A GPS device can be used for many things when you are out hiking and can enhance your hiking trip, whether it is only for an afternoon or for days at a time. One model that offers a lot of features is the Garmin Montana 650t. The Garmin Montana 650t is a high-end GPS device designed for hiking, which means that its many features have been engineered toward enhancing your hiking experience.
It is designed to offer the best positional information possible. It is equipped with a three axis compass that is capable of determining your direction, regardless of whether you are moving or standing still. It also features a barometric altimeter so that you can determine your altitude. To help combat signal loss in dense trees and deep canyons, the Garmin Montana 650t utilizes a highly sensitive, WAAS enable receiver. This makes it easier and quicker to pinpoint your location.
The Montana 650t has a five megapixel digital camera that geotags your photos as you take them. This allows you to put pictures to your favorite hiking locations. You can also use this feature to travel back to a location you took a picture, perhaps in a different season and compare the two pictures. It comes with 3.5 GB of storage for the photos.
Users can store waypoints to help find their way back along the path that they took, or they can share those waypoints wirelessly with friends. Rather than have to give hard to follow directions to a place you want your friends to find, you can simply give them the path.
It comes with a rechargeable lithium ion pack, but in order to make it more versatile, Garmin made it so that it will also support traditional AA batteries. A couple spare AA batteries are a great way to make sure you do not lose power.
