Subj : Garmin GPS Units?
To : Dumas Walker
From : Ogg
Date : Sat Mar 18 2023 08:14 pm
>> I have a Drive 50. I've never used it for what you
>> describe, but remember options for selecting alternate
>> routes.
DW> Thanks for the feedback. I assume you are happy with your
DW> Garmin product?
I've had it on the road for a while. It's spot on wrt to
speed, and elevation. It's designed to be used in a vehicle
and thus I assume always connected to a power source. I got it
primarily to demo the GPS products that I sell; as such, the
battery doesn't seem to last too long even when the device is
turned off for several days. Maybe your Drive55 model
overcomes that. Anyway.. now that I know that batt power can
be conserved by turning it off, the Drive50 can make a decent
portable unit for hiking.
I presume that the "50" in Drive50 means a 5" screen, and the
Drive55 has a 5.5" screen?
Anyway.. explore the menus. There is some modest prompting on
how to program an alternate route.
