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Silas
L'Anse Au Loup, Labrador, Canada
Apr 8, 2012
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THE BIG LAND,
Pros: this gps is a pro !!
Cons: not worth to mention.
I bought a 450t Garmin Oregon this year in January, 2012, from GPS City. I had serval brand names gps, this one is the best one yet. It's quick and easy, user friendly and very accurate. I recommend this gps to anyone...you can't go wrong or get lost with this unit.
Recommend? YES
9 viewers found this helpful.
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Kato
Regina, Sask, Canada and parts north.
Feb 24, 2012
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PERFECT FOR MY NEEDS
Pros: easy use. fast. user friendly.
Cons: none worth mention.
Good unit. Grabs it's position pretty quick. The included topo maps are reasonably accurate. There are a few anomalies, but all in all, really good. If you expect any map system to be 100% perfect, you deserve to be lost. Bought it primarily for use in off-road and wilderness applications. But, if I lost it, I would buy another one like it again.
Recommend? YES
10 viewers found this helpful.
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trevor
british columbia canada
Feb 14, 2012
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SO FAR SOOO GOOD
Pros: great tool , easy to use
Cons: none
just up graded to the oregon 450t have been using the garmin 76c for many year what a differance the 450t is so easy to set up and opperate i am using the backroad maps just drop in the mirco sd card and you are ready to go anywere .
Recommend? YES
9 viewers found this helpful.
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Dennis
Alberta
Aug 30, 2011
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THE BIG EASY
Pros: all good
I am a new user to the handheld GPS world and found the Oregon 450T easy to use and undersrand. I am also a new user to Geo caching and also found it easy to use.
Recommend? YES
13 viewers found this helpful.
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Diesel
Kelowna,B.C.
Jun 28, 2011
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GARMIN OREGON 450T CANADA
Pros: none
Cons: none
I purchased this unit for my son who has zero knowledge for this type of instrument. Within 1 hour of him opening up the package, he had the unit mastered. When I looked at it and compared to my older Garmin 76CS, the Oregon was many more times easier to master.
Recommend? YES
13 viewers found this helpful.
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Super Dave Mc
Northern Sask
May 4, 2011
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GREAT LITTLE GPS
I have not used this on the trail yet but it seems to be the cats ass
Recommend? YES
18 viewers found this helpful.
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dub
Fort McMurray
Mar 11, 2011
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OREGON 450T
Pros: easy geocaching downloads
Cons: needs to be kept warm in -20c temps
Great hand held GPS unit. Touch screen is the bee's knees. Excellent for geocaching and tracking walks with the dog. Would be better if one could customize the in screen options when in map view but no real disappointments so far after ~2 months of heavy use. One downside is the battery's lose charge fast in the cold while snowshoeing. May try lithium to see if there is any improvement. A quick remedy is to throw a hand warmer in the same pocket as your oregon, seems to help with cold robbing the charge. Overall great unit and I recommend!
Recommend? YES
31 viewers found this helpful.
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Stosh
Quill Lake SK
Mar 1, 2011
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GARMIN 450T MORE THAN EXPECTED
Pros: fast lock on satelites.
Cons: trouble comunicating with my pc
love the touch screen. Quick and easy. Recharge batteries last longer than expected.I get 12 hrs on a set.
Recommend? YES
31 viewers found this helpful.
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VE5MDH
Moose Jaw, SK
Oct 25, 2010
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GARMIN OREGON 450T - PERFECT GEOCACHING TOOL!
Pros: durability, accurate! fast! battlife + mem upgrade
Cons: wherigo sucks! geocaching rocks!!!
This is a true tool for the avid Geocacher want-a-bee. In only 6 weeks, our 450T's (we own 2 units!), the 450T has brought us to over 250 Geocaches!
We use a bank of rechargable batteries (Energizer NMHi) and a well cooked set of batteries (2) will last 3/4 of a day of Geocaching for us (so I always carry 4 spare on hand).
Our units have been bashed around, dropped, 64andy even spilled 7up on her unit!!!
