How to Use a GARMIN GPSMAP64 with Basic Instructions
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Some folks have asked me to do a Video on how to use a GPS. And have asked what type of GPS I use or would recommend. Well it's a GARMIN MAP64 Series. They get incredible Sat reception under heavy cover.
Hi. Four years later, your video is still helping people. What a practical video this was, showing real world use. Thanks very much.
You're welcome! and I'm glad it helped, perhaps I need to do more like this one
Great video
I’ve never been interested in technology but as I get older and I continue to hunt fish alone I very much need to learn how to use my 64st. I am almost completely clueless and not many videos start out at the very beginning! So thanks I’m watching all your videos!!!!!
I'm so happy it helped you. Thank-you for taking the time to reach out to me. All the best on your adventures.
Been a cyclist for a long time, but I've never known about this Garmin GPSMAP series before as my head is deep in Garmin Edge and Wahoo Bolt. I'll be doing a lot of bikepacking trips in the future, you Sir, have just convinced me to look into one of these GPSMAP devices. This looks niftier and more intuitive than the Garmin eTrex series! Thank you for such a mellow and easy to follow tutorial, besides, your voice is very therapeutic too!:) Keep up the good vibes and videos.
I'm glad this helped, and thank-you for your kind words, they're very much appreciated
@@NLGhostWolf Same here with @DaHsta N. Thx bro. Gonna look into this one. Instructions well done. Subscribed! Like your contents.
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Me too, Edge was God, but now I'm going to try the 64st bought used last night. I don't need the competative and social part of the Edge family. Heartrate, cadence and route or logging the map. And I can use it in the canoe on the fjord etc. This will help me a lot the next days when I'm learning to use the new used device 👍
I'm a new guy to GPS and have never even held one. You've explained 10X what I've learned from reviews and ads. Thank you.
Glad it helped Mark
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Great info
Love that you go out and show how you actually use the GPS. Newfoundland is such a beautiful Province. Just got back fro there !
Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks
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I just bought a Garmin 64sx so this video was very helpful. I subscribed and am looking forward to reviewing all your videos on the Garmin 64. Thanks for posting this.
Awesome, thank you!
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Man I wish you had this video up a few years ago. I've been looking for something like this for a long time. Very well done!!!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Maybe I should do another one. Would make for some good winter GPS projects.
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Just picked one up Garmin gpsmap64 and your video was very helpful in understanding how to use and input/program paths on the handheld versions of this model gps ,thankyou very much.
I'm glad it helped I'll try and do more videos in the future. I'll soon be back making videos on a regular basis
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I am a beginner and planning to go hiking. Your tutorial is excellent and very helpful for me. Thanks a lot.
that's great but make sure you practice and learn your GPS and how to Navigate with it where you can't get lost, before venturing off grid. And also always carry a compass. GPS is an electronic device, never put all your faith in an electronic device
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It has been over a year since I last used my GPSmap64st. I had forgotten how it all functioned. Thanks for the reminder.
Glad to help!
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Thank you! This as well as your other video on marking waypoints are excellent. You explained everything extremely well. Just got a 64x and the instruction manual is worthless. Your videos helped me tremendously!
Glad it helped!
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OMG, WOW what an excellent and very detailed tutorial on setting up and using waypoints and tracks. You are an absolute pro at making instructional videos. In your spare time you should also be a Garmin salesman. You have provided enough info/guidance for me to make a buy decision on this 64 model. Thank you so much again for taking the time to upload this video to YT, Joe the AZ Bear. 1-22-2022
Wow, thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you have many exciting adventures with your 64 GPS in the future.
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This was great, most comprehensive video I’ve seen so far. Much thanks!
Hey I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
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Great video! Just ordered the 64sx from Cabela’s ($229 right now). Thank you for explaining how to use it in detail along with showing the buttons used. I’m a little older and not “tech savvy”. Thanks again!
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Thanks a lot . This clears up a lot of mysteries! You do a good job explaining and your photography is very good!
Thanks CJ I'm glad you liked the video.
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That was very simplistic and very informative. Been eyeing on this Garmin model for a while now but afraid that it just might be too complicated for me to use. Thanks for sharing!
