Garmin Rino 650 or Oregon 650T

[huntandjeep]

Which one would you recommend ? Looking to get one for Onxmaps and Cabela's will have these to on sale for black Friday.

[Kit Carson]

I think it depends whether or not you want the radio capability...and your budget

[huntandjeep]

Radio capability would be nice ( but no one I know has one ) They will both be on sale for the same price $299. Oregon is lighter , smaller and more battery life.  More memory on the Oregon. Everything else is about the same.
I'm new to the whole GPS other than the car units.  So any help from users is great.

[bigsads]

I used the rhino, and even though my hunting partners do not have one now I was able to use the radio with their midlands.  Works well with onx maps and all my partners are getting one by next year

[Bob33]

Radio capability would be nice ( but no one I know has one ) They will both be on sale for the same price $299. Oregon is lighter , smaller and more battery life.  More memory on the Oregon. Everything else is about the same.
I'm new to the whole GPS other than the car units.  So any help from users is great.

I wouldn't worry about memory, but the Rinos are heavy. The factory battery is rechrgeable. You can use AAs but they require an adapter that is extra.

[Kit Carson]

I have the Oregon 650t and I like it a lot. Mostly hunt and trap solo so I don't have much use for radio. I hope u find whatevers gonna work best for you! 

[huntandjeep]

I'm leaning towards the Oregon for the size .

[DaveMonti]

I have the Rino and I do like it.  I don't hunt back country, but I do get pretty mobile when I am hunting and am out all day.  The radio comes in very handy for me if I'm hunting with my buddies.  The radio uses the same Family Radio Service channels as Midlands and Motorolas, so you're good to go with other handhelds. 
I will say that the screen on the Rino is small.  That's really the only complaint I have with it.  I use the Onxy chips when hunting in Montana, but I don't yet have one for WA.  Personally, I'd go with the Rino again due to the radio and the ability to transmit your location to others that have the Rino (if you want to do that). 

[smdave]

I am lucky to have a pair of Rino 650T's. Getting older I like the ability to see where the hunting partner is at. This year my hunting partner stopped moving, he dropped it and did not know it. His radio showed .47 miles from me, when he got back he took my radio and was able to walk right to where it had dropped from his pack.

[huntandjeep]

Well I picked up the Oregon 600t instead of the 650t. Didn't need the camera option since I have my phone. Cabela's forgot to take down the sale tag from last week so I got 3 of them ( 1 for me and 2 for buddies ) for $299. Also ordered a Montana chip and picked up the Id-Or-Wa chip ( assume this chip is the same as having a separate chip for each state? ). Wish I would have known the rechargeable batteries weren't included but I will order them.
  I assume the Onx chip just drop's in the slot under the batteries?  Will I have to set up anything once I put the chip in or does it set itself up ?

[DaveMonti]

The Onyx chip was plug and play for me.  I think you can also download it to memory so you can use a second chip if you have one.

[huntandjeep]

I guess the 3 state chip I got is the same as the single states except there is no landowner info on the 3 state.

[Kit Carson]

I guess the 3 state chip I got is the same as the single states except there is no landowner info on the 3 state.

No landowner info...? 
That is one of my favorite features within Onxmaps..

[DaveMonti]

I think the 3 state chip has public and private land, but doesn't identify the owners of the private land. 

[huntandjeep]

I think the 3 state chip has public and private land, but doesn't identify the owners of the private land.

   After More research that's it. Originally had the Washington chip , then saw the state chip for the same price so figured might as well get 3 states for the price of one  .
Going in the morning to exchange it for a Washington chip and grab the rechargeable batteries.

[Kit Carson]

Right on 

[Qaib Thai]

Nice deal. I was going to pick up the 650 but with some research the 750 was recently released so I decided to wait hopefully next year the 750 will be on sale since the 650 are discontinued.

[huntandjeep]

Was reading about my GPS and noticed a 16 hour battery life. Is that on regular AA batteries? Also when the battery dies  like sitting in a closet for a couple months ,   do you lose all your waypoints and stored data ?

[DaveMonti]

All data will be stored in memory of the device.  Losing power should not impact what is in memory. 
My 650 runs a long time on the rechargeable battery, but I turn the radio function off unless I'm hunting with others that have radios.  I also keep the backlight pretty dim.  There are things you can do to improve battery life, but if you're going back country, it is best to have a solar charger or spare batteries. 

[Kit Carson]

All data will be stored in memory of the device.  Losing power should not impact what is in memory. 
My 650 runs a long time on the rechargeable battery, but I turn the radio function off unless I'm hunting with others that have radios.  I also keep the backlight pretty dim.  There are things you can do to improve battery life, but if you're going back country, it is best to have a solar charger or spare batteries.

 

[Remnar]

 Also if you do use disposable batteries make sure to buy lithium .