GPS Training

GPS Training

Lots of top tips from the world of outdoor GPS .

Top tips to help GPS users out so that you can use your GPS to its full.

Spot X - unboxing

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GPS Training - online resource

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  • @ytfeelslikenorthkorea
    @ytfeelslikenorthkorea43 минут бұрын

    Had my first proper outing with handheld gps. Got be a bit scared as it started screaming about the batteries after just a few hours. Only looong after I realised it was only letting me know it will not do backlight anymore - the whole trip consumed less than 30% of the batteries. Lesson learned.

  • @2684dennis
    @2684dennis11 сағат бұрын

    i just downloaded topomap for europe, it works nice, i got on my map a scale and the distance in mi, do you know how i can set that to km, i have the watch metric setting allready to km, but looks like maps and watch settings are two different things. thanks

  • @rkatrails
    @rkatrailsКүн бұрын

    I just ordered one, haven't received it yet. Great demo. Thanks.

  • @gravbloss81
    @gravbloss812 күн бұрын

    does anyone know if the epix 2 got the function to change the background from black to white like on the fenix 7?

  • @andykay459
    @andykay4593 күн бұрын

    I have the epix pro 2 in 51mm the battery life is great almost 3 weeks. But i do find it annoying when navigating the screen goes out after a minute or so possible to save the amoled screen would love to find s work atound

  • @Novacngood185
    @Novacngood1854 күн бұрын

    Fantastic. You may have just saved me from buying an Apple watch. UK resident. I do a bit of hiking and have a Garmin handheld GPS(62 I think it is) that has OS Survey maps. So it's won't show OS footpaths on moors, hills etc? If I am correct, I can plan a route on Garmin connect. I can then send that route to my handheld Or the Garmin Fenix 7? I understand the watch won't have OS maps :-( But it will give me a line/trail to follow? (Like my old hand held Garmin) Why no UK OS maps on a Garmin watch? :-(

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining3 күн бұрын

    Many thanks for your question, the problem with planning in Garmin Connect in the UK is the lack of OS maps, this video takes you through the planning process and navigational experience - kzread.info/dash/bejne/e6d_tKycf9LeYbw.htmlsi=8saUf-TP6m8S0mdj Or this vid - kzread.info/dash/bejne/fYOHy5Sddam9caw.htmlsi=NYZAPsh2IOAUkJWv

  • @Novacngood185
    @Novacngood1853 күн бұрын

    @@ukgpstraining Thanks a lot. Such a shame the Fenix doesn’t have OS maps. I wonder why? Garmin handheld’s obviously have OS maps.

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining2 күн бұрын

    @@Novacngood185 As Garmin are a US business they just don't 'get it' regarding the UK customer needing to spend a massive licence fee to OS to use the maps.

  • @kristaps2010
    @kristaps20105 күн бұрын

    Always useful video. Every time I want to download one of National Trails gpx file, I have forgotten how to do it... thanks for video!

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining5 күн бұрын

    Happy to help!

  • @kristaps2010
    @kristaps20105 күн бұрын

    I wish garmin would implement various routes option. Good idea from TwNav. thanks for sharing.

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining5 күн бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @kristaps2010
    @kristaps20105 күн бұрын

    I'm comparing Full Great Britain OS mapping 1:50k and 1:25 for TwoNav vs Garmin. £100 (1:50k) and £150 (1:25k) and £200 for 1:50k &1:25k mapping vs £125 and £300. Shame Topo GB 1:25 for Garmin is sooo expensive. Wonder if it's much difference for SO maps for both brand devices? many thanks for video

  • @kristaps2010
    @kristaps20105 күн бұрын

    Simple and really useful video, thank you so much.

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining5 күн бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @xxgg
    @xxgg6 күн бұрын

    4 years use only? I am still using my old 60CSx only because of the AA battery. Greedy Garmin want users to buy new unit instead of them allowing us to replacement battery. Bull shit. I am seeing some replacement battery for GPSMAP 66 series but user need to hack the unit.

