In this month’s podcast

The New Montana 710/ 710i and 760i

Outdoor GPS Shop Podcast

Garmin BaseCamp and other route planning options

Andy’s Top Tips 

1.   Garmin Montana 710, 710i and 760i

What are the differences between the 710, 710i and 760i?

Upgrades -

- USBC – we put an an adapter

- Double the memory – 16gb to 32gb

-  The ability to download free Topo Active maps other regions – also via wifi now if you add wifi via Garmin express first this should change

-  Improved battery life – 18 hours > 24 hours

Garmin Montana 710

Garmin Montana 710i

Garmin Montana 760i

Review - New Garmin Montana series of outdoor GPS units

2. OGPS Podcast

What is the Outdoor GPS Shop

How does it vary from GPS Training

Abigail and Ian (AI), the hosts

Outdoor GPS Shop podcast - https://outdoorgpsshop.podbean.com/

Shorter episodes on x 1 subject

Review - Coros Apex 2 Pro

Essential walking kit

The Garmin GPSMAP67 – review

Weather in the Hills

Mobile phone app or GPS unit?

An introduction to Abigail and Ian

Saturday morning – Winter Safety

Sunday morning – The Power of Dual Frequency

Please do hunt out on whatever platform you listen to podcasts in and give it a listen.

It has really grown on me and the more episodes we put out the better the AI is learning, I listened to the review on the Coros this morning and could not fault it

3.   Garmin BaseCamp and other options

Garmin BaseCamp – extras prox alarms, covert routes to tracks, lots of tools for trimming down easily, no wifi required, allows TBT routes for National parks or cycling

Maps can be slow to load, split into regions more complex

Free OS planner – free & simple, maps will get updates, no turn by turn no extra tools as Basecamp , only GB not abroad

Memory Map – Familiarity if have been using for along time

Quo

OS own app/online planner

OS does have a snap to path mix and match ,More tablet / mobile phone friendly then connect app on phone to transfer works well

Garmin Explore App – free , can use with no wifi , for GB maps not detailed no OS, can be slow syncing careful not to wipe routes of unit already – have added new videos to online resource

Etre SE & Solar that have no maps will transmit GPS signal to explore app to see yourself on explore map

Pros/ cons of each

Andy’s Top Tips

Garmin New 710, 760 do have a slightly larger capacity battery but there are still things you can do to help:

Tap power button backlight down

Main menu setup display – backlight time out 30 secs, battery save on screen off after 30 seconds

Setup wifi off if not using + Setup Phone off if not using

Setup – system – Satellite change to GPS only

If you are leaving screen on not on Map

TwoNav

If you import route into device from OS sometimes no elevation you can add it as follows:

From maps menu make sure you have a 3d map selected i.e westerne Europe relief or the UK-Ireland high res 3d

From routes menu select your route , tap on route top of screen and if no elevation after tapping route to see overview screen select 3 white dots bottom right – select Edit and select import altitudes - Video just added to online resource Mod 6 unit 6