Garmin GPS 72 Review

Perfect for the boat, the Garmin GPS 72 floats in water and it is IPX7 waterproof so it can withstand an accidental dunk in the lake and will work just fine in a heavy downpour. Whether your adventures take you on the water or on land, the GPS 72 will save up to 500 of your most favorite places in its memory and point you to your destination.

The Garmin GPS 72 comes pre-loaded with worldwide cities as well as marine navigation aids that include buoys, lights, day beacons and sound signals. If you are a boater, a hunter or fisherman, you can use the GPS 72's celestial data that gives you tide information, sunrise and sunset times and a great hunting and fishing calendar.

The Garmin GPS 72 is an outstanding general purpose global positioning device and is very inexpensive compared to other general purpose navigators.

This navigator is built rugged. The serial computer interfaces allows you to add new programs and maps as well as store your previous trips and data. The GPS 72 contains data for all worldwide cities with populations of 200,000 or more and nautical aids for North and South America. This unit features 500 user waypoints with both name and graphic symbols that allows up to 50 reversible routes and audible alarms for arrival, off-course, anchor drag and clock functions. The onboard trip computer gives you an odometer, stopped time, total time, max speed and more.

The GPS 72 is a 12 channel handheld GPS that has a built-in quad helix antenna. There ae nine buttons on the front for easy access to all functions and the backlit display makes it easy to view in all lighting conditions.

The Garmin GPS 72 is lightweight at just 7.5 ounces and is pocket-sized. The GPS 72 is very affordable, reliable and a very impressive little unit that you won't want to leave home without.