Customer Reviews:
 GPS August 1, 2008
I found the product perfect for my needs. I like the many features the device offers, such as the 3D viewing of the terrain and the topographic features are great. It does not work well with automobiles, i.e., that it takes the most direct route - like a bird flies - rather than the road routes - and that's ok, because that's not what I purchased it for. It is a battery hog - so until you learn how to use it, be prepared to put some extra batteries in it - otherwise it is great.
Review of Colorado 400t July 21, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This product is an excellent purchase for hiking, geocaching, and setting up orienteering courses. The unit can also double as an auto GPS if you buy the GARMIN CITY NAVIGATOR NT ON MICROSD CARD NORTH AMERICA. Some of the best money I ever spent.
 Getting lost...no more July 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Finally a device that really works in the deep woods. If you like to go mountain biking, hiking or do any type of outdoor exploration, in areas that you're not familiar with, this Garmin unit is a must-have. There's nothing worse than going out in the woods for a nice hike, and then discovering you have no clue where you are. The Garmin 400t will let you know where you are and better yet how to get back to where you started from.
My major gripe with this unit (which is why the 4-star rating instead of 5-stars) is that after buying it and also buying the DVD for City Navigation I was hoping to use this unit for road biking as well. I assumed that the unit was compatible with Garmins Training Center Software because the unit is compatible with both Garmins heart rate monitor and cadence device. Why would Garmin make the 400t compatible with their heart rate monitor and cadence device and not make the unit compatible with their Training Center Software so that rides can be uploaded to the Web. Knowing that the unit was compatible with Garmins heart rate monitor and cadence device it was only logically to think that Garman would have made the unit compatible with the Garmin Training Center Software so that rides could be loaded into the training center software. Unfortunately, Garman decided not to make this unit compatible with their Training Center Software. I think this is a big drawback for anyone that wants to use it for road biking.
 Eclipse chasing - having trouble July 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased the Colorado 400t to chase eclipses. I need to get to very specific places on earth and cannot be off target.
My primary trouble with this: I ran into problems loading in custom POI's. I have had the unit for a week now and I am trying to prepare it for my upcoming trip to Mongolia. I want to load in the eclipse track coordinates which I have saved in a .csv file. I used the Garmin software available on the Garmin site for loading in custom POI's. The first time I used it it worked great - for the first 30 coordinates or so. I think it ran out of space. I then used the same Garmin software to "delete all custom POI's", created a new .csv file with only the 14 coordinates that I needed, and tried to upload again. This is where the problem came in - although it tells me that the load was successful. when I go to the custom POI area on the unit there are "no matches found". I think something may have messed up the unit when I used their delete option. I am going to call Garmin directly later today because I have found no other reference to this problem online.
my second problem with this - the international maps are awful if you plan on going someplace unusual. I do not expect to get street names but something more than a blank peach colored field would be nice.
My third problem - no satelites can be found in my city! This is very strange as I am standing under an open sky. This makes me a little apprehensive - what if this happens to me in western mongolia?
Greatest GPS Ever Made July 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had a variety of GPS products over the years - hiking, mountain climbing and recently geocaching. The 400t is the best by far. I would like to try the new Garmin Oregon, which had not been announced when I got the Colorado, but it would have a way to go to beat this one. I use mine for geocaching and street directions (I got the streets card -$100), and it is perfect. I have an order for the Western parks, which I am looking forward to. Viewer is crystal clear, unit is easy to use and has unsurpassed paper-free Geocaching features.
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