I purchased the Oregon 450T mainly for the purpose to locate 4 pins on our property in Arizona. #2 was to train 64andy in the use of a GPS to locate me (where I would give her a set of coordinates for the day) and if there was an emergency, she would be able to locate my position).
Where this unit fails is it is USELESS for Wherigo "cartidges". There seems to be a disconnect between Garmin.com + Wherigo.com. I have been trying to dnld the latest firmware from Garmin, and it hangs up at 94% (more than 30 attempts!!!). At Wherigo.com, there is a lot of disfunction regarding Colorado + Oregon users having issues with Wherigo cartidges. I tried to create my own cartidge, where it functioned in the Wherigo Builder, and would not load in my 450T! It is just a SIMPLE walking tour of Moose Jaw, Sask (with only 3 places to walk to!).
The unit displays very well in sunlight (you just have to point away from the direct sun).
Once you insert a MicroSD in the unit, your Waypoints are dumped there to reserve the unit's internal memory! (we use 4gb MicroSD's).
With Backtrack - you can never get lost anywhere! Please remember to MARK your Start Waypoint (for a fast + direct return to your vehicle, when you are out doing many cache hunts in one area!!! (Something I have to train myself with).
The price of the unit ($500+) is NOT for the weak at mind or poor. At this price, one better use this unit, and not just purchase it, and set it aside!
Oh... I have to admidt that I have used ONLY 20% of the units functions! There are MANY!!!
VE5MDH
Recommend? YES
45 viewers found this helpful.
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Chestercat
Kingston, On Canada
Aug 24, 2010
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SOLID ITEM
Pros: solid, accurate
Cons: batteries dont last as long 3d map useless
Everything you could want for geocaching - excellent compass makes finds right on. It would be better if it had an easier way to download geocache way-points - c'mon Garmin - if iphone can collaborate with geocaching.com and create a nice easily downloadable way-points so can you! (I mean connecting the gps directly to the internet site.
Recommend? YES
45 viewers found this helpful.
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Jake
Vancouver Island, B.C.
Aug 1, 2010
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GREAT HANDHELD
Pros: super durable, nice touchscreen
Cons: low battery life, no dc input
Used this unit right across B.C. and Alberta for driving and hiking. The landmarks and roads were more accurate then my Rand Mcnally and choosing routes while hiking was easy with the 3D-topo map. My 4 year has taken a few rounds out of it and it still works and looks brand-new. $100 cheaper than futureshop too!
Recommend? YES
38 viewers found this helpful.
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The Adventurer
Ontario, Canada
Jul 26, 2010
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GARMIN 450T
Pros: very accurate
Cons: slow to load maps when panning....
Solid unit, works well, durable.
Recommend? YES
40 viewers found this helpful.
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dhansing
North Carolina
Jul 19, 2010
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450TC
Pros: nice touch screen
Cons: would not operate the software needed.
This GPS is light years ahead of the E-trex I replaced. I was disappointed not to have been informed that it would not hold City Navigator and Canada Lakes topo concurently. I think I may have been able to have done a download instead of purchasing the cards to a larger micro SD card and had an 8 gig card that Garmin said was not approved. I live in North Carolina and got the new GPS for a Canada trip in Northern Ontario. It was not until I got up there that I discovered the inland lakes would not load properly and without any manuals in the box and no internet, it was frustrating not to be able to get the use I had purchased this for.
Recommend? YES
79 viewers found this helpful.
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Chevytruckers
Kootenays
Jul 2, 2010
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GREAT FOR GEOCACHING
Pros: easy to use, great for caching, fits in a pocket.
Cons: sometimes poor accuracy.
We use this unit for geocaching and it works great. The paperless caching makes things so much easier and being able to share wirelessly is awesome! The oregon is very easy to use, and is loaded with features. Glad to see they now have a Canadian version for us on the North side of the 49th.
Recommend? YES
53 viewers found this helpful.