  • @donmc-vi5tf
    @donmc-vi5tf6 күн бұрын

    All set up and working to any phone that can receive a text. However to respond to the sat message,,, text must be received by a phone that is set up with Bullitt app. Do they set up a separate account that is not linked to my (or any) Defy device?

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining6 күн бұрын

    Yes, they just need to set up a separate account (which will be linked to their mobile number).

  • @jjj3688
    @jjj36886 күн бұрын

    geez you could put a windscreen on your mic.

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining6 күн бұрын

    Thanks for your feedback, this video was created in my early 'KZread' days. My production has hopefully improved in the last x 3 years with the use of a proper camera and wireless microphones.

  • @xxgg
    @xxgg7 күн бұрын

    What about the GPSMAP 66 model with AA battery? I absolute hate that lithium battery can not be replaced on those GPSMAP models.

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining6 күн бұрын

    Many thanks for your thoughts. As the 66s was discontinued a number of years ago now this is why we don't include it in our review of current units. You may enjoy this video, in it I answer all the FAQ's I get asked with regard to units with built in batteries - kzread.info/dash/bejne/map1yraOe9vIiag.htmlsi=L8vTJrMDxQrd1Mvo

  • @elaineolson550
    @elaineolson5507 күн бұрын

    Thanks for another great video! 😊

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining6 күн бұрын

    My pleasure!

  • @lordbaromir
    @lordbaromir8 күн бұрын

    Hi, Thx for THE video. Is there any mode similar to the climbpro of garmin ?

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining5 күн бұрын

    Hi thanks for the message, they do not have the Climbpro function that we see on some Garmin watches, if you have a route on the unit that was planned on a map with digital elevation you can see a complete elevation graph of what is ahead and see yourself moving over the graph but just as one complete graph for the whole route, Kind regards GPST

  • @motorolas
    @motorolas10 күн бұрын

    Took mine on a road trip from California to Texas. Was pinging occasionally while on the road through 4 states. The device was able to connect and send/receive messages. My contract expires in July. As you mentioned, compared to other plans below, as long as they are able to maintain service, it’s a small cost for me to pay the freedom plan for on the go satellite service for another year.

  • @ytfeelslikenorthkorea
    @ytfeelslikenorthkorea13 күн бұрын

    graphics design suggests all of those devices were designed pretty much 2 decades ago :) But I did just bought 62st as I just can't have smart watches in my life anymore :) Did a small test - a few miles hike, looks ok. Another test -Highlands :)

  • @tomroberts9008
    @tomroberts900814 күн бұрын

    will my wired mount for my 680t work with the 700i ?

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining12 күн бұрын

    Sadly not, it is a different mount as the Montana 700 series are larger GPS units

  • @charlesgmail4791
    @charlesgmail479115 күн бұрын

    Good day, I would really like to order the bag for the Montana 700, but I live in the Netherlands. Can you tell me how I can order this because I can't get any further because I have to choose from three countries. Thank you in advance, greetings Charles

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining12 күн бұрын

    Sadly post brexit we no longer post overseas due to products getting stuck in customs when customers have not wanted to pay the import duty. I hope you understand.

  • @mohammadiranishad4942
    @mohammadiranishad494215 күн бұрын

    Did you compare the accuracy of this model with I67 ? It seems it could be as accurate as the I67 is

  • @garryandrews
    @garryandrews16 күн бұрын

    Best of luck Jon!

  • @WintJames
    @WintJames16 күн бұрын

    didn't work

  • @bartsimpson7424
    @bartsimpson742416 күн бұрын

    U r full of 💩. The frame around the screen makes it look like 750i was made in 90s . Real life battery life is 8-10 hours which makes this unit absolutely useless for hiking.

  • @johnjohns9458
    @johnjohns945817 күн бұрын

    I’m sorry John but I can hardly hear you at times because of the background music

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining17 күн бұрын

    Please accept my apologies, I got a bit carried away on that video. I keep learning! Appreciate the feedback.

  • @ytfeelslikenorthkorea
    @ytfeelslikenorthkorea18 күн бұрын

    hmmm no topo map option...shame... I don't care about colour or satellite images... but having a black and white topo map would be awesome.

