Garmin Watches-> dog track, maps, heart?

[sndmn11]

I stacked up some rewards on an unmentionable website and they have some watches on sale through today. I have an Inreach mini, use OnX with my phone, and a 550+ with tt25.

I'd like to:
-track my heart rate loosely
-track my jogging distance
-track my dingo and see how far she ran
-read messages from the Inreach?
-use topo maps to get to a way point without pulling my phone out? (Very helpful when trying to find a trail cam or navigate in dark)

Models I'm interested in:
Forerunner 955 solar
Forerunner 965
Instinct 2 solar
Fenix E

 

[blkqi]

My tactix watch will do all of that.

Not sure I would want an AMOLED display or touchscreen.

 

[Marbles]

AMOLED eats battery and washes out in direct sunlight. But gi es prettier images. I personally will not get one.

Touch screen is annoying, I have it turned off on my Fenix 7.

If price is an issue, you can do everything you want on a Fenix 7 at half the cost of a Fenix 8. Garmin is good about supporting old products for a long time.

 

[sndmn11]

AMOLED eats battery and washes out in direct sunlight. But gi es prettier images. I personally will not get one.

Touch screen is annoying, I have it turned off on my Fenix 7.

If price is an issue, you can do everything you want on a Fenix 7 at half the cost of a Fenix 8. Garmin is good about supporting old products for a long time.

I was thinking touch screen is cool.

On the dog track thing, does it put them on a map, tell you the dog's total distance, or just tell you distance direction like my 550+ receiver?

 

[displacedtexan]

Distance and direction, same as your 550pro.

I'd also vote for a Fenix 7.

 

[redtop65]

I was thinking touch screen is cool.

On the dog track thing, does it put them on a map, tell you the dog's total distance, or just tell you distance direction like my 550+ receiver?

I use a Instinct 2 with a 550 Plus for my Setter, sync it with the 550 then put it away and use the watch.

 

[redtop65]

Distance and direction, same as your 550pro.

I'd also vote for a Fenix 7.

Yes, keeps good track of sleep and physical activity.

 

[redtop65]

I was thinking touch screen is cool.

On the dog track thing, does it put them on a map, tell you the dog's total distance, or just tell you distance direction like my 550+ receiver?

Download Garmin explore app. tracks everything.

 

[Marbles]

I was thinking touch screen is cool.

On the dog track thing, does it put them on a map, tell you the dog's total distance, or just tell you distance direction like my 550+ receiver?

I don't have a dog. I imagine it can do whatever your receiver can, meaning you will likely need to upgrade to get that feature (if it is available).

The Fenix 7 has touch screen, my wife uses it on hers. But, for dumb kids like me, the touch screen can be disabled (hard to call anything with a smart watch "old" or some variation of that).

 

[displacedtexan]

I don't have a dog. I imagine it can do whatever your receiver can, meaning you will likely need to upgrade to get that feature (if it is available).

Even with a mapping handheld, the watch only displays a pointer and distance.

 

[Speaks]

I have a fenix 6 that I bought for the dog tracking but have worn daily for 3 years. Bird hunting I use it paired with a 550 pro + (and occasionally an alpha 100 though I use the 550 95% of the time). It gives the arrow and distance which is generally all I want anyway. There is a 3rd party app that you can use to get a map when paired with the alpha though its not that native one and frankly I prefer the compass and distance anyway.

I also used it for triathlon training, all manner of fitness stuff, and navigating while hiking. The battery is still good for a solid 10 days with heavy use even after a few years.

When I need to throw on a suit for work I swap the band for a leather one and its good to go.

 

[Hunterscamera]

I'm in the market too. Heard great things about the Fenix 7

 

[sndmn11]

Well, now I farted around on the site long enough to think I want the Enduro.

Download Garmin explore app. tracks everything.

Is the explore app on the watch or on my phone? Is it real time? My reason for wanting the dog track placed on a map would be A) then I can see how far she ran that day. B) more importantly, if she is out of sight and I get to her, I can understand what cover/ground she actually searched when I couldn't see her. I know the Alphas do this, but I didn't like all the buttons.

 

[redtop65]

I used my Garmin 550 pro collar for tracking the dog, but the explore app syncs with the watch. I only use it after the run not on the phone. But you can run a track or trail.


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[redtop65]

Duplicate

 

[sndmn11]

I used my Garmin 550 pro collar for tracking the dog, but the explore app syncs with the watch. I only use it after the run not on the phone. But you can run a track or trail.


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OK, app is on my phone, and synchs with the watch. That's a different app than the inreach app, correct?

On the Expolre app, does it synch in real time with the watch via bluetooth? If so, I could feasibly pull my phone out mid bird walk and open the app to learn where the dingo has actually been, right then and there?

 

[redtop65]

I’m not positive, I use ONX for that type of mapping. But it has GPS so I imagine it can be looked at in real time, I just don’t do it. I already have the collar the watch and onx.


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