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Recent reviews for this item: Rob, May 11, 2012 I bought the Montana primarily for use in my Polaris Rzr
UTV. I bought a RAM mount to allow me to use it in the Rzr
or move it to my vehicles. I also purchased the City
Navigator and Backroad Alberta maps. I really like the
"profiles" that you can set up in the Montana. My
"automotive" profile automatically switches to the City Nav
maps and uses the Nuvi-style display. I can quickly switch
to my "ATV" profile and automatically go to the Backroads
maps with different detail levels selected.
The screen on the Montana is very good. Being older I
appreciate the larger size and I'm willing to compromise on
the size/weight. The touch screen works very well but
perhaps not quite as nice as an iPhone screen. It also
works with gloves on which is a plus in the Rzr.
The Montana won't give spoken directions through its
internal speaker, just beeps. I bought a powered AMPS
rugged mount (with my RAM) which is very secure. You still
need to plug in earbuds or an external speaker to hear the
turn-by-turn directions if you want them, otherwise just
listen to the beeps.
You can load many different maps onto the Montana
simultaneously and just select the one(s) you want to
display. I used an 8 GB micro-SD card and with City Nav,
Backroads Alberta and Ibycus Topo Canada I think I'm only
using less than 4 GB total (the Montana has 2 or 3 GB
internal memory too).
Overall the Montana is highly customizable, rugged and very
capable GPS. If you want a large screen display and you're
into recording tracks and routes and sending data back and
forth to Basecamp then this may be the unit for you. I've
had it several weeks now and I'm quite happy with it. Rocky, May 9, 2012 Glad I waited nearly a year before jumping into the future!
My Montana has been totally trouble free, first with 3.90
firmware and now with 4.03 Beta. What a screen! Quite an
upgrade from a 76C, so fast and powerful. But it still does
pretty much everything I was so used to doing on the 76C.
The learning curve, however, for someone who has used
Garmins since 1996 (with the old pushbutton technology and
using MapSource for uploading), is quite steep,
particularly if you want to take advantage of the unit's
power and flexibility. GPS City's videos are a must see,
and I got a huge amount of tips from ADVRider.
I feel up to speed on the menus and features after about
two weeks....it has been well worth it. This is my first
autorouting GPS (using CNNA 2012), and that is what I spent
the most time learning. It's a whole new world. BobSw, May 8, 2012 Got this in April 2012 for a Super Tenere motorcycle trip
around North America, plus occasional other outdoor
activities. It's rugged and the screen is readable in
sunlight. I have the CityNav North America micro chip in it.
I like the device, display in the sun, ruggedness, ability
to import maps, touch screen, and ability to set it up how
you want.
Cons:
In the age of Google Maps, Garmin programming is in terminal
"catch up." I have two Garmin devices and the company tries
to force you to buy multiple copies of their version of
maps. The human interface of Garmin RoadTrip sucks when
compared to using Google Earth or Google Street Maps.
The Montana 600 will occasionally will "forget" selections
in how I've configured it, changing things like North
orientation, or which dashboard I selected. No "white screen
of death" but it gets annoying.
To have these annoyances in a hand-held GPS at this price is
something that I would have expected from a lesser company.
For these reasons, I only gave the device 4 stars. Brian, May 7, 2012 I mounted it to my Dirt Bike, a CRF450R and spend every
weekend pounding the hell out of it, it has held up amazingly
well with not even a scratch or nick. Its easy to read in
direct sunlight even with UV goggles on.