  • @BOTG_Adventures
    @BOTG_Adventures18 күн бұрын

    What happens if you find somebody injured on the trail, can you call it in for them?

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining17 күн бұрын

    Yes you can, it’s one of the most common uses these get used for, helping other people out.

  • @ytfeelslikenorthkorea
    @ytfeelslikenorthkorea18 күн бұрын

    well.. the most important question - how accurate are the receivers? I am munrobagging with a garmin bike gps and my phone as a backup, and unfortunately, both show the underlying philosophy of being 'fast moving tracking' devices. If you ride a bike a car, or you run, gps nicely tracks as it can easily predict the direction you are going. But when you hike, you move much slower and then the gps starts 'dancing' due to inaccuracy of the positioning, plus, if you are really lost, and you turn a lot, moving slowly, the devices do more harm than good. I need a device that I can upload a gpx file to, having an ability to overlay that track on top of topo map would be awesome. Colour display is not relevant to me.

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining18 күн бұрын

    Many thanks for your question, you will find this video useful as we look at that subject in depth - kzread.info/dash/bejne/i5t6xsSmgaXPYZs.htmlsi=Y5jqvQX8JVK4ucXd

  • @Assassin1959
    @Assassin195918 күн бұрын

    I find this software very difficult to use. Great video, though.

  • @tryharder3214
    @tryharder321420 күн бұрын

    how many hours your battery last? Thanks!

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining20 күн бұрын

    35 hours on the 66i, but it has been replaced by the 67i which now has 170 hours of battery life.

  • @MarkN67
    @MarkN6720 күн бұрын

    I had a Spot Gen3 before I bought my inreach and thought it was really good. I used it on my motorcycle when I went to Morocco so that my family could see where I was. The only reason I changed was that I was carrying this and a handheld GPS when I was walking, that’s when I switched to my GPSMap 66i.

  • @claireseymour2548
    @claireseymour254821 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the easy, follow along explanation! Great video

  • @Dronerangerspro
    @Dronerangerspro22 күн бұрын

    Very good info if you want to plan ahead. Most of my rides I really don’t have any idea ahead of time where I might want to go so trying to figure out the best way to use my new Garmin Overlander to find my way around.

  • @josericobaeza3270
    @josericobaeza327022 күн бұрын

    Buenas entre el cross plus y el garmin 1030 cual me aconsejaría !! Sería mi primer GPS y soy nuevo en este mundo. Agradezco si consejo sobre estos o cualquier otro que me pueda recomendar. Saludos

  • @joetucker9500
    @joetucker950023 күн бұрын

    Does it have marine mapping

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining5 күн бұрын

    Hi they are not included but Garmin have this link on the GPSMap67 product page under Maps and marine maps to show which ones they have that are compatible to purchase - www.garmin.com/en-GB/p/890189/pn/010-02813-01#maps Hope this helps

  • @robertjohnston8876
    @robertjohnston887623 күн бұрын

    All these videos go much too fast. I was lost almost immediately.

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining23 күн бұрын

    Please accept my apologies, these are recordings from the launch day so I suspect we where excited. Fingers crossed over the many years since this video was recorded we have got a little better. I do very much appreciate your feedback.

  • @DONTTREADONMEMETALDETECT-ye1lq
    @DONTTREADONMEMETALDETECT-ye1lq24 күн бұрын

    Newbie here... just setting up... so I can pair to my android, and then pair to google maps? and track myself on google maps via satellite vs cell towers?

