Recently I wrote an article about the Garmin eTrex 35, a touchscreen, outdoor, lifestyle, handheld navigation device best suited for hiking and maybe offroading or just as a backup. I seriously believe if someone is venturing off into the unknown a second device is always necessary, even if only a cellphone with GPS capabilities.
But times change and so does technology. At the end of 2018 Garmin launched the new Garmin GPSMAP 66 – the upgrade and new version of the older Garmin GPSMAP 64 series. I guess it can be said that, 20 years down the line, this device represents the direct progression line of the old Garmin III or III+ which dated back to before 2000. The III or III+ was never my favourite; I preferred the Garmin GPS 12 MAP which was the Garmin III+ in a more rugged casing, which made it more suited for the outdoor adventurer.
A few things caught my eye when going over the GPSMAP 66 spec sheet:
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Uganda The Pearl Of Africa
This trip, the very last in the series of stories from Dan Grec’s two-year Africa round trip, details a scary mishap and some extraordinary wildlife encounters
Chewy, But Edible
Take another look at those garden pests
Auto Perfection?
Adding a six-speed auto to Mahindra’s workhorse ups the game for this value proposition
Defenders On Tour
The second 2019 Defender Trophy event kicked off in Limpopo and was unique in that participants camped in three different countries…
Rad Rig The Dream Catcher
Motorhome world’s one-of-a-kind luxury globetrotter
The Difference Between An Overlander And An Offroader
A very important distinction needs to be made between the offroader and the overland traveller; often the two are thought to be the same.
Steelmate TP-S9
Solar powered TPMS (External sensor)
Light on the dark side
VW AMAROK DARK LABEL
Monkey business!
Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) are the most widespread of the African monkeys; occurring from the Ethiopian Rift Valley, highlands east of the Rift, and southern Somalia, through the eastern lowlands of Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia (east of the Luangwa Valley), Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and all nine provinces in South Africa.
GREAT ZOOKS
There are a few mishaps as a bunch of Jimnys tackle one of Lesotho’s premier off-road challenges, Baboon’s Pass
