Garmin Oregon 700 Handheld GPS with 1.5-Inch Display for Outdoor Navigation

Joe and Laura: I do a lot of geocaching. My last Oregon was the 450 model. It was a workhorse for over ten years. Unfortunately, due to unfaithful ice, it is now somewhere in Cloverdale Lake...

This model is faster (especially the USB transfers), lighter, and with a clearer screen. BirdsEye imagery is actually useful on this. (The unit comes with a free 1-year basic subscription)

The accuracy seems the same as my old unit. The interface is confusing at first, but you can remove icons you don't use to clean up the menus a LOT.

But, let's be honest. It cannot replace a smartphone for real-time data, though it tries with the Bluetooth feature.
You can get real-time data through tethering, but why would you want to? If you have a signal, you can view updated information for geocaches on your phone. If you don't have a signal, you can't.

The wi-fi capability may be more useful. It is able to connect to a wi-fi signal and download geocaches directly. I haven't done this so I really can't speak to how well it works.

United States on Apr 27, 2021

Amazon Customer: correspond en tout point à mes attentes livraison rapide super produit fonctionnel même dans des conditions extreme

Canada on Mar 04, 2021

Linda Lariviere: Alkaline batteries don't work, you need lithium batteries, so make sure you order them at same time !

Canada on Mar 04, 2021

Amazon Customer: Batteries will only last about 2 hours. Not good at all.

Canada on Dec 30, 2020

Renoweatherman: Overall I like the Oregon 700 which replaced my Oregon 450. Lots of nice features that I'll likely never use but hey, I'm sure others have a need for all the calculations it can do. On my initial hike, I wanted to pitch it into the woods as it did not work even remotely like the 450.

Right off the bat, the "Classic" seemed similar to the 450 but for the life of me I couldn't figure out how to start a new hike! I did a "reset" like you would do on the 450 which would then start a new trek but not this one. They've made this more like a cell phone with using "gestures" and apps which to me overly complicates a GPS. I finally had to just go with "Activity" but even then it took a bit of learning since Garmin manuals are generally worthless. Also, I recommend you "lock" the fields in after you figure out what you want or they'll go away when you switch things like between Activity and Classic mode and then have to go back and set those again.

I'm currently fighting the altimeter settings because it seems like it's off elevation. I've done the manual setting and get it reasonable but then the next time I hike at the same trailhead it's off several...

United States on Oct 31, 2020

Patrick lavoie: Rencontre mes attentes en tout points, sauf pour l’autonomie, 2h d’autonomie en mode economie d’energie! Pour le reste les fonctionnalités sont tres plaisante, interface pratiquement comme un cellulaire

Canada on Oct 29, 2020

ras: At home equally navigating on roads and in the woods. user customizable controls mean i can put what I need where I need it. All information I need can be downloaded from wifi or installed in a SD data card and is available when there is no internet connectivity. Touch screens mean no buttons to break.

United States on Mar 15, 2020

Elkobri: I would love to have the trip computer come up immediately on the screen. Nothing else is as interesting to me nor as useful. But other things get in the way. The idea of hitting the power button for options is not that appealing. Other Garmen hand holds avoid an over reliance on hitting that button. With the Garmen hand held offerings I wish they had the year they came out with them. As a consumer I assume that the next version fixes or improves upon earlier versions, but Garmen doesn't make it easy to date their offerings.

United States on Mar 12, 2019

Reggae Lover: This is great. Learning how to use it presents a small challenge but much of it is intuitive. I use it 95 percent for hiking and for that it works just fine. I did have the experience of it culling when I first used it. After I exported the info to the computer and phone I had to remove a battery and replace it in order to clear it. However that was seemingly solved by using NIMH rechargeable batterys.

The first time I used it I placed it on stop for the drive home and it tracked all the way to my house, Now I cut the entire device off and turn it on when I am ready to sync. So far, no problems with that anymore. The unit turns to a black background with white lettering when the sun sets, but reverses during daylight.

It has a great feel to it and the touch screen works well, but living in AZ we don't have a lot of real cold weather so I have not used it with gloves.

The one thing I would change is the way it hooks onto the backpack. It has a carabiner clip that fits over the back opening but the clip makes it dangle at an awkward angle and it is a bit cumbersome. However that does not detract from performance.

I would buy this again...

United States on Jan 10, 2018

Amazon Customer: A little background information. I am an avid geocacher who has warn out Oregons 300 and 600. The WIFI and Bluetooth capabilities of the 700 influenced my decision. I thought staying in the Oregon family would limit the learning curve. Not at all. The user interface is completely different. I may be doing something wrong but I find myself pressing buttons more than touching the screen. The buttons are sure to wear out quickly with all that use. As for the WIFI and Bluetooth, I was hoping to be able to access data using Dropbox. Nope – geocaching lists seems to be the way to load caches. That means no real batch loading from the comfort of your home without a USB connection to a laptop unless you go through the list process. That sucks for GSAK users like me. I did try loading using Geocache Live. That loaded the nearest 6 geocaches all of which I already found. That is not useful. I am hopeful that improvements to the geocaching app will be made soon.

Canada on Nov 11, 2017