Garmin RINO 530HCx Review

Garmin RINO 530HCx Review: "

The Garmin RINO series is a long standing part of the Garmin line up that takes their core GPS capability and extends it by paying attention to the needs of the consumer out in the field. GPS answers the ‘Where are you’ question and help you get to where you are going, but when you are outdoors you may also want to know where your friends are too.

The unit combines a fully functioning GPS with an FRS/GMRS radio allowing you to not only talk to your hiking or biking partners but with the special polling features, it will show you the GPS location them too. In concept it’s a great premise for the RINO series, and I will say that in practice, it’s like Instant Messaging for the outdoors enthusiast. I wish I had the current capabilities when I first started using the first FRS radios years ago. For this review I was able to take the new RINO 530HCx and the older RINO 520 for a trip to the White Mountains and for several general ‘playing around’ hikes and walks. They performed well, and gave added confidence and convenience to our travels.




The Garmin RINO 530 HCx is available at Amazon.

(Via GPS Lodge.)