Magellan eXplorist 500 Water Resistant Hiking GPS
The magellan explorist 500 water resistant hiking GPS is a powerful navigator equiped with all tools needed to navigate throughout the US and Canada. It comes with a 16 color display, 16 MB of internal memory which constitute of 8 MB of preloaded maps and 8 MB of free usable memory.
Whether you are using your car or on foot, the lightweight magellan explorist 500 has a waterproof and resistance plastic casing which makes any adventure equally enthralling, be it
hiking, whitewater rafting, etc. It is also quite portable with a mere size of 2.2 x 4.7 x 1.3 inches (W x H x D).
The magellan explorist 500 is loaded with lots of cool features to make any outdoor enthusiasts long for it. It comes preloaded with detailed maps of North American parks, roads, airports and waterways. It also gives you free usable memory to save 500 point of interest, 20 routes and 5 track log files plus an area calculator that helps calculate distance between saved point of interest. This feature makes this device perfect for hiking or camping because with it you can easily map out your trails. The device also comes with a fish and hunt funtion which tell you the best fishing and hunting times and also displays times for the rising and setting of the sun and moon.
Magellan explorist 500 can connect to the computer via a high speed USB data cable. And with the Magellan’s MapSend sotfware, you can download additional maps to the SD memory card assuming the preloaded maps are not enough for you. When using this card, there is no limit as of its usage. The magellan explorist 500 gives it users access to vital datas in regards to detailed street maps, lake charts and topographical layouts. Any fun seeker would definitely find the geocache manager feature that is very interesting. The geocache manager allows anyone to download geocache coordinates from selected websites and use it for fun activities like treasure hunts, etc. This is perfect for families who want to engage in a funfilled activity. The geocache manager makes the geocache navigation very easy by using a PC-style filing system.
The best thing about magellan explorist 500 is that you don’t need to be an expert to use it as it has an easy-to-use intuitive interface, keypads and controls, which simplifies the operation of this device. The full colored display makes it easier for first time users to differentiate between several features and data, plus one button which can be used to access different important feaures. It comes with additional features like 4 navigation displays for viewing destination, distance, speed, direction and etc, multilingual communication which have up to 10 languages to choose from.
The magellan explorist 500 is powered by rechargeable lithium ion batteries which can last up to 17 hours of typical usage. This saves you the time of parking and carrying extra batteries. All you need to do is recharge it when it goes down – and it’s up and running again. The magellan explorist 500 comes in a box with a rechargeable battery pack, warranty card and an owners manual. You get it cheaper online from stores like amazon.com, and ebay.com
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