Garmin Montana 700, Rugged GPS Handheld, Routable Mapping for Roads and

10 reviews for Garmin Montana 700, Rugged GPS Handheld, Routable Mapping for Roads and

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   dandydan – 15 December 2024

   ease of use
   I sent it back, to hard for me to use.

2. 

   Dennis N. – 15 December 2024

   Nice large screen and easy to use.
   This gps acquires satellites very quickly. I love the large screen. Nice details. It’s on the large and heavy side, but tolerable. My one small gripe is that it’s easy to touch the screen in the wrong place by accident and get a page you didn’t want. Easy to correct though. If you are like me and wanted a larger screen gps, this could be the one for you. Now that i am familiar with it’s operation, it is fast and easy to use. I am 100% happy with it. I have not nor will I subscribe to the Inreach technology. Maybe the Montana 700 would have been better? Don’t know.

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   Richard McCain – 15 December 2024

   A good GPS
   I’ve been known to go on long hikes and even backpacking by myself. My son has inherited that tendency, so several years ago I bought him a Garmin Montana. It heelps him find his way, and the inReach cpability lets his send messages to let people know he’s OK. I had a smaller Garmin I’ve used for years, and a Spot that I carried for communication and emergencies. After looking at that nice big screen, I decided to make the switch. Yeah, it’s a lot bigger than my old Garmin eTrex, but it also lets me communicate, and it gives me a good topo display. I’ve got the 24K-series chip with topos for Wa, Or, Ca & Hi. Works great: I live in Wa and my son lives in Ca. We usually meet somewhere in that region for backpacking trips, and most of my solo trips are in Wa or Or. I still carry a compass and a paper map, but it’s great to be able to see the topography on the screen. I’m a little concerned about battery life. So far, it’s worked pretty well on 2-3 day trips, but for a longer trips, I’d make sure to take a power bank to keep it charged. On a recent trip on the south side of the Wallowa Mtns, we also used it to find a route for the car. It sent us down a logging trail that was barely passable. Even a 4WD with good ground clearance would have had problems. In the future, I think I’ll turn off the 24K maps when I’m driving.

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   Bob Friesenhahn – 15 December 2024

   A clumsy heavy GPS that you may desperately need
   I bought the Montana 700i almost a year ago. My purpose was to have high quality maps loaded which do not depend on cell data access, given that sometimes I might be 80 miles from a place where I could make a phone call, much less get data. Given that I am sometimes very remote, I wanted the InReach technology so I could call for help, and keep in touch with my family. I use the 700i when driving (in conjunction with a Garmin Nuvi, which works better for that) and also for daily walks and hiking. This GPS can be used as a driving GPS (with voice) just like Garmin’s driving GPSs if one purchases the associated suction cup mount (with integrated AMPS plate) but the routing calculations are slow, the screen is a bit small, and major intersection signs are not show as the dedicated driving GPSs do.Unfortunately, the Montana started having issues with going black, locking up, or needing to be restarted. At first I though that it was something I was doing (battery, cable, charger, etc), but the problem kept getting worse. So two weeks before the 1 year warranty expired, I requested a replacement unit and so now I have a new one.Important things to know about the 700i is that it is heavy, and the maps require downloading huge files (e.g. 5GB for one map) which can take quite a long time unless your Internet connection is very fast. The downloads seem to time out (especially on the popular maps) so it is necessary to restart them manually and nurse them along until they are done. For me it took over a day to download all of the maps for the GPS. The Garmin Express app used to update the maps has always been poorly implemented and it lies about what it is doing and what has gone wrong.I would complain about Garmin’s support, but my recent support experiences have been very good as if they totally revamped their support department, whereas they were very poor a year ago.

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   Jim Craig – 15 December 2024

   The best so far.
   Of course everything in life is a compromise. This is heavier than its predecessors, and it isn’t cheap.It’s ideal for an ATV, motorcycle, hunting, etc. it has all of the outdoor capabilities built right into it, like dog tracking, heart monitor, cadence for bicycles, etc.The interface is certainly the easiest of the inReach thus far. Another big plus is the fact that it has a swappable battery.It’s certainly heavier then the previous versions of inReach, but of course it’s larger so that only makes sense.I’m sure not long down the road these things will become thinner, faster, etc., but as I said, right now this is the big cheese. The only thing that is missing is voice recognition.The only negative I have is the camera is almost worthless. I think we’ve become spoiled with the quality of photos on our smart phones, but the resolution on this is pretty bad. For me that’s not a big deal, because I don’t know that I would’ve ever used it anyway.

6. 

   Amazon Customer – 15 December 2024

   I’ve used the Garmin 700inreach for a few months now, mostly on my adventure bike but also for hunting, hiking, fishing and all other backcountry navigating. It’s especially useful with the Backroad Mapbook’s SD card installed. It does require a Garmin plan to run the SOS but the text to satellite works very well and you can send preset messages individually or as a group for no charge and it will let your friends see where you are. Texting does have a cost if you exceed the number of texts in your monthly plan but it reasonable. Navigating with it is exceptionally easy once you know how to run it but there is a learning curve. Also I’ve had a Garmin Oregon for about 8 years so I am familiar wit Garmin products. You will need to use it and might find it frustrating for bit but it is worth the trouble to learn as it is a great product. It also works well in city’s but of course like all GPS units you have to be careful of the settings in the city or the route may take you on a ridiculous route to save a few miles. Visibility and brightness is good even in bright sun on a motorcycle. Controls are very good and you can move and prioritize the icons, I can operate it while riding quite easily and the sensitivity setting work well if you are wearing gloves and that with a glass protective lens over the factory screen. As far as durability, apparently it’s Garmin’s most durable unit and I’ve had a Garmin Oregon for over 8 years that I still run it as a spare. This unit meets military testing requirements for durability. Battery life is good and in expedition mode quite a bit longer but for extended hikes you may want an extra battery or just carry a remote power cell with you that can cover all your devices. It charges quickly. All in all I’m very pleased with it and it has saved my butt a few times already

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   Jesus h. – 15 December 2024

   Es interesante la forma de operar de éste GPS, buscas sitios, rutas y te guía en la navegación. Haces capturas de mapa satélite y con ello muestra el área que bajas. Sería bueno pagar el servicio satélites y ver que tal funciona.

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   Gr̦bner Max Р15 December 2024

   hervorragend

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   Chriz – 15 December 2024

   Tres bon produit , replacé 1 an apres en garantie pour un petit défaut mais tres bonne qualité !!! Des pros je recommande

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    Charly – 15 December 2024

    Lo mejor el vendedor, ya que la lié anulando el pedido y lo volví a pedir al día siguiente, el tema es que me urgía para irme a los Picos de Europa a hacer un par de travesias, se lo comenté al vendedor y al día siguiente ya tenía el GPS en casa. Mañana lo probaré, tiene pinta de ir bien, me tengo que ir haciendome a el GPS, tiene infinidad de funcines, la pantalla es una pasada y tactil, puedes elegir conectarte a un par de sistemas de navegación aparte del GPS, uno de ellos el Galileo que es europeo.