Magellan Explorist 710 Waterproof Hiking

Hiking GPS gadgets have surely changed things, so that now, you may explore wherever you want to and recognise that you'll never get lost. To be safe, though, hiking GPS widgets must be chosen cautiously so that they do what they're meant to do. Here's how you choose the best hiking GPS device, for you. Your hiking GPS device should: • Have a long battery life The hiking GPS device you choose ought to have a battery that has a long life. You're going to be out in the boonies, likely, hiking wherever you want to. The last thing you want to worry regarding is whether or not your GPS device is going to "hold out" long sufficient so that you may do your exploring and get home in a great deal of time, before your GPS device loses power. It's also a good idea (in addition to choosing a GPS device with a long battery life) to carry an extra set of wholly charged batteries with you, always. • Be weather immune and waterproof Your hiking GPS device isn't going to do you any good if it becomes waterlogged or other than as supposed or expected damaged so that it doesn't work. Make sure the GPS unit you choose is wholly weather immune and waterproof; that way, if it gets wet, it won't get damaged. • Be easy to read out of doors Portable, handheld GPS units are in general good for hiking, because they're lightweight and easy to carry. Make sure the screen size is big sufficient so that you may see the dissimilar points and maps easily; a GPS unit with a black-and-white screen and/or one that's backlit or has a color screen distinctively meant for the out of doors is a good choice, too, since you'll want to be capable to see it easily. • Have adequate memory You'll want to be competent to store as a great deal of naps as you need in your GPS unit's memory, so shoot for at least 20. The more built-in maps you have access to, the more likely you are to be competent to find roads and access pathways" out" in a assortment of areas. Have an adequate receiver and be effortlessly updated A 12-channel receiver system will let you receive signals even in dense tree cover or other terrain where signal availability may be limited. It's a good idea to have an extended antenna, too, if you're going to be in areas with a lot of tree cover; in addition, make sure you may store as a great deal of waypoints as you need to. Make sure peculiarly that you have the bearings to your next waypoint. Although this is frequent on most units, be careful to check. You will have to likewise be capable to update your GPS unit whenever you need to, without apparent effort and inexpensively. Topography and terrain may alter often, so you'll need updates without delay before you go someplace to be sure you have the most up-to-date information. Remember, the best hiking GPS units are not just "the coolest and latest gadgets" you may have. They're much more than that. In fact, the best hiking GPS devices are necessary to your safety and health, whenever you hike. Make sure you have the best, so that you stay safe and may genuinely receive pleasure from hiking and exploration without fear of getting lost. Rugged and waterproof (IPX-7), the eXplorist 710 combines high sensitivity GPS reception with easy to read mapping and precise navigation. Find your way using more than 30 navigational selective information fields. Create waypoints, record tracks, and route from point to point. The integrated 3.2 mega-pixel camera, microphone, and speaker enable outdoor fanciers to record geo-referenced images and voice notes. Relive your outdoor adventures on the device, on your computer, or share with others on respective online communities like geocaching.com.	3.2 Mega-Pixel Camera with Auto Focus Take photographs along your traveling and reference the emplacement where each photograph was taken afterward. Use the Integrated Microphone and Speaker to Record voice memos and playback in the field! All multimedia content may be geo-tagged with coordinates or attached to waypoints.
	World Edition Pre-loaded Map The World Edition includes a elaborated road network, water features, urban and rural land use, and a realistic shaded relief background.
	Summit Series USA Pre-loaded Map Summit Series USA is highly elaborated topographic map based on 1:24,000 scale source maps. The map includes contour lines, land use areas, trails, waterways, and points of interest. Locate the nearest trailhead. Search nearest bike shops, fuel stations, or potable water source. Navigate safely in 3D perspective view while knowing the boundaries among private and public lands.
	Three-Inch Touch Screen An intuitive touch screen user interface and sunlight readable screen makes the eXplorist easy-to-use in closely any environment.
	Online Experience Sharing The eXplorist GPS receiver supports GPX file format and connects seamlessly to a PC as an external drive. Simply save files to and from the device and percentage with your favored online communities.
	3-axis Electronic Compass & Barometric Altimeter Always know incisively where you are going, which direction is north, and your exact altitude in regards to sea level with built-in sensors. Know the direction to the geocache while standing still. Measure barometric pressure over time to track altering weather conditions. Use a number of dissimilar digital compass� to always perceive your cardinal directions.
	Paperless Geocaching Download and view more than 20 distinguishable characteristics of each cache and view, search, filter on the device. Details include name, location, description, hider, size, difficulty, terrain, hint, and recent logs invented by other geocachers.
	OneTouch Menu Magellan's OneTouch favorites menu provides instant access to bookmarks of bestloved places, individualized searches, and quick access to your favored screens.
	16 Hours of Battery Life Powered by two AA batteries, the eXplorist GPS receiver will last up to 16 hours beneath normal conditions. To help conserve power, use the suspend mode to turn off the device but maintain GPS tracking.
	Rugged and Waterproof The eXplorist GPS Receiver is submersible and tested to IPX-7 standards, which means it may withstand depths up to 1-meter for a total of 30 minutes.
	High Sensitivity GPS The integrated SiRFStarIII GPS chipset provides up to 3 meters accuracy with the assistance of WAAS, EGNOS, and MSAS to provide the most precise emplacement selective information worldwide.
	City Series City Series USA allows your eXplorist device to navigate through the city streets with turn-by-turn directions on your way to escaping to your bestloved open spaces. Enter a assortment of destinations, including address book entries, waypoints, geocaches, or former destinations.

