Garmin GPS III Waterproof Hiking GPS

Garmin GPS III Waterproof Hiking GPS
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Manufacturer: Garmin
Model: 100018500
Product features:

High performance feature set
Graphical U.S. city-and-highway atlas
Tough waterproof case
Differential-ready PhaseTrac12 receiver

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Customer Review: Toy for Men / But defintely useful as a tool
Summary: 5 Stars

A GPS was showing my GPS to a woman friend of mine. After a couple of minutes, she said to me, "Mac, this is just a toy for men!" I started to argue, but then I said, "Ya' know...you're right!"

But, what a useful toy (tool) it is!

My am a systems/software engineer currently working on (trying to win a development contract for) the next version of the Military hand-held GPS receiver. It is called DAGR (Defense Advanced GPS Receiver, current version is called PLGR, Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver).

What we hear from our user groups (The soldiers) is that they want Garmins. (A lot of them buy them with their own money!) I have to agree with the soldiers. That's why I spent my own money on a III+.

How I Use My Garmin have been using mine (first a III, then I upgraded to a III+) for about 1.5 years. I have hiked, biked, driven, and flown with it. I have the 3 Map CDs that are available as well. (US Road, US Topo, World Major Roads)

Here are some common ways that I use mine...

Navigating to an Address after getting the coordinates from Get the coordinates of virtually any address in the U.S. (and UK) by going to the "Map" section of Mapblast(http://www.mapblast.com/mblast/mAdr.mb) and typing in the address. You will get a map and the coordinates of the "X" that marks the address of the address that you typed in. (2) Take your Garmin and create a new waypoint with the coordinates from MapBlast. (3) Press the "Goto" Button, select your waypoint, and the unit will give you bearing and distance to your waypoint.

(Note: The Garmin eMap allows you to look up addresses on the unit (If you buy the data cartridge and Map CDs), but it doesn't have nearly the configurabiltiy that the III+ has. I'm waiting for the combination unit! Wireless connection to an address database would work too! Then I won't need MapBlast (and a computer) to get addresses.)

Giving (Pretty) Accurate Estimated Time of Arrivals can set up your Garmin to display ETA based on your current speed and bearing. This really only gives good estimates if you are traveling more or less in a straight line to your destination or if you have input a route with all your turns. I have gotten pretty good at estimating when I will arrive somewhere, whether the distance is pretty large (ie: LA to SF) or small (20 miles or so).

Marking Where the Car is I hike or bike, I mark the place where the car is parked before I head out on the trail. Then, I set up the Garmin to point to the car. This way I always know how far I am from the car.

Also, I usually clear the track log (and the Trip Computer) before I start out so that I can use the TrakBack feature to tell me how far I am (actual trail distance) to the car or to direct me back, as the case may be.

Last Word

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I am very happy with my Garmin III+. Engineering types like me will almost certainly be as well.

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Description of Garmin GPS III Waterproof Hiking GPS

Garmin's new GPS III Plus offers cartographic capabilities formerly found only in high-end automotive navigation and marine chart plotting units. The basemap in the GPS III Plus will get you where you're going with more than 10,000 new towns added to the permanent basemap. It also includes airport locations, secondary roads in metro areas and even detailed exit information for the federal interstate highway system, including information about available lodging, food, and service stations.

Its powerful 12 parallel channel receiver tracks and uses up to 12 satellites for fast, accurate positioning. Its versatile screen switches between horizontal to vertical orientation with the press of a button, and it has a detachable antenna. The GPS III Plus also features an adaptable navigation page with either compass or highway steering guidance, and user-selectable data fields. In addition, you get the Garmin-patented TrackBack feature, which lets you quickly navigate your track log back home without manually storing waypoints.

The Garmin GPS III Plus comes with a PC interface cable, Velcro mount, user's manual, and quick reference guide. It has a tough case that is waterproof to IPX7 standards.

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