I bought mine to use when I'm grouse hunting in the North Woods. It;s easy to get turned around and get lost up there. The watch will also link with my dogs satellite tracking collar and show me where she's at, too.
That is a great idea, to link with the dogs. Plus like you said once you get into the woods it is so easy to get turned around especially when you’re focused on hunting.
I just wanted to say thank you for an amazing video. It was simply explained and real life use being shown. I bought this watch a few weeks ago, and was tempted to go back to my Garmin Vivoactiv 3. I now want to wear and use this watch. Thank you again my friend!
Thank you.I sure appreciate your kind words.So glad it was helpful.It really is an amazing watch.Once you use go through the process a couple times it will be second nature.
Thank you for actually showing how the GPS system works on this watch this is exactly what I needed I’m I first time user with this watch I don’t have the tactical just the instinct solar. But I’m a avid Mushroom picker here were I live on the Oregon coast being a mushroom hunter your always looking at the ground and following the flushes of the mushroom’s so it is really easy to get turned around in a lot of different directions in the woods you are not familiar with. This watch will help take all of the doubt of with way my truck or ATV is at. We just had a fellow picker got lost a 70 year old Asian lady out of Crescent City Cal. It’s been about two weeks she’s been missing we usually get one to two a year some outcomes good some bad. It is very very easy to get turned around were you think is the right way isn’t the right way I’m pretty familiar with my area I live in but there are times I have to scratch my head to get back to my starting point. This will help take a lot of doubt and let me got further in the forest. Thanks for the video very helpful and have some safe journeys out there…
Thank you for your kind words.Your absolutely welcome.You don’t need the tactical version to do all of the GPS tracking coordinates. In other words to get you back to your original location. The tactical works exactly the same as the original solar. Praying for safety for missing lady ❤️. Oregon is on my bucket list to visit .Happy mushroom 🍄 hunting.Enjoy your Garmin my friend!
I have The Fenix 6x pro solar... I do love the look of the Instinct though, So I bought it so I can keep the fenix as a back up watch... I really enjoyed your video Mate. From the land down under
Thank very much !I sure appreciate the compliment and watching.This makes it worth the 37 chiggers I got actually going out in the field haha.Seriously tho thank you
This is the BEST, hands down video for using the Navigation feature. The exact same reason I want a Garmin for hunting etc..." no I dont fly or parachute...I just want to hike" lol.
I believe "Number of points" is referring to how many times the GPS collected your position along the route. The line would be drawn from those points.
Just saw this sorry for delay.The tactical has modes for parachuting,and stealth mode.I don't fly let alone parachute 😅.If I had to do over I would go standard.But I still love the watch
@@jeepthings8875 Thanks a lot for your reply. I got the regular Instinct solar 2 and Im very happy with it even I have not checked all its features yet. A great watch and tool with amazing battery life. Cheers. 👍👍
Use mine in the colorado Rockies off trail hiking all the time. Use a original instinct as a spare in my pack just in case something happens to my solar during a hike. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
great video. I just bought the same watch and love it. I'm guessing since you moved away from your Jeep to acquire the signal is why it was pointing away from your Jeep and reading 23 feet.
@@jeffgeesaman4386 thank you very much. I sure appreciate it. And they are great watches. I’ve used and abused mine and it still does great. And I think you’re correct on acquiring the signals because in the times that I have used it since it will measure between 40 feet to closer when I’m using it to navigate to a certain object or destination, thank you again.
Yes I was using backtrack mode. And instead of backtracking I went back to a direct path,to see if it would figure out that I was on course and it did. But yes when it first vibrated it definitely alerted me
Hello, great video. Did the watch works without phone when using gps(can you upload route to watch), or watch have to be connected to phone all the time, in order the gps to work? Thank you.
Hey 👋! Great question. You can use the watch without the phone and save routes you have taken . as far as importing. I have never done that but you can. I believe it’s the Garmin explorer app that you put on your phone you can find trails, etc. and put them from your phone to your watch. Thanks for watching great question.
@@towdjumper5 thank you I sure appreciate ya.Yes I agree (but I like BIG watches).For jump master and for me map.I wear glasses for reading so they help see.
