garmin rhino's

[bryan_117]

anyone out there have any of these rhino's? hows the range and battery life? i'm thinking about going with the 650. would i be better to go with the 655, or would the 610 be fine and what is the differance between them? thanks

 

[hdkawi]

the best thing about the rino's is u always know where your riding partner is
or any body else that has a rino also you have to be invited
2 days with lithium bat
not sure on the range got mine from the states 5 watts
the655 would be nice has camera i got 650

 

[giddyup]

depends where you are, the 655t comes loaded with the US maps, im in canada so i was looking for a 650 or 655t, i ended up buying a 655t for the price of the 650 so thats the way i went, in the US both the 650 and 655t are 5watt radios, the 610 i think is only 2watt you can check the garmin site, for a comparison of the radios, i have the maps so i just loaded them on the radio, you can put a mico SD card in and load maps from you computor or you can buy the maps on a micro card alread and just put it in, i never ride with out the radio, works great in the mountians and i run it on the flatland of Saskatchwan as well.

giddyup

 

[OnlyPolaris]

The battery will last the day riding no problem. If you get one from the states the radio has a better range.

 

[HoldMyBeerAndWatchThis]

I'd stay away from the 610, i think it is only a 1 watt from what Discover GPS told me, and it doesnt have a expandible memory. I would also suggest ordering it from the states to get the 5 watt, all the Canadian versions are 2 watt.

 

[bryan_117]

thanks guys, looks like i'm gunna pick up the 650 from the states next time i'm down there. where would i find the maps for revy and area, or are they pre loaded?

 

[ferniesnow]

Search is a great tool on this site. All you ever need to know about the Rhino series in one easy thread. Enjoy, fs

GPS & Radio's

 

[giddyup]

where abouts are you located, on the rino its loaded on a micro SD card, i think there are a few guys on the forum that have a bunch of waypoints for the cabins and stuff around revy that they posted, like doug said, do a few seaches