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HANDHELD GPS

Make your hiking, cycling, and running routines easier and safer with our range of handheld GPS units. Here at Snow+Rock, it's time to leave your phone in your pocket and enjoy the route with the proven accuracy of our range of handheld units and devices in situations where a mere 50m inaccuracy can be the difference between a great trip in the outdoors and a confusing and disappointing one. With our range of handheld units, you get the advantage of greater accuracy with the added benefit of pre-planning your routes in advance, ensuring it isn’t affected by lack of signal. These handheld units are also more efficient on battery, ensuring that you don’t drain your phone's charge using it to find your way.

Aside from route planning, offline functionalities, and more effective battery use, our handheld GPS units also offer route exporting to another device with the included software. Find a particularly beautiful spot when out hiking? Find a perfect area of untouched powder in the winter? The best spots are the ones found by coincidence, and exporting features allow you not only to plan in advance but enable you to analyse your journey and debrief afterwards. What worked? What was tougher than it should have been? Document it all.

Our expert staff hand-selects our handheld GPS range from the biggest brands in the industry like Garmin to give you proven, reliable choices that won't let you down when you need them most. It’s time to get out there and explore.
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Handheld GPS devices offer precise navigation and location tracking even in remote areas where smartphones may lose signal. They are rugged, water-resistant, and designed for challenging environments, providing reliable mapping, waypoint marking, and route planning for hiking, climbing, or backcountry adventures. 

While smartphones offer convenient navigation apps, their accuracy and battery life can suffer in areas with poor signal. Handheld GPS units are purpose-built for outdoor navigation, featuring high-precision receivers, longer battery life, and robust construction, making them more reliable in dense forests, mountainous terrain, or off-grid locations. 

Key features include multi-GNSS support (access to GPS, GLONASS, Galileo), long battery life, water resistance (IPX7 rating), preloaded topographic maps, and sensors like a barometric altimeter and compass. Some models offer touchscreen displays, satellite messaging, and SOS functionality for added safety in remote areas. 

Battery life varies by model and usage, ranging from about 18 hours on high-end touchscreen units to over 180 hours on models like the Garmin GPSMAP 67i in standard mode. Some devices offer expedition modes for even longer life, and many run on replaceable AA batteries for added convenience in the field. 

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