wildernessmaster
Lil-Rokslider
So I wanna reduce some of my electronics. I was hoping Garmin would ultimately pull their head out of their backside and make a GPS device that works with both InReach and OnX chip. As far as I can tell, and from reading the forums none of the Garmin devices do that reliably. If I am wrong please clue me in.
I hate carrying both devices - actually it is insane to have to.
But if I am right, then what are most of you doing? Are you switching to OnX on your phone and downloading the maps ahead of time and using a GPS with InReach in it or...??
My only hesitation to date on fully using OnX on my phone is that: a) phones seem to burn a lot more battery (and quicker) than GPS units b) If I get off my maps I have downloaded, I am screwed if there is no service - and those maps take up some space.
I hate carrying both devices - actually it is insane to have to.
But if I am right, then what are most of you doing? Are you switching to OnX on your phone and downloading the maps ahead of time and using a GPS with InReach in it or...??
My only hesitation to date on fully using OnX on my phone is that: a) phones seem to burn a lot more battery (and quicker) than GPS units b) If I get off my maps I have downloaded, I am screwed if there is no service - and those maps take up some space.