Garmin nuvi 500 Waterproof Test
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at
1:49 am
GPSmagazine.com tests the waterproof claim of Garmin’s multi-purpose nuvi 500.
Tagged with: garmin • nüvi • Test • Waterproof
Filed under: Garmin Video Reviews
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This is great!!!, i always go with my fishbowl in the car, from now my fishes will never get lost again!!!!
Wow, good thing it wasn’t your personal GPS unit.
omg u realy like to put things under water
damn, that is really waterproof!
can i use it waliking ??
You know I wonder how deep into the ocean it can go before it looses a signal. May have to reinforce the seams with glue but if it works within 100 feet it would prove useful.
2 clear spermicideless condoms glued with latex glue make a cheaper nuvi 205 89euros!! waterproof too!!! I use it for canoeing and paragliding…motorcycling too is sdhc compatible too!!
If you go to the official garmin website, they have it. But I might add that after the install, I found that the data offered with the blue chart is not as specific as I had hoped. Although it gives you some depths, it doesn’t go into detail the way I need. I fish a lot in Jamaica Bay, NY, and found that it had very little data for that area. It does have some offshore data but not specific. It might prove better in the Chesapeake area. As a result, I purchased the Lowrance HDS 5.
I bought one two days ago and was wondering if you wouldn’t mind telling me were to buy a bluechart disk, I live in the east coast in Chesapeake bay area.
thanks
hmm modify it so it floats
Are they all waterproof?
This just went on sale at bestbuy from 399 to 279. I picked one up today, for the car and boat, and ordered the bluechart disk. This is one kick ass little machine.
This unit is perfect for Jet Skiers, thats why I’m getting one!
The Nuvi 500 is also for hiking, biking, and boating, as well as automobiles. When you hike, there are often streams or lakes.
I use mine on my snowmobile.
are you gona go scuba diving? lol
Is that for when it directs you to turn into a lake?
the have boating maps, but im not sure how detailed they are for diving
yea i didn’t think of motorcycles
Only thing I can think of is that people on motorcycles would need it waterproof.
But can you use it for diving?
why do you need a waterproof garmin unless your useing it outdoors