Review on 🧭 Ultimate Outdoor Navigation: Garmin GPSMAP 76 Waterproof Handheld GPS (Discontinued Model) by Loren Schmidt

I bought the GPSMap 76 because of its quad antenna. Reviews of other GPS receivers often complained that the satellite signal was lost in trees or under heavy cloud cover. I haven't lost the signal on the street yet. Normally it can receive signal even in my wooden house. Initially, I needed an odometer for hiking, but I settled on the mapping option. I have used the GPSMap 76 for hiking, driving and cycling. It's not optimized for any of those uses, but as a general-purpose device it's fine. If I need a street navigation system on a regular basis, I would buy a device that specializes in this function. GPSMap 76 does not calculate routes, but you can use the path tool in Google Earth to draw routes, convert them to GPX files with KML2GPX and then upload them to the GPS receiver. I have found this to be invaluable when hiking or off-roading in unfamiliar areas. It also records your path that you can download to your computer and see exactly where you went on Google Earth. On a long drive I put it in front of the speedometer and it becomes a map, electronic speedometer and altimeter. I have topographic maps (until 2008). Although these maps are around 30 years old, the roads shown are generally pleasant to drive on. However, when zooming out, they load very slowly and are too cluttered (the 2008 topographic map has very inaccurate street maps). I often use the built-in map for driving, but it doesn't take into account some of the main roads. It's a bit big and you can actually use the SD card slot to store routes. Otherwise it is a good GPS receiver.