I just ordered the lichen camo model on sale for $350, I really liked the tactical in the moss green, but I couldn't justify the extra cost for a few extra features that I will probably never use. I'm guessing the color I got is not the most popular, and that's why it was on sale for less. But I thought it looked good to me, being an outdoorsman.
I hadn't seen the camo.I looked up it is sweet!!!I do like the moss green.But the word (tactical) got me ha.I don't use the extra features it has.At lest the jump master
@@jeepthings8875 I think the only part of the tactical that I would make use of is the "stealth" mode. I would attach it to a hot key function, and use it to very quickly go from a smart watch to just a regular watch to save (even more) battery...lol
@@grantdeisig1360 yes agree.Im getting a good 18-20 days between charges.But I'm not using GPS, all other features are turned on,notifications backlight @70% ect.in a few weeks I'll be out hiking,hunting,camping.If not using GPS I will be using stealth on extended excursions
I agree,it would make it more rugged.Its my daily watch,wear it 24/7(to track sleep exercise ect).So far it's holding up great.It is super light weight don't evenn notice it.Time will tell on durability.Thanks for watching and input
@@jeepthings8875 as you say - time will tell, but after doing some of the research there are quite a lot very good brands out there which manufacture tactical or military watches with hardened plastic/polymer resin base and they hold up pretty good, so fingers crossed Garmin will not fail in this. Mil 810 certificate also helps, but I am not sure if its Mil 810 G as its with Suunto Traverse Alpha, but on the other hand that that one is even more expensive and doesn't all the features.
@@El.Duder-ino The Suunto Traverse Alfa was actually my first choice.At the time they were all sold out.The best thing I like so far with Garmin is the battery life/solar.It all depends on how much light I'm getting to it,but so far I'm only charging it once a month.
The plastic resin takes nothing away from this monsters durability trust me, I have had it months and every review will tell you the same....its military grade man. Does all that metal does expect twice as light on the wrist!!
That's a good point.I downloaded Garmin Explorer app.To keep trails I've done.But don't know if you can upload from app to watch.Its that time of year I will start doing hikes,backpacking,camping,will have to see if I can upload a route from app to watch.You are also correct on price I got the solar to extend days off grid.Thx for watching and Commenting.
Thank you for warching.Yes you can track only,zoom in out or you can just us navigation arrow (shows no track) the arrow will simply point in the direction of your way point.Insted of backtracking footstep can go Straight line to destination.
Short answer is true.To do it ,is a multiple step process.here is a channel “Jumble” .He in my opinion is the best to do advanced operations .Go to his playlist of the garmin instinct solar.He will have all the features .One of them is downloading maps to the watch.Hope this will help you and thanks for watching.
I think you gotta be from Texas because it took you almost 15 minutes to get to the meat n taters. lol Good info though. Thanks for the effort. How do you do the flick to illuminate deal?
I know I know I'm long winded 😂.That vid should have been about 25 min shorter haha. To get the light to come on with turning of wrist.Press menu button.Go to settings,then select system.Once your in system,scroll to backlight.Then select during activity.Last select Gesture (I have mine set on after sunset ).Hope this helps.I sure appreciate you watching.
@@jeepthings8875 lol birds of the same feather brother. I get it. Thanks for the instructions, I got it set up easy peasy. Keep up the good content! It helps.
@@jeepthings8875 one comment I forgot to include, I was asked to set up land nav training for a group of folks and am planning on doing a video on how to use the Instinct to navigate point to point, using your Instinct with a map, plotting points etc etc. should be fun.
Using Garmin solar for 10 months … solar charging is not so great as promised … my watch drains out of battery from 100% to 0 % within 6-7 hr … can not figure out wats wrong with it ..😢
Wow that’s not good.At full charge mine says 27 days(usually get 23-24 days) .In the summer I can get the 27,being out doors more.You may check to make sure GPS isn’t on ,even if it is you should still get more than that.I have my backlight set on 30%.I have it set to turn on by twisting wrist (to check time etc)It is also set to turn on after sunset to sunrise.Then during the day it is off.Hope this helps ,and you can get more days out of watch.