  • @denissweeney497
    @denissweeney49726 күн бұрын

    Great video and that walk looks amazing. I'm trying to figure out how you got the compass to overlay the map or track. I've googled it but can't see an option to do this. Thanks, Denis

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining26 күн бұрын

    Denis, this may help you, it is not the same unit but the principle is the same - kzread.info/dash/bejne/goeFq8ybf5bXdNY.htmlsi=fC1l8QaSUzZB5xdN

  • @Conflictofinterest902
    @Conflictofinterest90227 күн бұрын

    Just bought the se version because I have NO IDEA what they’re about so I didn’t want to spend a fortune. (Tbh I couldn’t even justify buying one, I just wanted one) Figured I’d buy one just to track my mileage as I need to lose a lot of weight. Arrived today so I investigated what I can use it for and discovered geocaching. Never heard of it before ! However, this will definitely make me get out there for walks instead of boring circuits round the block near my house. Yes, I could do it with my phone, but the online gives a pin on a map and I could zoom in and know exactly where to head. With the SE, I’ll make sure I don’t consult a map, and I’ll navigate with the SE instead, Initially, I thought the lack of maps on the SE would be a hindrance, but for geocaching, it adds to the adventure. It’s 1:15 am btw, I’ve just discovered geocaching, checked my area and there’s loads of spots and I can’t wait to get out there. I usually hate walking and distract myself with headphones and podcasts or music. I see the walking as a chore. Now I’ll see it as a bit of an adventure, There’s a cache 63 metres from my house…. WHO KNEW ! Haha

  • @Conflictofinterest902
    @Conflictofinterest90228 күн бұрын

    Can I go out for a walk with this, without connecting to my phone, and later on, check my route on a map, distance, speed, elevation etc and keep a record of mileage over more than one trip (like an odometer) I don’t like having to rely on a phone, or push a stop start button every time I stop or start walking again (I have to on my phone apps) That’s all I really need one for tbh

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining27 күн бұрын

    Yes you can, I hope this helps.

  • @Conflictofinterest902
    @Conflictofinterest90227 күн бұрын

    @@ukgpstraining do you know how I can do that because I’m struggling to work out how to find my walk on a map when I’m home Thanks

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstraining27 күн бұрын

    @@Conflictofinterest902 Please accept myu apologies, but as will appreciate we are unable to give 1:1 coaching via KZread. There are Training videos in the online resource - gpsonlinecourse.co.uk/

  • @oldtwinsna8347
    @oldtwinsna834729 күн бұрын

    So I guess I'll scratch this off the purchase list? Financial stability no different than giving $5 to a homeless guy. Imagine having service cut out when you're relying on this in the field. Going with a stable firm such as Garmin.

  • @worroSfOretsevraH
    @worroSfOretsevraHАй бұрын

    It's ugly as f!

  • @elaineolson550
    @elaineolson550Ай бұрын

    That’s funny-I guess I do use my Montana almost entirely as a moving map because I will go to a trailhead and then just walk-I like to know where I am and I do that by making the map scale bigger or smaller…. I also always like to go a new way each time I go somewhere just to see what there is to see. And then I use my Montana to ensure I can get back to my car and not be turned around or something…. Most of the places I go don’t have any or reliable cell signals so that is the main reason I have a GPS rather than using a phone app…. And then when I get home I like to see where I went and I load it onto the computer and look at it there. Also I do what is called cani-cross which stands for canine cross-country and for the club I belong to I’m required to keep a record of where we went; sometimes we go a long distance and other times not. I guess I’m not much of an advance route planner! 😊

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstrainingАй бұрын

    In one of my 'walk and talk' videos I discuss how the Montana is great for those people who do not want to plan routes before heading out, here is the extract - kzread.info/dash/bejne/e4qlj6ykZcK2ips.html

  • @kellyjanke4275
    @kellyjanke4275Ай бұрын

    How did you secure the device to your backpack strap?

  • @ukgpstraining
    @ukgpstrainingАй бұрын

    I use a backpack tether - gpstraining.co.uk/collections/accessories/products/garmin-backpack-tether I hope this helps.

