wildwanderer wrote:Biggest improvement Garmin could make is to design a new operating system for their watches that was easier/faster to use and less buggy. Software is their Achilles heel. Though maybe some changes as they mention all settings can now be changed on watch and app.
wildwanderer wrote:Bit underwhelming... but it's hard to top the 6 series with hardware.
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Can't see the touch screen being that useful for bushwalking and a potential battery hog.
Though a map zoom/pan function via touch would be nice.. but then how to prevent it activating via your shirt button/foliage and if you lock it you may as well be using buttons.
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Biggest improvement Garmin could make is to design a new operating system for their watches that was easier/faster to use and less buggy. Software is their Achilles heel. Though maybe some changes as they mention all settings can now be changed on watch and app.
Baeng72 wrote: What I'd like is a watch that notifies me when I've received an SMS, call (I usually have phone on silent),
Baeng72 wrote: or even InReach message.
Baeng72"I want to be able to track altitude during a walk, not just location, so I can see/record how much altitude I've gained/lost and a profile of the altitude changes.[/quote]
will do it.
[quote="Baeng72 wrote: If the watch also allows navigation and has maps, even better.
Baeng72 wrote: The Instinct seems to have the altimeter and smart phone messages for about $300 or so (less at Anaconda I think),
Baeng72 wrote: and the Fenix 6 has all that and maps I think about $450-$550 at JB and other joints.
Baeng72 wrote: The Fenix 7 seems too hefty an outlay.
Baeng72 wrote:Anyway, for a person going out in the bush, which would be the better (and more unbreakable) watch in your opinion?
icefest wrote:If you are going bush, sapphire screen is a must-have. The rest is all just preference.
I go rock climbing, crack climbing, caving, kayaking and canyoning with mine, and the screen is unscratched.
Dexter wrote:I have found that tracking and navigating on my Fenix 5 sucks a lot of juice. Might be better now with the newer models but I think I'd still suggest going solar if you can swing it. It was hanging on with only a couple of percent at the end of a two day walk in Wilsons Prom.
ChrisJHC wrote:Wild Earth has them at $1350:
https://www.wildearth.com.au/buy/garmin ... 0-02541-24
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