Not focused on the watch at the end and use a real serious track with ups and downs to show altitude and barometric pressure differences if is the case....have a quiet one in the bush see if the heart monitor shows heart increase....go do a Karen in a shop see if witstands stress....etc
I’ve had it a little over 2 yrs.It says26-27 days when fully charged.it will actually last maybe 17ish.When new it would last 20-21.So it has diminished battery life by couple days in that time frame.Curious to see what it’s like in couple yrs.
@@tomlitton80 This is an area I haven't been to in a while (probably 9 months).I'm going to go this Saturday to do some hunting.I will be going past this same spot.Its supposed to rain Thursday so should hold good prints on any thing in that area.I wasn't even looking for anything when I made this video,then there was the prints in a straight line.It caught me off guard (as you can tell in the video) looked to be claw marks on end of foot prints.
@@tomlitton80 Absolutely !I will for sure be on lookout.If anything interesting interesting is out there I will take some video.Thx so much for watching.
finally someone SHOWING how it works, great work
Thank you I sure appreciate it.
Nothing beats a guy DOING something rather than a.guy TALKING about something. Great video thank you very much it helped a lot. Subbed and liked
I sure appreciate it.I got 💯 chiggers that day walking in the woods haha.Thanks again for watching.
Thanks for posting this- a real-use video on the Instinct's navigation capability is exactly what I was looking for!
Your welcome.Glad it was helpful.Thank you for watching,I sure appreciate it.
Thank you SO MUCH for posting a video of the GPS/navigation/etc. actually being used! Super helpful
You’re very welcome.i sure appreciate ya .Thanks for watching
I bought mine to use when I'm grouse hunting in the North Woods. It;s easy to get turned around and get lost up there. The watch will also link with my dogs satellite tracking collar and show me where she's at, too.
That is a great idea, to link with the dogs. Plus like you said once you get into the woods it is so easy to get turned around especially when you’re focused on hunting.
I've never really gotten lost up there, but I've wandered around a little confused for a few days. LOL @@jeepthings8875
Finalmente una chiara e completa recensione sulla funzione di navigazione con GPS .Ottimo video
I just wanted to say thank you for an amazing video. It was simply explained and real life use being shown. I bought this watch a few weeks ago, and was tempted to go back to my Garmin Vivoactiv 3. I now want to wear and use this watch. Thank you again my friend!
Thank you.I sure appreciate your kind words.So glad it was helpful.It really is an amazing watch.Once you use go through the process a couple times it will be second nature.
Great video. Got this watch and waiting to unbox. I own a jeep too, 4.7 V8, subscribed!
Thank you.Its an awesome watch.you willows it.Wish my jeep had a v8 😂
Great upload! Not many posts are as clear and educational on this nifty device, and hence I am greatful. Be safe hiking
Thank you Jeff.I had a fantastic time doing this vid.Getting to be in the great outdoors.Thanks again for watching, sure appreciate the kind words.
Great video mate,,,this is what we need real field work I buy that Garmin today
Thank you very much!Thanks for watching. It was also a blast to be able to actually get out side.
Thank you for actually showing how the GPS system works on this watch this is exactly what I needed I’m I first time user with this watch I don’t have the tactical just the instinct solar. But I’m a avid Mushroom picker here were I live on the Oregon coast being a mushroom hunter your always looking at the ground and following the flushes of the mushroom’s so it is really easy to get turned around in a lot of different directions in the woods you are not familiar with. This watch will help take all of the doubt of with way my truck or ATV is at. We just had a fellow picker got lost a 70 year old Asian lady out of Crescent City Cal. It’s been about two weeks she’s been missing we usually get one to two a year some outcomes good some bad. It is very very easy to get turned around were you think is the right way isn’t the right way I’m pretty familiar with my area I live in but there are times I have to scratch my head to get back to my starting point. This will help take a lot of doubt and let me got further in the forest. Thanks for the video very helpful and have some safe journeys out there…
Thank you for your kind words.Your absolutely welcome.You don’t need the tactical version to do all of the GPS tracking coordinates. In other words to get you back to your original location. The tactical works exactly the same as the original solar. Praying for safety for missing lady ❤️. Oregon is on my bucket list to visit .Happy mushroom 🍄 hunting.Enjoy your Garmin my friend!
