Garmin GPSMAP 64 Worldwide with High-Sensitivity GPS and GLONASS Receiver (Wireless Phone Accessory)

Like many others, I bought the GPSMAP 64 because I lost my beloved 60Cx out in the woods. I looked over the Amazon reviews carefully, and I searched all over the Internet for more and more reviews. It seemed like maybe the hardcore fans of the 60 series were too harsh on the 64, and I just wasn't sure if it was as bad as they say. Well, at the end of my first hike, after seeing the 64 take measurements in a wild and seemingly inexplicable manner, I decided on that basis alone I hated the 64 so much, I would sell it and use the funds to buy another used 60 model.Then an amazing thing happened. I thought, why not check this one little spot I sometimes go to take a break and look once more. I had already searched the ground at least once, maybe twice at this spot, and I had found nothing. This time around, I saw a familiar, shiny reflection from under the trees. Buried in a half a foot of leaves was the half-circle shaped battery cover lock from the 60Cx! I almost...Read more

After using, and loving, the Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx for years, I decided to "upgrade" to the GPSMAP 64st. Mainly, I wanted the much more finely detailed map of the US, but the built-in Bluetooth connectivity also seemed interesting and possibly useful. I also wanted the ability to save more tracks and longer tracks.Now that I have used the 64st for a few months, I can say that the 64st is not nearly as good as the 60CSx. In most of the ways that matter to me, the predecessor 60CSx is better. Where the 60CSx felt like it had been designed by someone who actually hiked and depended on a GPS unit, the 64st feels like it was designed by a committee whose main goal was to come up with bullet points to appear in an advertisement.To begin with the battery life of the 64st is abysmal. The batteries on the 60CSx last at least 2 to 3 times as long as those on the 64st. To even come close with the 64st, you have to turn off features like Bluetooth and GLONASS and use the...Read more