I'm glad you found this helpful. That's for watching and taking the time to leave a comment
Walter O, Initially I figured that as well but go thru his tutorial a few times to get familiar with the operation. After that see other videos to build on it.
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Hey pal! Really appreciate your work - helped me understand much more than i've learned from other reviews! Glad to see a video from home too😉
Glad it helped, sorry for taking so long to reply I was away for the last 6 weeks
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Super helpful, thanks dude. I'm too lazy to read the crappy manual. You saved me lots of time. Nice job
Glad I could help
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Thanks for the video, I found one of these in some old boxes of my late brother and now I know how to use it!
Glad I could help!
Very , very informative. Hell of a good job explaining the the GPSMAP 64. I have had GPS units for 20 years just like most folks but I still learned something. I will need to replacing my 15 year old 60 CSX that died 3-17-19. That was a great unit. Not sure if I will buy the plain 64ST because I bought the TOPO and City Nav DVD's yrs ago with my 60CSX. Anyway thanks for taking the time to explain the GPSMAP 64. Sure wish there was a power port on the GPS for traveling and not have to use up the batteries.
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it. Oh yes I would love to see them add Power Ports to the 64's... I would use my all the time on my daily travels on the land both with the ski-doo and Side by Side... and even in my vehicle for that matter. I'm always out exploring new areas for hunting and fishing. Now I just wait until I'm near the place before turning on my GPS with a Power port it would be turned on right from the get go....
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This is the most Canadian thing I've ever seen, Nice and polite and hunting moose.
Thanks for the great video keep em coming!
haha, I'm glad you liked it.
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I’m planning to hunt solo tomorrow with the same garmin gps, thank you for this tutorial!
Your most welcome but please make sure you practice with your GPS before going off hunting by yourself and please take spare batteries and a compass too. And best of luck on your hunt, but practice before you use...
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Hi - thanks for the video and for attending to the follow-up comments.
I'm wondering if you can get the unit to take you back to your original point along your breadcrumb trail rather than the shortest possible distance. In hilly terrain this is probably a more likely scenario then just walking the line produced by the 'Find' function.
Yes 100%, I will do a video on that... It's actually a wonderful idea for a video. I have used the breadcrumb trail to mark a trail into a moose before. It was getting dark and I needed to get a trail into the moose for the quad to follow after dark. Learned I should have flagged a couple of tricky spots but other than that the breadcrumb trail took use right back to the moose.
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Thanks very much for your informative video. I have a Garmin 64sx coming today. But holy crap. What a hassle to use! Lately I've been using GaiaGPS on my iPhone8, and it's fast and easy. The only reason I spent the money on the Garmin was because I often find myself roaming around out here in the wilderness and suddenly realize I'm in an area where there's no cell service and I haven't downloaded the hi-res topo maps for the region I'm in. So, the Garmin will at least give me some indication of where I am and what's there. Obviously, however, much better to have downloaded the suitable maps in advance for GaiaGPS.
Yes having the downloaded maps is ideal, or the Sat images. But taking the time to learn your GPS system which ever one you chose is key to safe travels. Cheers
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Thank you for an excellent Demonstration! I knew nothing about how to use these units, but now I do and can buy one. Very nice unit!
Glad it was helpful!
Great demo
I just picked up a Garmin GPSMAP 64csx. Your video has helped a lot to get me started. I'm mostly interested in Geocaching. My old Magellan Meridian (which I still love) is getting old and slow, and this unit is going to (dare I say) replace it. I tried the Magellan Tritan way back but it was a POS and I returned it in two days. And, I don't like the inaccuracies of using my phone for Geocaching.
Glad I could help! here's another video I did.
ua-cam.com/video/PsQmgQky5wA/v-deo.html
Great tool
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Great video.Just got the 64st and learning its functions.You show the real world way to use it.
I'll try and make some more practical videos for the GPS 64
Also,thanks for showing the setting for he'd.ddddd..I was putting in waypoints and they were way off and I could not figure out why till I checked that and it was on a different setting.Nothing in instructions I saw said to change that unless I missed it.
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Thanks for the video, I just bought the Garmin 64s to use while I'm quading on the forest roadways out here in BC. Your video will be helpful as I know that I will need to set up weighpoints along the way,
Glad it helped, maybe I'll do a follow-up video and try and do a little better job with the videoing and editing.