I have The Fenix 6x pro solar... I do love the look of the Instinct though, So I bought it so I can keep the fenix as a back up watch... I really enjoyed your video Mate. From the land down under
Thank you for watching.I sure appreciate it.The Fenix 6 x pro solar is on my wish list.It looks amazing.Hey from the Midwest
All the way from AAUUZZZIIEE 🦘🏜
Black Friday 2021 deal: basic Garmin Instinct is $169!! I just ordered one. Everyone has it at that price; Garmin, Amazon, Kohl’s, etc.
That is a great deal.
Great watch, great navigation tool
Appreciate you sir! Best Garmin Instinct demonstration video on TH-cam!
Thank very much !I sure appreciate the compliment and watching.This makes it worth the 37 chiggers I got actually going out in the field haha.Seriously tho thank you
@@jeepthings8875 Ha ha! You're welcome!
This is the BEST, hands down video for using the Navigation feature. The exact same reason I want a Garmin for hunting etc..." no I dont fly or parachute...I just want to hike" lol.
Great to see it in real action. Thanks, great video.
Thank you very much.Thxs for watching
Great review, and discription on how this device works, just bought myself and looking forward to using on my hikes, all the very best.
Thank you very much for the kind words.Thanks for watching .Congrats these are fantastic/tough watches,your going to love it!
I believe "Number of points" is referring to how many times the GPS collected your position along the route. The line would be drawn from those points.
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I sure appreciate it.I got 37 chiggers making this 😂.Thank you very much
Great tutorial, thank you very much. Im planing to get one, just hesitate between the tactical and standard version, Lol. Cheers.
Just saw this sorry for delay.The tactical has modes for parachuting,and stealth mode.I don't fly let alone parachute 😅.If I had to do over I would go standard.But I still love the watch
@@jeepthings8875 Thanks a lot for your reply. I got the regular Instinct solar 2 and Im very happy with it even I have not checked all its features yet. A great watch and tool with amazing battery life. Cheers. 👍👍
@@Wastelander13 your very welcome.Thank you very much for watching,and yes the battery life is awesome. So many different features.Have a great day
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Nice video , when everything is green you must wrap your car also to green 😁👍
That really is not a bad idea. Have everything matching 🥳😂
Thank you for the video. Great job!
Thank you very much !
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Use mine in the colorado Rockies off trail hiking all the time. Use a original instinct as a spare in my pack just in case something happens to my solar during a hike. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
Agree 💯.if I'm going to on extended trip.I take my garmin eTrex.Had it for yrs still going strong .
great video. I just bought the same watch and love it. I'm guessing since you moved away from your Jeep to acquire the signal is why it was pointing away from your Jeep and reading 23 feet.
@@jeffgeesaman4386 thank you very much. I sure appreciate it. And they are great watches. I’ve used and abused mine and it still does great. And I think you’re correct on acquiring the signals because in the times that I have used it since it will measure between 40 feet to closer when I’m using it to navigate to a certain object or destination, thank you again.
This was awesome, thank you 👊🏻
Thank you. Hope it was helpful.
I don't know if you've figured it out yet but the vibration is supposed to mean you're off course
Yes I was using backtrack mode. And instead of backtracking I went back to a direct path,to see if it would figure out that I was on course and it did. But yes when it first vibrated it definitely alerted me
Good video thanks for sharing!
Thank you, thanks for watching
Hello, great video.
Did the watch works without phone when using gps(can you upload route to watch), or watch have to be connected to phone all the time, in order the gps to work?
Thank you.
Hey 👋! Great question. You can use the watch without the phone and save routes you have taken . as far as importing. I have never done that but you can. I believe it’s the Garmin explorer app that you put on your phone you can find trails, etc. and put them from your phone to your watch. Thanks for watching great question.
