Review on Garmin eTrex 10 Navigator by Mateusz Weber ᠌

Name: Garmin eTrex 10 Navigator
Item: Garmin eTrex 10 Navigator
Rating: 5

July 04, 2023

I'm very happy with the product, it's very satisfying.

It is possible to upload cards. But you need to download them on yourcomputer, cut them. There are various websites for this.  for example. But there will be a problem with the display of roads if you choose the wrong map type. Hong Kong area here . Htm - there is a problem with the texture of the forest, and you need to cut off the desired quarter in mapedit to fit into the device.

It is necessary to put down the north pole - magnetic (from the settings). Otherwise, the azimuths go with declination. And the north will still not be at the top of the screen! That is, you move the joystick up - and the azimuth is no longer 0.

Looking back - it was necessary to take etrex 20 - there the maps are loaded normally, you can use them, and the screen iscomlor. And he lives on batteries for the same amount.

Pros

Price (was) - 6, 10 years ago . Durability and reliability. It's been 10 years - no breakage. But the screen still sweats if it floats in the water for a long time. 36 hours of operation on conventional batteries, which I think is beyond praise. Without frequent use of backlight, with glonas, in conditions of poor visibility of satellites. Convenient minimalistic electronic compass: set the point "azimuth 300, 2500 meters" and move to it along the windbreak. As well as showing time with speed, sunset, average speed. He knows how, and he knows how to do it well. Maps can be loaded. Ran a large number of competitions and did many hikes with him, using maps. But it's not easy!

Cons

Price. Now for the money I would not take it. The black-and-white screen is not very convenient for navigating through the maps, which can still be uploaded to it. Just some eternal bugs with rendering - sometimes roads, sometimes forests, roads become visible only when approaching, but then they occupy half the screen. Or the forest is painted over with the texture of "Christmas trees" that block the paths . The device was not sharpened for this, of course. And in general, with some effort, you can adjust the type of rendering for it. But I'm still lazy. For orientation when moving on foot, in addition to a paper map and compass, it will do. Enough for hiking. For running, orienteering competitions, MMB type, etc. - it’s not so convenient anymore, I have to spend a lot of time roaming around the map with a small screen, I practically don’t use it for navigation, I only correct some distant “shots” to a clear and unambiguous reference point in azimuth through green light, but I shoot movement statistics. The joystick touches on the go - it's better to switch to the "travel computer" menu - the joystick is not active there. The rubber on the joystick became sticky to the touch (after 5 years). The screen sweated a couple of times when the device was under water for a long time.