Garmin Oregon 400t Review

The Garmin Oregon 400T is the perfect device for serious hikers and climbers alike. It is not only waterproof but it is built for rugged usage as well. It provides 3-inches of handheld, colored touch screen with GPS glory. The 400t also has an electric compass so you will not have to worry about getting lost. It also features a picture viewer and barometric altimeter.

It comes with preloaded topographic maps of the United States and a 3-D map view so the highs and lows will be a breeze to you. If you need to update your maps, you can easily do it with the MicroSD slot. Another cool thing about this GPS handheld device is that the touch screen is very responsive. It reacts to your every tap and also when you drag your fingers through it as you navigate. Its position locator does extra work by being able to locate you even when you are under heavy cover.

Some of the features of the Garmin Oregon 400T are that it has five customizable profiles that you can choose from depending on what activity you are going to do for the day. Although it has a 3-inch colored touch screen, navigating through it even in direct sunlight proves to be no problem. Other features that are included are:

Weights 6.8 ounces even with batteries
Includes 2 lithium AA Batteries (16 hours battery life)
Track Log: 20 saved tracks
MicroSD slot for easy updating
HotFix capability
Unit dimensions: 4.5 x 2.3 x 1.4 inches
Wireless exchange of waypoints, tracks and routes
3-D Map View
Preloaded Topographic Maps
Upgradeable Firmware
Compact and Lightweight
Worldwide basemap

Overall, they may be a bit pricey but it will definitely be value for your money. Just take a look at some of the people who own the Oregon 400T and read their testimonials.

John (Milwaukee, WI),

“I also own a Garmin Etrex Vista and by far, the Oregon 400t is the most versatile, customizable, and flexible handheld GPS I have seen. I had the opportunity to compare the Oregon and the Colorado side-by-side at an REI store and found the ease of using the touch pad of the Oregon to be too much to pass up. The touch pad makes it extremely user friendly. In addition, the order of the choices on each of the 4 main pages can be arranged in any order desired and in a number of different profiles such as recreational, geocaching, and automotive for ultimate flexibility. There are so many different ways to display information to the user that the choices seem endless. The Oregon is to GPS receivers what the iPhone and the Blackberry are two smart phones.”

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