I totally need one of these for my hikes. I've got some big projects coming up i think this would help
I love it.Has easy UI,after a couple uses you know exactly what to do.In my uses the satellites connect quickly and you ready to go.
Great review but when you zoom in or out you must press the right bottom button (back button) so the map can rotate for you 👍
Great point. Thank you so much for watching. And yes that is definitely correct. I figured it out on accident later on.lol
Good video, very helpful
Thank you.Thanks for watching,yep its in MO
Great stuff.wish the face was a little bigger especially for Jump Master feature. Great review.
@@towdjumper5 thank you I sure appreciate ya.Yes I agree (but I like BIG watches).For jump master and for me map.I wear glasses for reading so they help see.
I just ordered the lichen camo model on sale for $350, I really liked the tactical in the moss green, but I couldn't justify the extra cost for a few extra features that I will probably never use. I'm guessing the color I got is not the most popular, and that's why it was on sale for less. But I thought it looked good to me, being an outdoorsman.
I hadn't seen the camo.I looked up it is sweet!!!I do like the moss green.But the word (tactical) got me ha.I don't use the extra features it has.At lest the jump master
@@jeepthings8875 I think the only part of the tactical that I would make use of is the "stealth" mode. I would attach it to a hot key function, and use it to very quickly go from a smart watch to just a regular watch to save (even more) battery...lol
@@grantdeisig1360 yes agree.Im getting a good 18-20 days between charges.But I'm not using GPS, all other features are turned on,notifications backlight @70% ect.in a few weeks I'll be out hiking,hunting,camping.If not using GPS I will be using stealth on extended excursions
Very nice video 😃
Thank you.Thanks for watching
Smart Watch!
This watch is looking really good, I wish only it could be more rigid with metal and not just from resin.
I agree,it would make it more rugged.Its my daily watch,wear it 24/7(to track sleep exercise ect).So far it's holding up great.It is super light weight don't evenn notice it.Time will tell on durability.Thanks for watching and input
@@jeepthings8875 as you say - time will tell, but after doing some of the research there are quite a lot very good brands out there which manufacture tactical or military watches with hardened plastic/polymer resin base and they hold up pretty good, so fingers crossed Garmin will not fail in this. Mil 810 certificate also helps, but I am not sure if its Mil 810 G as its with Suunto Traverse Alpha, but on the other hand that that one is even more expensive and doesn't all the features.
@@El.Duder-ino The Suunto Traverse Alfa was actually my first choice.At the time they were all sold out.The best thing I like so far with Garmin is the battery life/solar.It all depends on how much light I'm getting to it,but so far I'm only charging it once a month.
The plastic resin takes nothing away from this monsters durability trust me, I have had it months and every review will tell you the same....its military grade man. Does all that metal does expect twice as light on the wrist!!
@@isthi000ify fair point, more metal would make it heaver that's true and I agree its great its a military grade!
Why can not upload course to instict solar as the regular instict version ? It is much expensive but you get fewer functions with the solar version.
That's a good point.I downloaded Garmin Explorer app.To keep trails I've done.But don't know if you can upload from app to watch.Its that time of year I will start doing hikes,backpacking,camping,will have to see if I can upload a route from app to watch.You are also correct on price I got the solar to extend days off grid.Thx for watching and Commenting.
@@jeepthings8875 you can connect alltrails and garmin connect and send trails to watch
Good tutorial , I guess you can exit pan/zoom mode and view the track only in navigation mode
Thank you for warching.Yes you can track only,zoom in out or you can just us navigation arrow (shows no track) the arrow will simply point in the direction of your way point.Insted of backtracking footstep can go Straight line to destination.
Buen video!! Nice video!!
Thank you sure appreciate it
Someone said that you could download maps on it. True or untrue?
Short answer is true.To do it ,is a multiple step process.here is a channel “Jumble” .He in my opinion is the best to do advanced operations .Go to his playlist of the garmin instinct solar.He will have all the features .One of them is downloading maps to the watch.Hope this will help you and thanks for watching.
You arrive at a Ford Bronco, but it's your car,
' you are in a parallel universe ✨ '.
greetings from poland
Hey 👋 from US.