  • @bruce.KAY-bike-drifter
    @bruce.KAY-bike-drifterАй бұрын

    I guess I'm a bit different to many people on here. After many weeks and months of careful research, I finally decided to buy a Garmin GPSMAP 67i. So I'm a newbie to this GPS navigation stuff and attempting to learn on a pretty sophisticated unit. Firstly, I fully concur with your comments about the hellish number of different software Apps that Garmin and other 3rd parties are confusing the marketplace. I'm overwhelmed by all these choices. As I embarked on setting up my device guided by the Garmin Owners Manual I was very quickly encouraged to install Garmin Explore, Garmin Messenger and Garmin Connect on my iPhone. On my Apple MacBook at the same time, I was encouraged to install Garmin Express and Garmin BaseCamp, along with setting up an Internet Connection to Garmin Connect and creating a shared web page on Garmin's Internet site to allow my wife and my children to follow my adventures online. In addition, I was encouraged to connect to the InReach Satellite service with a hefty subscription fee. It truly was overwhelming, and I still haven't figured out the best ways to navigate with my 67i. I'm struggling with confusing jargon and terminology that seems to only be understood by an in-crowd of longer-term GPS users. This week I'm struggling to learn what the differences are between a Route, a Track, and a Course. I stumbled over the problem that Routes can only have up to 250 Waypoints. I therefore became very frustrated when a Route that I carefully planned and then downloaded to my 67i plugged directly into my MacBook, using Garmin Express, was somehow converted into a Course. Not sure why. I'm guessing Garmin Express recognised that my "Route" had many more than 250 waypoints, so it deposited it into the Courses data folder. The format was now a .FIT file, not a .GPX file like I had expected. So, bummer, when I tried following my shiny new Course, there were no audible or vibrating alerts to tell me when I had reached a Waypoint. Nor were there any audible alerts to tell me when I navigated off-course. (I subsequently learned that the setup menu item to turn on Off-course Alerts is obscurely buried in a Marine setup sub-menu. Good grief!). As I said, I am a newbie. I do expect a very steep learning curve. But, my goodness, I didn't anticipate this overwhelming layer-upon layer of complexity. I think it is way past time for Garmin to publish a brand-new suite of software. What we have today is the classical legacy software example of layer-upon-layer of spaghetti logic stitched together over 35-to-40 years of software engineers trying in vain to be backwards compatible. It simply isn't good enough.

  • @fabionadalini318
    @fabionadalini318Ай бұрын

    Hi, thanks to GPS training, I've recently joined this youtube channel, not discovered since now on the web. I bought a GPS Map 67 from Garmin dealer not much time ago, I used it for a while, coming from a previus Etrex 30 (I still have, and sometimes found easier to use than the new one...!). I'm quite satisfied of the new unit, however some part of the user menu still make me a little bit confused in operation. I mean and point out how to operate easily and correctly between the planning route option: one showed with a mark pointer and the other showed with a folder and a lightblue track filled on. When I transfer a planned route from the PC (designed with Base camp software) it is collected in the first described option, but it cannot be made operational until it is activated by the "go" function. Unfortunaly, Garmin's decision to abandon BaseCamp updating are creating some trouble in transferringo data, so that sometimes (very often, really) makes problem to correctly show the track on the gps unit at the end of the waypoint creating process. Creating the planned route with Explorer app, put the planned route in the second item (folder with the lightblue track), immediately available to be traveled. The problem is that the Explorer app has got a map really unasable (a sort of outdoor active, with no identification of the tracks reported that make them absolutely not clear) and no other map can be added (at least in italian region, where I am) to the app. Is there anything I failed to learn or I have not understood about? Where can I improve my knowledge on the matter? Thanks in advance and best compliments for your channel.

  • @supratim
    @supratimАй бұрын

    I am in the USA. Is there a functioning customer service number for them in the USA? I want to roll over to the "Freedom" plan after my free 1 year plan runs out by the end of the month. However, that option is nowhere to be found online while I am trying to purchase, and customer service calls are no longer going through.

  • @chymist66
    @chymist66Ай бұрын

    Great video . I have just had the Epix Gen 2 Pro for three weeks. This is my first GPS Smart Watch. I’m impressed with its capabilities. I’ll never use anywhere near what it is capable of . I love the screen , love all the data. It is encouraging me to get out and walk more which is great. Thanks for the excellent video on how to use it on a walk. Really helpful.

  • @alexsander5839
    @alexsander5839Ай бұрын

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