GPS Training Podcast–number 28 - a podcast by Jon Monks, GPS Training and reviews

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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 SatMap1. 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 Voucherand 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 VoucherGPSMAP66s 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)Whatever you want – Oregon 700/750, 66s, 66i and Active 20 all these you could get with 1:25k and 1:50k and the Active 20 also comes with 1:10k



BestAccessories 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 wouldbuy for yourself) and that accessory you may ask someone to buy for you, maybe
less practical but good fun.Practical



Backpack tether - £17.99Bike Mount - £9.99Garmin retractable Lanyard - £19.99Garmin Carry case – £9.99/ £11.99Silicone case (eTrex Touch users) - £10.99Good batteries and charger? Less Practical but funTempe sensor - £24.99Chirp - £20.00



Andthen 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 whodoes not want a smart GPS watch on your wrist



Best Budget – Under £400.00In
this category we have only got a couple of watches –Garmin Instinct - £269.99Casio ProTrek WSD-30 - £399.99 (works with Viewranger app)



Best top end (unlimited budget)Fenix 6 - £599.99Fenix 6s - £599.99Fenix 6 Sapphire - £699.99Fenix 6s Sapphire - £699.99Fenix 6x Sapphire - £749.99Fenix 6x Solar Edition - £849.99And we must mention all the Fenix 5’s are still out there



Anythingelse we have mentioned that you would upgrade, purchase, maps, inReach Mini’s, Power
packs, Solar panel chargersGoal Zero kit



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 discussed2 – 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 waterBuilt 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 PR...

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