GPSMAP66st

**asprin624** · 4th May 2020, 07:22 AM

@Bushwalker8,

That maybe true about protecting you critical equipment. But sooner or later you have to stop and take out your GPS to get your bearings.
The same holds true for all the user's who take their smpartphone on a hiking trip. Some of these phones are in the range of 600 to 1000 euros.
They walk around with them in their hands all day. They are not attached to anything and are very easy to be stolen.
It is a balance as to how well you protect what you have with you and how best to use it in the wilderness.
Keeping anything in your hand while hiking can be very dangerous. More so when you are by yourself.
Having your hand free and not having a GPS Unit or smartphone in you hand is far safer.
Going in groups adds to the safety along with using some form of support in your hands.

But to each of his or her way of doing things. How I do things best fits may needs how you do it fits your needs.

Happy hiking in these crazy times......

**asprin624** · 8th May 2020, 03:01 PM

@babj615,

On the GPSMAP 62 and 64 the power is on the side.

I will post screen shots if you want.

The GPSMAP 60 is so old to use as a comparison........

I quote you:

"Placing the power button in a location on the device that is easily or commonly gripped turns out to be not the best solution"

I have friends who have the 62 and 64 series and have never run into any problems accidentally pressing the power button.

Even while having in their hand walking or climbing over things while Geocaching.

You do use the power button to put the screen back on or take it out of Expedition Mode or you can put it back into Expedition Mode right away.

So I do not understand problems accidentally pressing the power button would cause other than you might turn off the GPS.

**WillyVdW** · 10th July 2021, 10:51 AM

I am a prospective buyer of a GPSMap 66s, I am somewhat alarmed by the alleged
problem with displaying multiple waypoint at the same time.
I have a lot of waypoints in my Magellan Sportrak that I want to transfer to the GPSMap.
I can export them from the Magellan, convert them to the GPX format and import them
in Basecamp (that I use with my Zumo 660).
Can someone confirm that it is possible to transfer waypoints from Basecamp to a GPSMap?
Thanks in advance for your insights

Willy

**babj615** · 10th July 2021, 09:23 PM

What "alleged problem with displaying multiple waypoint at the same time." ???

I have many GPSMAP 66 units, and I have never heard of any such thing, nor do I have any issues displaying multiple waypoints on my devices.

Yes, you can use BaseCamp to transfer data to/from a GPSMAP 66.

**WillyVdW** · 11th July 2021, 08:43 AM

Thanks for the reply.
The OP started this thread by writing (amongst other things) that:
"
What the user manual doesn't tell you is what it no longer will do:
You cannot display multiple waypoints on the map.Will only display one waypoint at a time on the map
"
This statement was later contradicted, but I wanted to be sure, hence my query.
It is important that I can transfer a waypoint "library" to the GPS.