Garmin Foretrex 401 Portable Navigator (Monochrome LCD - USB)

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4.3 out of 5
 
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Hiking • 17 hrs battery life
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Forcetrx 401 Review by Timmy on amazon.com May 14, 2012
Great little tool here for knowing your exact location. For such a small device, it gives you an accurate grid within 10 or so meters. In addition, satellite pickup is extremely fast, allowing you to turn it on and within seconds have your location. The ...
 
All in one for military or trekkers. by BestBuyUser01 on bestbuy.com Sep 7, 2011
Great for hiking in desert, mountain, forest, or jungle. Small and compact it goes everywhere you go or the mission takes you. It does use Military Grid Reference System as well as many other location tracking units. In summary, the best wrist top GPS ...
 
it's very good Jun 25, 2011
I use the product
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Military Tested by Nick on amazon.com May 20, 2012
Works Great! Currently in Afghanistan.. take this great piece of equipment out with me everytime I go out. Helps when getting grids, keeping time, and creating waypoints to get from point A to point B. Overall it's super easy to use and a must have for ...
 
Great product by Troy on amazon.com May 2, 2012
I am currently deployed in Afghanistan and do a lot of dismounted patrols. I saw that there were a lot of people around with different types of GPS systems. I decided to go with this one and am not the slightest bit disappointed. It is small and fits ...
 
 
 
 
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Unit has a bug in user grid / datum by A. Gil on amazon.com Jun 21, 2010
Great unit, if you don't need user grid. If you do, there is a bug in the algorithm that can results in displaying wrong coordinates. I measured an error of more than 240ft (around 70m). Note that this happens with SW version 2.30 released around May, ...
 
Good concept, poor satellite link by wasabi on newegg.com Nov 18, 2010
I think this unit should also have a way to use the ant-pod for training, it will be also nice to be able to monitor pace on each mile / whatever pre-set distance.
 
user manual and the rest by david du roy on amazon.com Apr 29, 2011
For someone who is comfy to handle GPS apparels, this particular item offers very, very little in term of use + battery life is quite short: I use triple A Sanyo Enneloop, arguably the best on the market + this item is hard to get the batteries in. Sorry, ...
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worst garmin foretrex ever by Michael S McKinley on amazon.com Aug 23, 2010
This should have been the foretrex 101 you cannot download tracks to The Garmin Center or Google earth it did not recognize either of my Garmin Heart Monitors. I feel that Garmin should have a recall of this model and refunded the purchase price. I am very sorry that I purchased it.
 
Very poor instructions and assistance. by J. Sizelove "J Size" on amazon.com May 3, 2010
I purchased this product a month ago and I have tried to use it on several occasions to track my routes so that I can download them to see what we were doing regarding speed at various points along the route. The only thing that I have been able to do ...
 
 
 
 
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amazon.com
 
4.3 out of 5
from 64 reviews
Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Garmin Foretrex 401 Waterproof Hiking GPS
I would definitely recommend it for whatever purpose you would use it for...Enjoy your hike! Buy one of these before Garmin changes it to something confusing and not so good...There's really no good reason for this, although asking questions on the Garmin forum largely suffices for this oversight on Garmin's part...
jr.com
 
5.0 out of 5
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Garmin Foretrex 401 GPS in GPS Devices | JR.com
Compact Easy To Read Easy To Setup Long Battery Life Reliable Performance Simple Controls Strong Construction Versatile I use the product...
bestbuy.com
 
5.0 out of 5
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Best Buy - Garmin - Foretrex 401 GPS customer reviews - product reviews - read top...
Easy to set up, fair price, multiple uses...Small and compact it goes everywhere you go or the mission takes you...In summary, the best wrist top GPS on the market for the price blows out any Suunto or Casio applocation...
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newegg.com
 
2.0 out of 5
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Newegg.com - GARMIN Foretrex 401 1.66" Wrist-Mounted GPS Navigation
Easy to set up, easy to use, easy to view, easy to review...Come on, my car GPS gets signal in less than 10 sec...I think this unit should also have a way to use the ant-pod for training, it will be also nice to be able to monitor pace on each mile / whatever pre-set distance...
pricegrabber.com
 
