Has anyone used the magellan on trails?

Ive been using a GPS receiver with the Gaia GPS app, but I'm tired of my phone (too small) and the reception is a little spotty on my iPad. Ive read that the cellular chip/antennas on a phone give it a boost in reception so I guess that's why my iPad isn't as reliable as my phone.

Anyhow, I came across this
https://www.magellangps.com/store/t...s/magellan-tr5-trail-and-street-gps-navigator
Ive seen is as low as $169, but there aren't many reviews on it.

has anyone used on out on a trail? if so, how is it?

 

I would just get a Galaxy Tab E and run Gaia or Backcountry Navigator. $110 on Amazon

Samsung Newest Galaxy Tab E Lite Flagship Premium 7" Tablet PC | Spreadtrum T-Shark Quad-Core | 1GB RAM | 8GB | Bluetooth | WIFI | GPS Enabled | MicroSD Slot | Android 4.4 KitKat OS (Black)

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Flag...qid=1548956226&sr=1-3&keywords=galaxy+tab+gps

 

I have a shitty old Garmin that I bought back in the olden days before every car had a 55" 4K/UHD touch panel... I loaded all my trail maps onto it (CaliforniaTrailMaps). I don't get turn-by-turn navigation, but it's full loaded with my maps and was mostly free (I bought the maps). For my needs, it works great: it shows me on a map in relationship to the geography and trails, and it frees up my other electronics to be themselves.

 

Keep this thread going. I'm looking to see how people run their GPS offroad

 

good question. i see people running iPads and wonder what apps are used

 

I just used Gaia GPS. It looks cool, yet I wasn't able to figure out how to get the app GPS to track your movement. It seems I had to constantly to move the screen to see where I was. ** I figured that part out

 

I've been using my Delorme PN60 for the last 9 years, with detailed maps that I downloaded from Delorme. Unfortunately: the company went out of business a couple years ago, and the maps are based on the 1984 survey (which is the last survey).

But it was good while it lasted