Do any of you guys use smart watches for hiking nav? I'm tired of having to pull out my phone and shit. Been looking at like the Fenix 7x, enduro 3 or even Suunto Vertical / Race S. Seems like it would be easier just to look at my wrist everytime i want to check if i'm on track still or if i need to change trails. Leaning towards the Race S just because it's the cheapest of them all with decent maps it seems. Curious if you all have any experience with any watch brands.

its just one more fucking thing to charge and i refuse to carry more than a 10k mah battery. already have a phone, flashlight and an sos sat device. if the watch could without a doubt replace my phone, i would.

>>2827918 (OP)
I'm trying to get to a point where I don't need a smartphone, the last thing I want is another device. I would've ditche the smartphone for a fliphone already if I don't regularly use the android auto in my car for maps and Spotify. I honestly hate this thing.

>>2827934
>I hate this thing
>but I rely on it to move around
Just get a dedicated car gps and use your radio.

>>2827918 (OP)
You should check Coros watches. They are cheap, and very good.
They dont ask anything ti garmin or suunto

I do not use technology outdoors

>>2827939
>use your radio.
bruh have you listen to the radio These last two decades? it is ASS

>>2827918 (OP)
i have a 10 year old samsung s3 frontier. does what it should. i'm not spending 200€ on a fucking watch

>>2828010
just checked watches OP posted ahahahahah who the fuck spends 1000 fucking dollars on a watch

>>2828011
People with jobs. Fenix 8 was like $1500 msrp, but is completely overkill. Garmin in general is overpriced and with them moving to subscriptions for everything I'd avoid it.
>>2827918 (OP)
Vertical is only reasonable for people who are going off grid for week+. Race S is nearly half the cost with the same features (besides screen type & smaller size).
Also like >>2827960 said, Coros makes good GPS watches for cheap as well.

>>2827918 (OP)
>I'm tired of having to pull out my phone and shit
why would you need to do that in the first place?
i go /out/ to enjoy nature, i bring my phone in case of emergencies and just never even touch it

>>2827939
20 years ago, of agree but now? I don't want to spend my entire commute listening to ads.

>>2828750
*I'd not of
t. filthy phoneposter

>>2827977
This thread is retarded but so are you

>>2827918 (OP)
I got a Garmin Instinct Solar. Battery lasts weeks if not using gps.
It’s a bit of a fuck around to load routes on it, but I only did it a couple of times before realising I’d rather just stick to a map.
It’s a great watch though. I mainly use it retrospectively to see how hr varies over the same mtb trips, basically a half assed measure of fitness over time.
Also there are programs that animate your trip on a 3D map which is kinda fun.
Fenix is like strapping a tank to your wrist, they’re huge.