I bought a rhino 530. They don't hold up very well to my black lab. He chewed one up but didn't get the other one. I am going to make him give me directions until I get it replaced.
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Garmin Oregon 400T, with the marine mounted on the dash in front og the Speedometer. Love it. Zoom into 500ft on the topo side and you can see everything. Simple to use, waterproof. Lithium batteries will get you two days of riding. I will probably look into hard wireing for this year.
Hey Timbre---I am in the same boat. I have tried several different types of batteries, and if it is cold the oregon will eat them up. I love the oregon and the features it has (this is my 3rd gps for my sled), but battery life is and issue. I ran 12 volts to the mount, and plug it in. It runs on the 12 volt supply while the sled is running, and gives you the option to either stay on running battery, or shut off when the sled is shut down. My experience has been leaving the unit running on battery when the sled is shut down allows me to run one set of batteries for multiple trips.
Rino 520/530 vs 520hcx/530hcx ?
I have a 5 yr old Rino 120 that has poor reception in the trees. While hiking, it has about a 50% chance of reception. The guys @ Tourtech in Seattle claim the HCX on any Garmin GPS is the only way to go. For my bike, they recommended a 60CX, but I can't give up the radio and peer to peer of the Rino.
Anyone have info on hcx being better?
I use my Garmin 60 CSX with lithium batteries. The batteries are good to -40F, and I have never had trouble. It is mounted on my handlebars, and I never lose reception.