Garmin Foretrex 101 Hands-Free GPS Navigation List Price: $139.99 Average Rating:

Description

Main FeaturesManufacturer: Garmin, LtdManufacturer Part Number: 010-00364-00Manufacturer Website Address: www.garmin.comDisplay Screen: Monochrome LCD BacklitBatteries: 2 x AAA Weight: 2.6 oz

Amazon.com Product Description The Garmin Foretrex 101 is a wrist-mounted GPS that frees up your hands so you can focus on your outdoor activities. This product joins a growing line of wearable wrist navigation devices. The Foretrex 101 is loaded with features and functionality, including PC interface capabilities for downloading waypoints, tracks, and routes, and it operates on two AAA batteries. Map page. View larger. Navigation page. View larger. Timer page. View larger. The Foretrex 101 packs outdoor navigation into a wrist-mounted GPS receiver. View larger. The 101 is the perfect navigational tool for a wide variety of outdoor enthusiasts, such as mountain bikers, hikers, and kayakers. This unit features Garmin's intuitive operating logic, using six dedicated buttons (GoTo, Page, Enter/Mark, Up, Down, and Power) to simplify navigation. Whether it's a campsite, deer stand, or other place of interest, users can mark its location, identify the waypoint, and navigate to it later using the GoTo function. It offers all the most essential navigation data--enhanced accuracy, extensive storage for waypoints, and reversible routes and tracks--on an easy-to-read display. Also, with the help of Garmin's exclusive TracBack technology, users can retrace their steps by following an electronic "breadcrumb" trail back to their original starting point. Because the unit is waterproof, the Foretrex 101 is a natural companion on any water sport adventure, like kayaking, canoeing, boating, and sailing. In fact, this device even incorporates a sailboat-racing timer. Competitors can configure the countdown sequence prior to the start of the race and utilize their GPS location to be in the best possible tacking position when the race begins. The Foretrex 101 delivers GPS accuracy of 15 meters or less in normal GPS mode and three meters or less when WAAS-enabled. The trip computer tracks and maintains important data, such as trip distance, trip timer, and other non-mapping navigation data. And the device can store up to 500 waypoints with graphic icon identification, 20 reversible routes, and 10,000 trackpoints. The device is waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards and can be submersed in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes without damaging the components. The 100 x 64 pixel monochrome display with backlighting is compact but easy to read in almost any light condition. What's in the Box Foretrex 101 GPS receiver, wrist strap, expandable strap, quick start guide, and owner's manual.

Features

• GPS Accuracy: 15 M Or Less In Normal GPS Mode, 3 M Or Less When WAAS-Enabled
• Trip Distance, Trip Timer, Plus Other Non-Mapping Navigation Data
• Waterproof To Iec 60529 Ipx7 Standards
• 500 Waypoints With Graphic
• Identification

Reviews

This is a good small GPS, but the Etrex Vista series (larger) is better for work use. This little one will do a lot for it's size. I've had it for a couple of years now and prefer it to the upgraded internal battery models due to direct replacement of batteries on the go. The Screen is small, but it will show you the basics needed or you can scroll through it. You can change the fields values on the navigation screen to customize it. The blacklight is nice and not too bright. It's nice, but not as user friendly as the full sized Vista model.

Thanks, it arrived on time, packaged the way it was described. It is a nice Christmas present for my soldier who is getting ready to deploy overseas.

Since the Foretrex 101 has been around for a while, and there are plenty of other reviews you can read, I thought I'd just tell a little story about mine. I've had it for about 3 years. The Foretrex (like all Garmin handhelds) is IPX7 waterproof, meaning it should withstand submersion in 1 meter of water for up to 30 minutes. Well let's just say I did some "testing" on mine. While houseboating, I lost it when we were docked on the shore one morning. I spent the rest of the day trying to figure out where it was. I looked everywhere. The next morning, about 10 minutes before we were going to head to a different location, I saw my Garmin sitting right next to the boat... under about a meter of water, give or take a few inches. My guess is that it had been there for about 24 hours. I waded in to retrieve it, knowing NOT to try to turn it on, and took the batteries out immediately. Needless to say, it was not waterproof enough to withstand submersion in 1 meter of water for 24 hours. I could see water behind the screen. I could hear water sloshing around when I shook it. This did not look good. After we got home from our vacation, I figured it was a lost cause, and was too busy to deal with it anyway. I basically left it sitting a container of uncooked rice for 2 weeks to try to dry it out (sidenote: It turns out the unit does a very good job of holding water IN, at least under atmoshperic pressure). Well a few days ago I decided to take the unit apart as a last resort. I slowly squeezed it in a bar clamp long ways, as suggested on the internet, to get the 2 halves apart. I disassembled the guts as much as possible (not as easy as it sounds - very small/sensitive parts). I dried everything with a paper towel and put the parts in rice for about a day to make sure. I cleaned all of the electrical contacts on the main board, some of which had corroded, with 91% rubbing alcohol. I then reassembled everything, re-sealed the unit with pure silicone caulk, and used super glue to hold the case together. Yesterday, after waiting a day for the caulk and glue to cure, I put in fresh batteries and fired it up. WORKED LIKE NEW! I could not be happier. It even kept all of my saved waypoints and tracks. Incredible. Aside from being ridiculously rugged (idiot-proof), I love this thing for geocaching and keeping me from getting lost in the wilderness. It's a great bare-bones GPS unit. Seriously, it's the best you can get for $100.

Was hoping for something a lot better than this. Display looks like 1980's technology, and it is pretty confusing to use. It takes a while for the satellites to connect & when they do, it is still a bit uncertain what to do next. I imagine there will be much better technology with much better displays coming out soon.

This is exactly what I was looking for. It gives accurate MGRS after a short satellite link up, and is durable enough to go where I go. Thanks!