Review of Garmin Foretrex 201 Hands Free GPS Navigation with Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery
The garmin foretrex 201 hands free GPS navigation with rechargeable lithium ion battery is a personalized navigator, which is mounted to leave your hands free to engage in any activity of your choice. This device is quite lightweighted and is perfect for outdoor or water activity lovers.
Unlike the garmin foretrex 101, the 201 model comes with a rechargeable lithium ion battery, which can last up to 15 hours, so there’s no need to worry about changing or carrying extra batteries each time. All you have to do is recharge the battery and it’s up and running again.
The garmin foretrex 201 has a user friendly interface and the six simplified buttons {power, page, enter/mark, up, down, go to} make it very easy to operate. It has the most enhanced GPS technology, which gives you accurate GPS data. Its in-built memory allows you to store vital data like waypoints, tracks and routes, which are also reversible.
The garmin foretrex 201 is packed with lots of features, some of which are similar to that of the garmin foretrex 101. It has specialized features for mostly marine and outdoor enthusiasts. It is waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX-7 standards and can be submerged in water for up to 30 mins without any damage to any of its parts or components. It has a unique feature which lets you set the sequence start of a race, especially when paragliding or sailing. This is displayed in the screen as a large number format and the device sounds an alert at each stage of the sequence start. You can also utilize the GPS fully during the race to your advantage.
The best thing about the garmin foretrex 201 is the track back feature, as with this you can never worry about getting lost or confused in an unfamilar environment. This is perfect for travelling, camping and etc. With this device, you can venture off to anyway and still find your way back easily. All you need to do is mark your starting point on the device, whether it is your home, hotel or any other point of interest. The device will save your original location and go ahead to save each current location as you venture further in a tiny dotted line which is viewable on the screen, thanks to the easy-to-read interface. When you want to get back to your starting point or any other point of interest, just follow the bread crumb trail on the screen and you would be back to your original destination or other point of interest like your campsite or where you parked your vehicle.
Garmin foretrex 201 is WAAS enabled, and can store up to 500 way points with names and symbols. It can also store 20 routes with 125 waypoints, each which is totally reversible. It’s a 12 parallel channel receiver with an in-built GPS styled antenna which can totally be hooked up to a computer via a serial cable. You can always get this device cheaper from ebay.com, or amazon.com.
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