Peter Lepine..I'm In BC as well, waiting for fire season to crank up. May be somewhere around FSJ on the fires.
Great info
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Excellent video. Many thanks, from New Zealand
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for dropping by.
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thank you for a good job on explanation of how to use a gps, i will now be getting one..
Glad you liked it. They are great little units and sure can come in handy even on the water when fishing for marking underwater structures where fish like to hang out. Once you mark it on the GPS you can always get back to within 3M of it. Takes all the guess work out of it.
Thank you for the great job making this video! Just got my 64 map st and needed some guidance. Thanks again.
Glad it helped! I might be making another GPS video in the nice little while. Not much to do with this time of isolation. I have a couple of other videos I'm working on first. Cheers
Great channel
Great info
Hot Dam...just noticed now how I'm now subscribed to after watching some of your Rabbit snares vids a few months back but I'm also realizing it was this video that persuaded me to buy the Garmin 64SX. Thanks for these vids they're really helping me get back into hunting and trapping after being away for 38 years as I stopped at age 17.
Good for you, and I'm glad those videos motivated you to get back into it
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@@NLGhostWolf Hate to ask this question but I'm wondering how your wife is doing?
Nice explanation of basic functions.
Glad you liked it
Hey NLGhostWolf, excellent video. I bought the GPSMAP65 and definitely needed a how to use it video and you answered that call. It was super important for me to know how to use this device before going on an adventure. However, I plan to use roads to navigate from one waypoint to another and this GPS only does straight line as the crow flies. To use roads I have to buy and install software, but, now I know how to put in waypoints and that is essential. Thanks so much for the video.
Thanks Doug, you are going to love this two part series by Stephen Ricketts
ua-cam.com/video/XIIk_L4qElU/v-deo.html
He does an outstanding job on explaining waypoints and tracks.
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GhostWolf very nicely done. You for sure helped me out. I have the 64st. Thank you for your instruction.
Glad I could help
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Very helpful video
Thanks for your time to making it.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video
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Great information and easy to understand. Very informative. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
this was extremely helpful thank you sir
Glad it helped
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Hey Charlie, your upside-down teardrop is also known as a pin, marker or a balloon. I like balloon because, well it looks like a balloon. Great video. Cheers 🇨🇦
Thanks for the info, glad you liked the video
nice video Charlie good imfo you did a awesome job made it very easy to learn the basics of the GPS, thanks and all the best,
Thanks for watching and the same to you my friend.
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Thanks for the good explanation on the Garmin. I have a 300 Colorado and it is very similar to yours.
Glad it was helpful!
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thanks so much for this simplified and easy video. do more
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching
I have watched a lot yours was the best
I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching
thank you for the video. I'm going on a backcountry hiking in a week, and I just got the same gps, hopefully the device helps me get out of the backcountry alive.... LOL
good rigs, I use mine all the time.
Great video no one explains it like you do
I appreciate that! Thank-you
Great video! It taught me quite a few features that I didn’t know the GPS has. Thanks for posting!
Glad it was helpful!
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Wondering if you ever had an issue with the GPS going back into tracking North while having it is in Track up mode?Have owned mine acouple years and this year had it where it was working fine out in the woods and then looked at it and Blue arrow would only track North and it was definately in track up mode.Thought it may have something to do with cold weather.Shut it on and off.Put it in pocket with a hand warmer.Installed new batteries while in the field and even went into track north mode and back into track up.Eventually got it to start to track up.Any ideas?
Sorry no ideas here, that's the problem with the electronic world we are living in. When everything works great its a wonderful world, but like all electronic devices, when its not working, it's very hard to determine the cause/fault. That's why I always carry a compass as back-up... Play with over and over and if it happens again contact Garmin directly...
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Thanks NLGhostWolf! Way better than sifting through the pdf manual. Just picked up the Garmin gpsmap 64st. I'm guessing it's the next model up Gary has that you mentioned at the end.
Glad I could help! and yes you have a better model, hope it operates the same as mine.
@@NLGhostWolf Seems to be just the same! I was in the basement / shop while watching your video. It was still picking up satellites!
