Garmin Montana 650t

From Road to Trail to River - Garmin Montana 650t GPS

By Fred Zahradnik, About.com Guide   August 12, 2011

I've been using Garmin's new Montana 650t (see photo)
 on a trip in Wyoming and Idaho including long drives
on paved and dirt back roads, hiking, and river wading
and floating. My 650t is equipped with Garmin's City
Navigator street maps, and topo maps for the regions
where I'm traveling. So far, the Montana is living up
to its promise of being a powerful street navigator that
instantly transforms into a backcountry color-mapping
handheld. It was especially useful for getting us back to
our camp off of a dirt road 30 miles from the nearest
paved highway. Waterproof and ruggedized, the
Montana also has a 5 megapixel camera built in, giving
me the ability to take photos when wading or floating
rivers. Furthering its backcountry capability is its
dual-battery configuration - a long-lasting rechargeable
lithium, but also compartment space for AA batteries
when you're away from a charge. Watch for a full review
here. Image © Garmin

BaseCamp establishes its Future...

Take it hiking. Take it hunting. Take it on the water.
Montana 650t features a bold 4 in. color touchscreen
dual orientation display and TOPO U.S. 100K maps,
supports multiple mapping options like
BirdsEye™ Satellite Imagery and it has a 5 megapixel
camera to boot. Montana has key features for the outdoors
such as a 3-axis tilt-compensated compass and barometric
altimeter. Buy the auto mount and a City Navigator NT®
map, and it'll give you spoken turn-by-turn driving
directions. It's big. It's versatile. It's tough. It earned the
name Montana - the ultimate in touchscreen toughness.

With Montana 650t you can share your waypoints, tracks,
routes and geocaches wirelessly with other compatible
Garmin GPS users. So now your friends also can
enjoy your favorite hike or cache – simply press
“send” to transfer your information to similar units,
and let the games begin.

Montana 650t features a one-of-a-kind dual battery
system. You’ll have the option of using the rechargeable
lithium-ion pack or traditional AA batteries – whichever
suits your needs better.