrong with my phone, but the $7 app I use on my phone works 10,000x better than the Garmin and is more user friendly. The other thing that frustrates me about the Garmin is the lack of ability to categorize my tracks and waypoints with folders. How stupid is that? In Garmin Basecamp, I can organize my trips with folders and lists, but in the Garmin device it’s just a cluttered mess which, to me, is a reflection of the laziness of the device developers. The resolution is also comparable to that of mid-2000’s flip phone. The hardware is durable and definitely the better choice over a phone for outdoor use, rugged use, but the functionality and user interface for a device costing as much as it does, is laughable at best. It’s like going back in time and playing an Atari video game compared to a modern system like the PS4. If I hadn’t received this thing as a gift, I would gladly sell it at 1/3 the price, I personally would not spend more than $50 on this unit.

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    • Andrejs
      April 5, 2019

      Thanks for the comment. The feedback of real users is always worth gold. I have a couple of questions. What off-road vehicle do you usually drive? How do you protect the smartphone from the cold if you use snowmobile at low temperatures? How let’s say, the iPhone is affected by vibration and how is it charged? Have you tried to use Trail Tech Voyager Pro? Thank you.

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  5. George Hoffman
    April 12, 2019

    I was definitely a little harsh in my original comment, the Montana’s build is of great quality and I know it is not really fair to compare it to a smart phone. I spent a little more time with it the past week or so and was able to install some free 3rd party maps, and in all fairness, the device routes pretty well now. I also purchased a 3rd party map that has very detailed, specific data regarding 4×4 trails and U.S. B.L.M. roads in areas I frequently explore. I have a 1999 Mitsubishi Montero, so the type of off-roading I do doesn’t expose the phone to the elements when compared to a snowmobile or dirt bike. Like I said in my first comment, the Garmin is definitely much better suited for such harsh scenarios. I use an LG V30 Thinq Android phone for 90% of my navigation purposes. I use an app called GPX Viewer Pro, which includes pretty decent offline maps when out of cell coverage. It has the ability to track/record your routes as well as save waypoints, import/export/create GPX files etc. It’s definitely not as robust as the Montana 610t, but for my specific situation, I find it easier to use and the brighter/higher resolution screen makes it much easier to view IMO. I still never head out on the trail with just my phone though. I’ve never heard of Trail Tech Voyager Pro, I’ll have to look it up. My biggest complaint with the Montana is not having a good way to organize all your objects (tracks, waypoints, etc) within the Garmin unit. It would be much better, IMO, to be able to create folders or containers for specific areas or trips like you can already do in Garmin BaseCamp. I’ve kind of came up with my own method of using BaseCamp to create GPX files for preplanned trips that I then import into my Android device to use as my primary navigation. I also copy the same objects to the Montana and have it in my Glovebox ready to go in case something were to happen with the more fragile smart phone.

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    • Andrejs
      April 12, 2019

      Thanks for such a detailed comment. In your case, if you are using Mitsubishi Montero or another four-wheel drive car, then I think a smartphone is the best solution for off-road trails.

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