- Mar 30, 2020
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For my 60th birthday yesterday I bought myself a detecting present: a Garmin Montana 700 with 5" touch screen. Now when someone tells me to get lost I reply not likely. I can't get Sierra Nevada lost where I live but I can get uncomfortably lost. I took it into the field today and although I didn't have to consult it for directions it gave me a sense of confidence. I like how it tracks me when I turn it on and at the end of the hunt I know how far I've gone. For example, today I hiked and hunted 6 miles into the woods and back in hill and ravine country. My cell phone doesn't get reception in these woods. I don't grid my search areas. I like to randomly walk over an area from several different directions with generous overlap. It's interesting to see where my path actually covered plus I like recording waypoints.
The downside: Garmin does not make any kind of screen protection, carrying case, holster, or way to protect this fairly large device which cost me $650 delivered to my door. And neither does any third party as of yet. For me this is unbelievably foolish of the company. I would buy a lanyard, case, belt clip, and screen protector if they sold them. It would be pretty ridiculous to lose your GPS in the woods or crush that big screen. But I am enjoying the large screen and detail of the Birdseye satellite images and topo maps. I'm also hoping it doesn't generate interference for my Nox 800. At times it sounded like it was playing carnival music today and I am hoping that was from ground mineralization.
The downside: Garmin does not make any kind of screen protection, carrying case, holster, or way to protect this fairly large device which cost me $650 delivered to my door. And neither does any third party as of yet. For me this is unbelievably foolish of the company. I would buy a lanyard, case, belt clip, and screen protector if they sold them. It would be pretty ridiculous to lose your GPS in the woods or crush that big screen. But I am enjoying the large screen and detail of the Birdseye satellite images and topo maps. I'm also hoping it doesn't generate interference for my Nox 800. At times it sounded like it was playing carnival music today and I am hoping that was from ground mineralization.