@@NLGhostWolf I am having a heck of a time with the gps coordinates web site you shared. I get the map up after entering my address in Sat View however, when I click on the map, no coordinates show up!! Oh, and I did create an account on the site.
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Thanks for video. It was really helpful. This was my first time handling a Garmin gpsmap 64sx and I've had a gist out of your video. Thanks alot really
Glad it helped! Hope you enjoy exploring the unbeaten paths as much as I do.
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Man thanks for sharing I am thinking about getting one was wondering how hard it is to use. What model would you get now?
Well if money is not an issue I would go with the inReach Explorer because it is both a GPS and a source of communication that enables you to trigger SOS if needed. Truly can be life-saving if needed. I was recently asked to go on a search with the local search and rescue team for two lost hikers up in the Lewis Hills. Well due to their altitude the hikers had intermittent cell service. But the search team had none where the search started at the trail head. With the use of an inReach that was paired to a cell phone the search team had cell service through it. Which enabled us to communicate to the hikers as we conducted the search until I spotted them. Anything can happen out there off the beaten path, having help available at the press of a button is priceless.
NLGhostWolf yea that is very true. Man those are pricey but like you said could be life saving
Wow, extremely informative, shopping around for a GPS to use while hiking around mountains.
Glad it was helpful!
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Always some thing too learn from you!
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Great video for basic hunting use! Thank you!
glad you liked it
@@NLGhostWolf I recently purchased this model, and regarding calibration of the compass, the instructions say there is an option for "calibrate compass" when you're in the compass and press the MENU button. However when I press MENU while in the compass, there are only 3 options and no option for calibrating the compass. I noticed the instructions do show the 64ST model in the pictures. Is this the case for you? Or did you just calibrate the compass by walking around away from buildings when you first pulled it out of the box? Thanks for your time.
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Excellent video and greatly appreciated.
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it. Cheers
U did a great job..thanks this is what i was looking for..👏
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Brilliant information , thank you 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Good job! More please.
Thanks! Will do!
Really great video, very well explained thank you very much from London UK
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching
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Great Job on expalantion - Very Helpful
Glad it was helpful!
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Excellent explanation. Could you perhaps explain the map website a little more? When I went to that website I couldn't get to the type map you showed. thanks.
Sure thing!
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Wow interesting, I just want to learn,never had a GPS training before,would b following,I'm very much interested,I usually work in the forest,thanks again
I'm glad you liked it. Good skills to have.
Very good practical video
New fan man. Very thorough. You put the directions to shame. Wonderful video.
Glad you liked it
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Thanks for this. Hitting Find shows all waypoints, and you scroll down to the one you want. But if you have 1000's of waypoints, can you somehow specify the name of the waypoint you want, and the device will take you right to it? If you can do that, does the device display just that one waypoint, or does it take you to that waypoint within the complete list of waypoints ?
I don't no, the only time I look for waypoints is when I'm in the area of that waypoint and the Garmins do a great job with listing the waypoints by nearest, so that is the feature I always use because it just makes perfect sense to me.
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What has been your luck using batteries in it? I’m trying to find the best rechargeable batteries for mine...
I just use energizer max and take spares
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Very informative video. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
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They sure are Bang On the mark Eh Charlie ? Thanks for the Demo & Look forward to your next post Be Well Brother ! ATB Ter God Bless
Thanks Terry and same to you brother. Yes those GPS's they be very accurate.
Thank you so much for the video, save me time .
Glad it helped
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when you found the Long it was a negative number, but you entered it in as a 058..... can you advise?
Not sure why that is but all I do is enter the digits it gives me and it works... I pay no attention to the negative....
Great video. It was straight forward, thus making it understandable.
I'm going to be doing another one very soon. Thanks for watching
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I am about to get a gpsmap 64x is it worth it? And also if you could rate your gpsmap 64 what would you give it out of 10?
For me it's a 9+ out of 10.... Only compliant I've heard was some people find them hard on battery life. For me the two most important things in using a GPS are 1). ease of use. and 2) Sat signal.... This unit has both in spades...
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Thank you for sharing.
My pleasure!
