Want to use mine for horseback riding and keeping track of miles. Will it do that on a horse?
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I do not know. But I will tell you that I returned mine because I could not get accurate readings from it.
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Patricia this is designed to get you places not keep track of miles so I don't think it does what you need. You Mark a starting point and when you want to get back it points you in the right direction. It can also get you back to a point by marking the point when you arrive, saving it and when you want to go back to that point you dial it up and it points you to it.
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From what I understand, it will work if your arms move while horseback riding, it will be a little inaccurate though since your whole body is not moving .
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It use it in a Raspberry Pi, and it does track altitude, but I have noticed a variation of over 400 feet in altitude depending on how many, and which satellites it has a fix from. This is with the built in antenna, I am sure adding an external, would improve those results.
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The wire is pretty long...you could put the sensor on the rear wheel if you wanted to.....yes, it'll measure MPH or KM. A very cool feature of this unit is the SCAN mode; the unit will cycle 4 functions, ride time, distance, max speed & average speed, while also display current speed. It also has a "+" & "-" indicator to show above or below current average speed. It's a very sweet unit. The original battery won't last long, so get a nice 3 pack of Energizer 357 batteries.
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My husband has a Garmin watch that he loves for training purposes. You might be better off with one of those types of products. It uses GPS to track distance traveled and gives you your pace and other things. It works with software and you can see the map of your hike and other neat features. Of course, that will cost more, but might be more useful to you.
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It tracks the current distance, but does not do a summative total. So, if you walk a mile a day for a week, it will only record the mile you walked that day.
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I know it will give directions, I use it for sailing.Velocity made good , heading, etc.I have NOT come close to using ALL the functions !!I LOVE IT.
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You can constantly track the dog. But it will only update every few seconds, and then shows the direction and signal strength. (not like a GPS location) Note that the more you track, the sooner the battery wears down. The collar unit is always "listening". When the locator sends out a query (think "Marco"), the collar has to transmit back a reply (think "Polo"). The handheld unit then tries to determine what direction the signal came from, and what the signal strength was. Transmitting takes far more power than listening. So, constant tracking would wear the battery faster.
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I don't know how you want to use it for boating navigation. It has a tracking feature. You can manually input coordinates and go to that location. It has many features. It uses 2 - AA batteries.
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NO! Any tracking would be totally inaccurate. It would only respond to motion of your legs and arms. If you're coasting, the mileage indicator would not record it. You'll need an odometer for that. jcp
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I bought it for geocachaing and it turned out ourbe a waste of money it is always pretty far off I get closer with a smart phone than that GPS ever gets. 60 to 80 yards off a lot of the time.
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I haven't used it yet but it does track where you have gone so that you can take the same way back. I bought it for equine trails. The map is not loaded but I found a sight where it's only around 9 bucks. You can fine many different maps there. It's called way points. You set way point & it draws a line from one to the next. You can set as many as you want on your trail. I plan to set one at every trail head. https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/maps/on-the-trail-maps/c452-c456-p1.html
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I've used mine for road a couple 5k races since purchasing & it has registered both at 3.11 mi... Much more accurate than my phone. I've also used it for some Nordic skiing on trails in the woods & it has been very accurate as well when uploading to Garmin connect & Strava. Additionally, it's worked really well when I've used it with my bike - both inside with sensors & outside. The elevation gain doesnt seem to be as accurate as my garmin edge, but again better than my phone. Hope that helps.
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Once it is acclimated to your area I do not know why it would not work. Let the satellelite orient and hike away. I like Garmin products, how ever I want to sell my 72 and buy one that has less features but is easier to operate one handed from horseback.
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Not as accurate as a gps type pedometer would be, because I imagine hiking involves strides that are not of a consistent length (like when you're climbing over logs.) So it might not be super accurate for distance. I have worn it hiking, and it does provide some useful info. If you are mostly on easy trails, not too much climbing and scrambling, I think it would be fine. Oh and I wear mine daily and it shows no signs of breaking. I lost my first one, but I had it for over a year. Second one for many months now. Still love it.
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The short answer is yes. I use this to measure elevation gain on short hikes. It is not great for hiking as the altitude always starts on "0" (not the actual starting altitude) and when you turn it off it looses all data. It does stay charged long enough for shorter hikes but will be of no value for a backpacking trip. It will return to zero if you go up, and then back down.
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Definitely. The device allows you to save spots, tracks, etc. I always use this feature for hunting.