Just curious....where is this trail? State?
ah, Missouri
I think you gotta be from Texas because it took you almost 15 minutes to get to the meat n taters. lol Good info though. Thanks for the effort. How do you do the flick to illuminate deal?
I know I know I'm long winded 😂.That vid should have been about 25 min shorter haha.
To get the light to come on with turning of wrist.Press menu button.Go to settings,then select system.Once your in system,scroll to backlight.Then select during activity.Last select Gesture (I have mine set on after sunset ).Hope this helps.I sure appreciate you watching.
@@jeepthings8875 lol birds of the same feather brother. I get it. Thanks for the instructions, I got it set up easy peasy. Keep up the good content! It helps.
@@jeepthings8875 one comment I forgot to include, I was asked to set up land nav training for a group of folks and am planning on doing a video on how to use the Instinct to navigate point to point, using your Instinct with a map, plotting points etc etc. should be fun.
@@robertthetexan8537Brother I sure appreciate it.i use TH-cam for all sorts of things around the homestead haha.Glad I could help,truly thanks again.
@@robertthetexan8537 that does sound AWESOME. Will be a very helpful tool,when out and about.
Very helpful. Thank you. Watch still good?
Thank you,glad it helped.It is fantastic I wear it all day,even sleep with it on to track sleep.Super light don't even know I'm wearing it.
@@jeepthings8875 Sounds good! You have a nice area there.
Does it track sleep?
Yes and from my experience it tracks it very well.
Just NO Soylent Green please. I just bought the non tactical in red and love it so far.
If I had it to do over again, I would get non tactical.I just don’t use any of the features of “tactical “
Bro can u confirm if this watch support Korean language on setting?
Using Garmin solar for 10 months … solar charging is not so great as promised … my watch drains out of battery from 100% to 0 % within 6-7 hr … can not figure out wats wrong with it ..😢
Wow that’s not good.At full charge mine says 27 days(usually get 23-24 days) .In the summer I can get the 27,being out doors more.You may check to make sure GPS isn’t on ,even if it is you should still get more than that.I have my backlight set on 30%.I have it set to turn on by twisting wrist (to check time etc)It is also set to turn on after sunset to sunrise.Then during the day it is off.Hope this helps ,and you can get more days out of watch.
Not focused on the watch at the end and use a real serious track with ups and downs to show altitude and barometric pressure differences if is the case....have a quiet one in the bush see if the heart monitor shows heart increase....go do a Karen in a shop see if witstands stress....etc
Be the change wolfking. Just gotta get off the couch…
Watch the hand
Dobrze że auto masz czerwone...😀
5 years then the rubbish bin when batteries don't hold charge
I’ve had it a little over 2 yrs.It says26-27 days when fully charged.it will actually last maybe 17ish.When new it would last 20-21.So it has diminished battery life by couple days in that time frame.Curious to see what it’s like in couple yrs.
Bro if you don't go outside I am going to reach through this ph and go up side your head.
😂😂😂I eventually did
Watch the hand the hand another left-handed video one hand
but....the Jeep isnt green xD
Bigfoot track u found! 👹
It was rather interesting 🤔,I noticed and had to stop and check it out.
@@jeepthings8875 Was that the first time you've seen tracks like that?
@@tomlitton80 This is an area I haven't been to in a while (probably 9 months).I'm going to go this Saturday to do some hunting.I will be going past this same spot.Its supposed to rain Thursday so should hold good prints on any thing in that area.I wasn't even looking for anything when I made this video,then there was the prints in a straight line.It caught me off guard (as you can tell in the video) looked to be claw marks on end of foot prints.
@@jeepthings8875 Yeah those claw marks were insane! I'd be interested to know how it goes on your upcoming hunt!
@@tomlitton80 Absolutely !I will for sure be on lookout.If anything interesting interesting is out there I will take some video.Thx so much for watching.
But your jeep is red
Haha I need a green one 😅
Focus at least some of time, please.
Buy a tripod.
terrible video
That's all you got?
Can you do better while walking? 🤔🤦♂️🤦♂️
eww, jeeps are garbage.