Amazon Deal of the Day = Garmin Forerunner

[7rider]

I just took delivery of a new Forerunner 210 - with HRM and Foot Pod - yesterday.

[Kerry1976]

I have a 205 and I absolutely love it! Highly recommend!

[warneral]

So I don't suppose it helps you map and find your way? I need something to help me prevent getting lost

[zoom-zoom]

So I don't suppose it helps you map and find your way? I need something to help me prevent getting lost

I seem to recall that there is a feature that will walk you back the way you came, but there is no way to upload a route or anything like that.

[SadieKate]

I seem to recall that there is a feature that will walk you back the way you came, but there is no way to upload a route or anything like that.

No, you can upload plenty of pre-planned routes and follow a "cookie trail". I have done that many times for both road and trails. You create the route on either your PC and upload to the device, or create a route from a previous activity so that you can just follow the cookie trail of that activity (in essense just duplicating a previous ride/run).

You can sort of use it to go back to the start of your activity. You can mark waypoints so you can tell if you are headed toward them but . . .

This gadget is not a mapping GPS. In other words, while you are out on your ride, you cannot enter a waypoint or address and have map out a route to that destination.

There is no map in the device nor can you load one (so that you can see streets). If you want a mapping device, you'll need a far more sophisticated and expensive mapping version like an Edge 705 (?) or the Oregon, etc.

The focus of the FR205/305 is to record your activities and provide a training tool, NOT a navigational tool.

[zoom-zoom]

No, you can upload plenty of pre-planned routes and follow a "cookie trail". I have done that many times for both road and trails. You create the route on either your PC and upload to the device, or create a route from a previous activity so that you can just follow the cookie trail of that activity (in essense just duplicating a previous ride/run).

No kidding. I swear, 3 years later and I still discover features on this thing that I didn't know existed (I think my favorite that I learned maybe 6 months ago was that I can hold down the mode button and it gives me the option to select sports and whether I am indoors or outdoors without having to go through menus).

But, yeah, it's primary purpose is definitely to give current info. and record data from an event...definitely not a navigation device.

[SadieKate]

Yep. This is one of the reasons that any routes to your house should not be set to public in garminconnect. Anyone, and I do mean anyone, can download your activity as a course, upload it to their Forerunner, and follow the cookie trail to Chez Zoom-zoom.