Garmin Montana 610 - Reviews
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23.4.2017
The seller was Amazon. I paid 412 bucks in July 2016.My old GPS is a Garmin GPSMAP 76S. That was my first GPS, and I've had it since 1999. It is now slow to find satellites, sometimes forgets where it is (and needs to be reset using "new location" even within the same State), and sometimes freezes. It has served me well, before these problems.GPSI have to say that I really liked the way the 76S was setup, and the info that it provided me, and HOW it provided me with the info (i.e., screen organization, menu organization). I also like that it put me in control.What I found with the 610 is that the Garmin GPS wants control. There are many presets like hiking mode, recreation mode, car mode,
6.6.2016
I bought this to replace my ageing Garmin etrex Vista HCx that has been my trusty companion on many a hike.So far I am pleased with the performance of the Montana 610 - the larger screen makes viewing maps so much easier. It is easy to operate and customise to your personal preference. I did read that some people were complaining that it was not that accurate at recording trip distances. I have compared the distance recorded on the Montana with a separate GPS unit and so far mine seem to be spot on so perhaps they have updated the firmware to correct this niggle.Battery life is good, I have mine set to shut the screen off after 1 minute and even after a four hour hike it still had over 80% battery left.
3.8.2016
It is working well so far. I am very happy with the Montana. I had never had a gps before and so I wasn't quie aware how much more money I had to spent for getting the correct maps, and how much more time it would take to make it all work. I had to call Garmin several times even after watching some of their tutorials. The Garmin people were very nice and helpful though, and each time I called they made sure my problems had been taken care off. So I hope that the Montana will last me a long time. I am using it on my motorcycle, and so far it survived one major off-roading trip in Colorado.
11.4.2016
I'm a geocacher, and I've had a couple GPS receivers and I use my Samsung Galaxy phones a lot too.This time, I decided to go all in and get the Montana, and I couldn't be happier with that decision. I get a nice large, readable touch screen, like with my phones, but I also get a sturdy, rugged, watertight device like with a GPSr. It's the best of both worlds.The satellite imagery is excellent, and I secured some topo maps from a free online source and installed them to the device through Garmin's Basecamp software with no trouble at all.In short I love this device!
15.2.2016
A great tool for outdoors use, we have 3 to use on motorbikes (on and off road), in the car and on foot when hiking, or on business in a strange city. Only strange thing is that the base map that comes with the unit, even after updating, doesn't show much level of road detail; an older Garmin Montana 600 had a much better base map. Go and get the free Open Street Maps files for the areas you want to operate; recommend you make the small requested contribution, it's worth it for the extra maps and to support the effort.
27.5.2017
Useful piece of kit with many functions (although I will probably only use 5% of them). However, I find that to make the device do what I want it to do, I had to purchase a separate Ordnance Survey SD card at a ridiculously expensive and extortionate price direct from Garmin. If I had realised this before purchase, I would bought a different product from another manufacturer!
19.7.2019
This was an amazing upgrade to the GPS my husband was using for his dirtbike rides, but to get the thing set up was absolute hell. Garmin support is basically non-existent, so if you're looking for assistance, plan to spend a lot of time googling. The unit itself works really well once you get it wired right and get the hang of it. He loves it!
10.12.2016
The Garmin Montana 610 worked great on our motorcycle, 625x, for the Score 2016 Baja 1000. The devise is rugged and the screen is large enough to read while riding. The instructions aren't great so it took some time to load the course maps and get them all working together. With a team it would be nice to have communication included.
12.6.2016
Still getting to grips with it but much better than my previous GPS. Screen readable in sunlight and menu pretty easy once you have worked out where stuff is. Will update again when I have used it more
17.8.2017
I use this on my adventure motorcycle. Great clarity of the screen and pretty easy to use. The Garmin basecamp software is junk but it's better than anything else out there which is really unfortunate.
24.7.2018
Still learning all the things it can do.Garmin does good customer service to help add on to the thin manual.So far does what I want, & more!ps: 4 is great, 5 is perfect, (which I find is very rare).
13.7.2018
I was in two minds and thought this might be a waste of money even after I bought.But after having used it on a 1 month trip on the motorcycle in all sorts of weather I am glad I bought it!
5.6.2019
After a lot of searchibg- this was the one. After a lite playing with it it's easy to use. Large screen makes seeing where you are and manipulating the screen a breeze
13.6.2016
Carried the Montana 810 in my backpack side pouch deep into the jungle canopy. The tracks were dead on! Highly recommend this GPS device for off the path
25.6.2017
Finally able to use it successfully. The learning curve is steep. Requires practice, lots I expect. Seems to be a powerful tool, though.