Auld_Reekie Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Looking for some advice/tips. The old dear is heavily into her walking and would like a GPS watch to track some of her hikes around Scotland, and a hiking holiday in Iceland this summer. Does anyone know of any decent GPS watches geared towards walking or whether the well known running watches (such as Garmin Forerunner) work perfectly when out hill walking and munro bagging? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Garmin Forerunner doesn't work perfectly when running, walking or sitting on your arse. I stopped using mine as RunKeeper kicks its arse and doesn't take ten minutes to find a satellite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Garmin Forerunner doesn't work perfectly when running, walking or sitting on your arse. I stopped using mine as RunKeeper kicks its arse and doesn't take ten minutes to find a satellite. Which Forerunner were you using? My 220 finds a satellite almost immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Which Forerunner were you using? My 220 finds a satellite almost immediately. 110. Wasn't too bad when I first got it but it's a piece of shit to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I'm rocking a Forerunner 10. It's alright. Nothing special though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caledonian1 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I saw my GP coming out of the doctors surgery around 5.48pm.....how is everyone else getting on? Personally i found Spring Watch more interesting,.......but doing my bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 110. Wasn't too bad when I first got it but it's a piece of shit to be honest. My 110 used to take ages to find a satellite too and it was pretty temperamental in syncing to my PC as well. Never had any problems with my 220. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 My 110 used to take ages to find a satellite too and it was pretty temperamental in syncing to my PC as well. Never had any problems with my 220. The first garmin watch you bought was shite, so you bought another one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossan Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) I would highly recommend the garmin forerunner 620. I've had mine for 1 1/2 years now and use it every day. It's perfect for running and walking. Picks up a satellite almost instantly. It has a "find my way back" thingy in case you get lost. Edited June 23, 2015 by crossan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I saw my GP coming out of the doctors surgery around 5.48pm.....how is everyone else getting on? Personally i found Spring Watch more interesting,.......but doing my bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamia Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 The first garmin watch you bought was shite, so you bought another one? He didn't buy the same one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamia Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 The only issue I have had with my Garmin was the time I forgot it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 My 110 used to take ages to find a satellite too and it was pretty temperamental in syncing to my PC as well. Never had any problems with my 220. Mine won't sync automatically, but id rather do it manually than pay £100+ for a new one. I used to have issues with getting signal until I emailed them complaining, since then it's always worked straight away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeklipse Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Also ditched a 110 for a 220 for various reasons including the time to find satellite, but also the weird way the data transferred over to Strava making you look much faster than you really were (insisted in using moving time rather than actual time which was always a lot less even if you hadn't stopped). 220 is excellent but possibly taking a bit longer to find satellite these days so may need reset. Parklife I'm not a fan of Snickers bars but I still like Mars bars (England association notwithstanding). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Q Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 My 110 works fine, nothing I'd want from it that would cause me to pay more from a new one. I sync it to Runkeeper with an app my wife told me about. Works no bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamia Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Also ditched a 110 for a 220 for various reasons including the time to find satellite, but also the weird way the data transferred over to Strava making you look much faster than you really were (insisted in using moving time rather than actual time which was always a lot less even if you hadn't stopped). 220 is excellent but possibly taking a bit longer to find satellite these days so may need reset. Parklife I'm not a fan of Snickers bars but I still like Mars bars (England association notwithstanding). I changed for the same reasons. Took about 2 days to find a satellite and showed nonsense on Strava. The other things I like much better about the 220 is that it lights up when it shows the lap splits which means you can actually see them in the dark without trying to find the backlight button and the vibrate means you never miss a lap time. You can also see you lap splits on the watch so don't need to look at Garmin connect or Strava. I liked my 110 after I got the 220 I would never have gone back to one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeklipse Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I sold mine on eBay for about £50 btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Looking for some advice/tips. The old dear is heavily into her walking and would like a GPS watch to track some of her hikes around Scotland, and a hiking holiday in Iceland this summer. Does anyone know of any decent GPS watches geared towards walking or whether the well known running watches (such as Garmin Forerunner) work perfectly when out hill walking and munro bagging? If it`s just for hiking i`d just use the strava app (or any similar one) on my phone. Or you could get a gps unit, something like this http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/garmin-etrex-30-gps-p191379that`ll have a much longer battery life. The running watches work but the battery isn`t much better than using your mobile. The chargers on the garmin watches are also dreadful.(google the reviews). I got a tom-tom watch last year and it works better than the garmin and has a much better charger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamia Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 The chargers on the garmin watches are also dreadful Are they I plug mine in, it charges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Are they I plug mine in, it charges We had 2 watches in the house. Both of them stopped charging. Got them replaced by garmin then the new ones did the same. Now one of the newest replacements has stopped charging as well. Do a search for 'garmin watch won't charge' It's a common fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Are they I plug mine in, it charges Mine charges sometimes, if it can be bothered. Has a ludicrous five toothed grip rather than a normal charger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Mine charges sometimes, if it can be bothered. Has a ludicrous five toothed grip rather than a normal charger. Yeah. The charging connection is shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamia Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Has a ludicrous five toothed grip rather than a normal charger. The 110 charger was pish. Nothing wrong with the 220 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamia Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 We had 2 watches in the house. Both of them stopped charging. Got them replaced by garmin then the new ones did the same. Now one of the newest replacements has stopped charging as well. Do a search for 'garmin watch won't charge' It's a common fault. Maybe I have just been lucky but I have had 2 Garmin's FE has had 2 and my new few has had 2 and none of them have had an issue charging - maybe I should touch wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Maybe I have just been lucky but I have had 2 Garmin's FE has had 2 and my new few has had 2 and none of them have had an issue charging - maybe I should touch wood "my new few"????????? New fella? Surely not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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