Is a computer necessary to use this? I don't have one but I would like to use this GPS to go hiking with, are the maps already preloaded?
no computer necessary, most GPS comes with maps preloaded
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Most welcome, hope it helped
Lots of good info here
Glad you think so!
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This video was very informative and helpful. So next, I would like to request sir to make video on how to use garmin 35.
I don't have a garmin 35 sorry
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Good video,but when you turn the tracks off did it save the track?
I didn't but yes you can and I have in the past.
Can you mark say 4 corners of your property to box yourself in then explore your property to find your property lines?
Not 100% sure, but it's something I could play around with to see
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Does it come with a cradle in the box for mounting the GPS on your windscreen?
this one didn't
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Thanks for the info. Sorry to see that after all these years they still haven't been able to have that compass point your direction unless your moving. That could be dangerous in the dark or unfamiliar terrain
Now sir, I would love to see that digital compass point your direction you've imputed without having to move. That would be brilliant. But in all fairness, you don't have to move much in-order for it to start pointing for you.
@@NLGhostWolf that's why I carry a good manual orienteering compass doesn't require batteries or movement to provide a direction. GPS units years ago when I first purchased one would not show any direction or bearing info unless you were moving. Based on what I saw in this video it appears they still operate the same way now a days though they don't seem to take as long or too much movement to offer said info. Not saying their not useful just seem like these new units know where you are to within 1 meter and if you've plotted a course on one how damn hard is it for the unit to offer a compass point direction to where your going??
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So you can use tracks for long hike and when heading back you turn of tracks and ther will still have the pink line to follow back
Yes 100%
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Very helpful! Thanks so much for posting.👍
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A tip: This unit guzzles battery life even when "turned off". I turn one battery backwards when I am no longer navigating to save batteries. With Garmin "off" is not "off"... It is a MAJOR frustration for me. If you do not do this you will get 18 ours from a pair of good alkaline batteries.
I constantly turn off my GPS when not needed.
@@NLGhostWolf I find that the batteries still drain down over 24 hours even when it is switched off... This is why I kill off whatever sneak application is running in the background by turning one battery backwards to shut it off completely. When "off" does not really mean "off". This is not a unit I would buy again, but I also have Trackmaps with all the extras for it so I am in for $500 for this unit.
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Very Informative! Thanks for taking the time to do the video!!
Glad you enjoyed it. thanks for watching
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Very informative, thank you sir.
most welcome, hoped it helped you out some.
I use on X Backcountry to get my gps coordinates and I use UTM easier to plot onto a map
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On your computer you had the trails in satellite view. In the field you had a blank screen. Why can't they put the satellite view on the GPS unit? Wouldn't need as many way points and able to see exactly where you are on the trail. Wouldn't that make sense and be a lot easier and safer travel?
Yes you can get that with the more expensive models, however this is all I could afford at the time.
@@NLGhostWolf ok. I watched another video showing "birds eye view " but it was no where near the clarity of Google earth. Wish Garmin would partner with Google.
Question.. I'm try n to input location 40.65901 into my gps 64x. when I get to the #6 that spot turns red when I hit enter and will only let me use a # 5 or below ? If I change 40 to 41 the 6 will work. ?
Figured it out.. Had to change the position format to hdd.dddd
glad to hear
Thanks, you helped me a lot.
Glad I could help!
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Thank you do much. Getting one for Christmas.
Congrats, I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy mine. It sure comes in handy for traveling in the woods and fishing lakes. Once you find some good under water structures, the GPS will bring you right back to them each and every time.
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Great video. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you so much for doing this video it really helped me
Glad this video helped you out
thanks for taking the time to make this video for everyone!
No problem, I hope it helped.
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Nice vid bro, Merci.
Most Welcome, thanks for watching
Looking to buy one of these after some thick fog set in and got disoriented and my phones gps tried to make me walk 3 miles for a spot that was actually .2 miles away.
They are handy rigs to have on you when travelling the back country.
best ever tuturial!
Hey Thanks, I've been thinking about how I can do a new video and add in more elements of this unit.
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Hi is there a way you can insert multiple waypoints and import to the device.
Yes I did videos on how to insert routes as well
Great video. Thank you
Very helpful, thanks very much.
Good I'm glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful.
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