 
 
Garmin Foretrex 401 Portable Navigator - Compare Prices and Reviews on Garmin 0100077700...
Garmin Foretrex 401 Portable Navigator - Compare Prices and Reviews on Garmin 0100077700 GPS at PriceGrabber...The screen and performance also get good feedback...Compared to other GPS the Garmin Forerunner 301 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 67/100 = Good...
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Garmin 401? - Runner's World Forum Messages
I think I read that on the garminf yahoo group...If I/F is right, that the GPS technology is being made more robust, that would be good enough for me...i can't imagine them launching anything new without including that upgrade...
dropzone.com
 
 
 
Dropzone.com Skydive Forums: Skydiving Disciplines: Canopy Relative Work: Garmin...
My suggestion, unless you're really bored, is don't use it...It can do it for both static line and HALO...Skydiving Disciplines: Canopy Relative Work: Garmin 401 GPS...
gpscity.com
 
 
 
Garmin Foretrex 401 Reviews
Initial use of the 401 was as advertised---quick fixes, many features, batteries--lots of good stuff---however, when you dig deeper into its features that are not covered by the very inadequate pdf manual it would seem the program designers and the tech writers never talked to each other...The 396 manual also barely touches the many features of the unit, just like the 401...One of my Foretrex101s expired a few weeks ago and I decided to replace it with the just released Foretrex401...The 401 had no trouble picking up the HR reading and displaying the values...
gpstracklog.com
 
 
 
Garmin Foretrex 301 and 401 | GPS Tracklog
Apparently there is still money to be made in the entry-level handheld GPS market – the Garmin Foretrex 301 and 401 are being announced this morning...The units, weighing an incredibly light 3 ounces, are powered by three AAA batteries, lasting up to 18 hours in the 301 and 17 hours in the 401...I came to the conclusion that the Foretrex 301 may be a good and cost-effective solution...
backpackinglight.com
 
 
 
GEAR » new garmins foretrex 301 and 401 -- BackpackingLight.com Forums
Looks like Garmin has even more in the series coming out soon, 101, 201, 301, 401...However, looks like the 301 and 401 won't be available until 3rd quarter, which I guess could be anytime between 7/1 and 9/30...If you bought the 101 and upgraded to the two devices to support USB, you'd be up to the price of the 301 and you are still lacking high sensitivity...From a resale, asset appreciation viewpoint, the 301 is the way to go hands down...
meetup.com
 
 
 
Garmin Foretrex 401 - HikingOC (Meet to Hike in Orange County & Travel the World)...
There are different levels, but we all share one common: using our legs to move up down hills...You know that if you wait until next year, you can get something better...Frank - I got a Garmin Oregon 3--- (something) and am having a hard time getting farmiliar with it...
zombiehunters.org
 
 
 
Zombie Squad • View topic - Garmin Foretrex 401
I own an E Trex (which I gave to my Dad), E Trex Venture and a Nuvi 200...I have only seen pics of the 401 and am glad it seems to be another good item from them...You're 401 model may be different, I don't know...
epinions.com
 
 
 
The best watch-style GPS available - Garmin Foretrex 401 - 1 ...
Garmin Foretrex 401 - 1.7 in. Handheld GPS Receiver - User review: 5 stars. "A very useful rugged GPS made specifically hiking and that sort of thing.
 
 
 
 
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Jun 19, 2009
UrbanTick: New Garmin Foretrex 301/401
Garmin® Announces Rugged, Waterproof Foretrex® 401 and 301, Wearable Navigation that’s Easy to Use in Tough Conditions...They where really good devices and probably some o the first handheld GPS that where actually useable...Which is all right, as the screen quality is good and if you want a coloured feature map you probably buy another device...Both models 301 and 401 will work on two AA batteries, with is a shame...
 
 
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