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Marcel
North Bay ON
Jun 29, 2010
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450T GARMIN
Pros: good overall
Cons: good overall, having difficulty viewing the unit o
Overall good
Recommend? YES
65 viewers found this helpful.
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Mr. V.
Calgary, AB
Jun 21, 2010
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VERY NICE!
Pros: perfect for geocaching
Cons: none so far
So far so good. Easy to read in any light conditions. Better than I thought on batteries.Not a single issue to report. Typical Garmin Quality.
Recommend? YES
73 viewers found this helpful.
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Ken - KFDCANADA
Quuispamsis, NB
Jun 1, 2010
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THE BEST OF THE BEST
Pros: versitile and compact
Cons: touch screen varies in easibility
Garmin products are great. This Oregon 450T is rugid and very easy to handle. Its clear and the screens are simple and clutter free. We love using it for the sport of geocaching and directions while traveling.
Recommend? YES
58 viewers found this helpful.
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Gord
Williams Lake,B.C.
Jun 1, 2010
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VERY GOOD GPS
Pros: easy to use.
Haven't used it enough to say much but it seems very good
Recommend? YES
57 viewers found this helpful.
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Sam384
Petawawa, ON
May 11, 2010
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GREAT FOR GEOCACHING
Pros: compass turns on a dime unlike my other gps.
Cons: wherigo lockups need a battery removal reset.
Navigation can be recalculated "on road" or "off road" to drive near cache or find cache. Once logged found (on the same screen) you can continue to find other caches or quit.
Paperless caching - I only print multi-caches now
Recommend? YES
78 viewers found this helpful.
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geocharle
Ottawa
May 10, 2010
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LOVE IT
Cons: price, lack of manual
super accurate. touch screen makes it very user friendly.
Recommend? YES
66 viewers found this helpful.
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Hoodscoop
Kelowna, BC
May 3, 2010
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BEST OUTDOOR GPS
I luvz, luvz, luvz, my Garmin Oregon 450t. I like the touch screen, everyone praises the Garmin products, and I just went to my first geocaching event and learned more about the extra features that my GPS has. Although I don't have many caches under my belt, my Garmin has gotten me within 1 meter of the cache every single time. Yup, Yup, I am very happy with my Garmin. Also, it came with topo Canada already installed.
Recommend? YES
71 viewers found this helpful.
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Ray Canuck
Penticton BC
Apr 19, 2010
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IMPRESSED
Pros: easy to use
Cons: in bright sun hard to read
the unit wasn't in stock as advertised but gpscity.ca upgraded the shipping, in the end it still only took a week to arrive. Wish it came with a manual. This is my 1st gps and was instantly usable, easy easy easy!
Recommend? YES
80 viewers found this helpful.
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Bryan Perrier
Outside Halifax, NS
Mar 29, 2010
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VERY PLEASED CUSTOMER
Used my 450T today for the first time. Wow!!! what a GPS. Very user friendly. The Topo maps are very accurate and informative. I am still learning what I can do with this unit but for now a Solid 2 thumbs up.
Recommend? YES
82 viewers found this helpful.
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Raymond
Lac du Cerf
Mar 19, 2010
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VERY SATISFIED
was my Birthday present ,very accurate hikking in the woods ,also very accurate while driving my car
Recommend? YES
101 viewers found this helpful.
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mrgulllable
new westminster bc
Feb 21, 2010
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AWESOME
very accurate has a ton of features that i am still learning to use compass is very good. only beef is when you hang it on your belt it hangs upside down when you want to look at it.
Recommend? YES
93 viewers found this helpful.
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RickApplin
Fort Mcmurray, AB
Feb 21, 2010
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GREAT CHOICE FOR OUTDOOR GPS
Pros: just a great all around gps
Cons: none that i can see thus far :-)
Unit is very accurate and has more features that you will use. Garmin corrected all of the complaints from the previous model. Great choice for anone looking for an outdoor gps unit.
Batteries do not last as long as described but I was sedding in -32deg celcius and batteries tend not to like cold weather. Does anyone know for cold resistant batteries?
Recommend? YES
127 viewers found this helpful.
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