Garmin GPSMAP 66s, Handheld Hiking GPS with 3” Color Display and GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO Support
December 1, 2018 - Comment
Navigate your next outdoor adventure with the GPSMAP 66 series. Whether you’re hiking, hunting, climbing, geocaching, kayaking or mountain biking, you can explore more with this premium, rugged handheld with a 3” color display. It features access to BirdsEye Satellite Imagery with direct-to-device downloads to help you find your way plus preloaded TOPO U.S. and Canada maps on GPSMAP 66s. And it offers offers multi-GNSS support as well as wireless connectivity for Active Weather, direct downloads and Garmin Explore compatibility.
Product Features
- Premium GPS handheld with BirdsEye Satellite Imagery subscription
- Large, 3″ sunlight-readable color display for easy viewing
- Multiple Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) support to track your travels in more challenging environments than GPS alone plus three-axis compass and barometric altimeter
- Access to BirdsEye Satellite Imagery with direct-to-device downloads and no annual subscription and preloaded TOPO U.S. and Canada maps
- Expanded wireless connectivity supports Active Weather for up-to-date forecasts and animated weather radar and Geocaching Live for mobile syncing and updates
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So far I love it So far I love it. A lot of Improvements compared to my 64st. First off the buttons have a new click feel as if you can actually feel the microswitches clicking as you push each button. Tactile feel is weird at first if you are used to a previous 60 series. I’m getting used to it. It’s a lighter button press.Satellite lock was really fast. Boot up time was the same as my 64st. Side by side this unit got 8 feet accuracy indoors while the 64st said 12 feet. That was with all 3…
Nice Step Up Nice step up from my GPSMAP66 62s. Itâs ability to automatically download an ephemeris file via WiFi makes for quick sat acquisitions. I also like itâs ability to save RINEX logs that simplify post-processing for greater position accuracy, though this is not really a survey grade GPS. I donât like that to wake up from screen sleep you have to press the power button on top, which can be a bit irksome in the best of circumstances and a real challenge with gloves on, since the button is stiff and…
Great upgrade to the GPSMAP 60CSx Ryan Hanan’s review is fairly comprehensive, but let me add just a couple of things.I am upgrading from a GPSMAP 60CSx, which I have taken on backcountry trips for the last ten years. Mainly, I just record tracks, enter waypoints, and navigate back to my starting point, in at times, horrible conditions.The 60CSx has been great for that, but I just used the 66st on my first backcountry trip over the weekend, and I am very impressed with it. I like having 24k topo for my…