Which eXplorist Is Right for You?

What's in the Box

Magellan eXplorist 710 GPS Receiver, Standard Mini USB Cable, Quick Start Guide, 2 AA Batteries, Geocaching.com 30 Day Free Trial Flyer, Energizer Battery Coupon

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Best GPS I've applied (or seen!)
By eyecore
This GPS does so a good deal of things it is difficult to know where to start. So, I'll get started with the negatives...First, the unit comes with Energizer Lithium Ion batteries; unfortunately, the ones I received were dead from the get-go. (Unit wouldn't turn on. Tried a good deal of rechargeable batteries, and everything lit up wonderfully.) And on that note, the unit may even optimize itself for alkaline, lithium, or rechargeable batteries, so you're well covered there!

1 of 1 humans found the following review helpful.
Loaded with maps and functions but gobbles batteries
By Margaret Picky
There are a lot of features on the eXplorist 710 GPS and for somebody who isn't intimate with all of them, it takes rather a while to perceive everything it may do. The included demo video isn't genuinely a demo, just an advertisement. The quick start out manual isn't very helpful at all beyond the sheer basics. The 51 page PDF manual that may be downloaded from Magellan is more helpful but it is designed to show how to find functions you already recognise you want it to do. An instructional video tour of how to genuinely use the device would be exceedingly helpful.

The topographic maps and contour profiles are very handy and are interesting to explore. The amount of data this thing holds is merely amazing. The menus are easy sufficient to navigate and the four-corner navigation is nice once you get applied to it.

The camera and audio recording work well though there is no flash and the moving video quality could be smoother. There is regarding 3 GB of empty space on the hard drive but there is likewise a place for those tiny little SD cards underneath the batteries and they are astoundingly inexpensive.

The compass and altimeter are very utile and seem to be accurate. It takes a minute or two to find a satellite connection even in the open and it has rather a bit of difficultness hooking up to one in the city but that isn't distinguishable to this peculiar GPS. The satellite status screen is utterly fascinating.

The touchscreen works even when damp which was a nice surprise and the battery cover and rubber plug for the USB port keep out water when it's kept underneath a running faucet though I didn't take a probability on immersing it completely. It fits well in the hand and has that nice rubbery finish that is so easy to grip. It feels solid and well-made, the positive side of being very heavy. The battery compartment door in peculiar is sturdy and locks on securely and it seems like it would survive any drop that the touchscreen would survive.

My eXplorist 710 came with a dead battery and a $2.00 coupon to buy more of the same. (Apparently this is more mutual than not.) I figured the device was just left in standby or sleep at the factory after testing and put my own batteries in.

The on-screen battery meter shows just how speedily this device drains batteries and it's startling, even when following the instructions on setting the battery type and using a dimmed screen. After 45 minutes, my e2 lithium batteries, new and with more than a year left before expiration, were more than halfway drained. I don't believe that it could be employed for anyplace near sixteen hours on a pair of batteries irrespective of type. Worse yet, four weeks later the batteries were dead, even altho I had shut the device totally off.

Lessons learned: Don't store this device with batteries in it. Don't suppose long battery life. Carry spares. Definitely use rechargeable eneloop batteries or similar to reduce waste and expense.

Battery life is a severe issue aggravated by the second major problem: the eXplorist 710 GPS is very heavy to commence with and to likewise have to carry various extra sets of batteries while hiking long-distance is a deal-breaker. It's so heavy that you can't comfortably carry it in your pocket or on your belt with a carabiner altho you could stash it in an outside pack pocket or a belt bag.

This GPS would be much more suitable for dayhikers, bicyclists, and geo-cachers. The 710 in truth ought to be called a Geo-Caching GPS rather than a Hiking GPS because that's what it genuinely what the hardware and software both seem to be designed for.

A much more minor issue is that It takes closely a minute to boot up which is aggravating since the little timer icon is frozen so it looks like it isn't doing anything.

I may only give the Magellan eXplorist 710 Waterproof Hiking GPS three stars because it is marketed as a Hiking GPS but is heavy and has major troubles with battery life. For geo-caching and dayhiking where rechargeable batteries could be employed and effortlessly replaced, I would give it four stars. Let's hope that for the next generation Magellan fixes the battery issues, reduces the weight, and improves boot time and video quality so it may get five stars.

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