Have Brick Will Travel (Garmin Montana 600 Gear Review)

Those of you who keep up with the latest and greatest on GPS's probably know all about the Garmin Montana 600 GPS. For those who don't, this is one of the newest handheld units that Garmin has put out on the market. Kevin at Take A Hike GPS who sells and rents GPS units (a great option if you haven't got $100+ to drop on a GPS unit), sent the 600 to us for review. When it arrived I feared he'd sent me a brick instead, but opened the package anyway. To my amazement, it was a GPS fit for Bigfoot.

After picking my jaw up off the floor, I took the GPS out of the box and turned it on. Yep, it's got a color touch screen, is customizable, and has all the bells and whistles like the Garmin Dakota 10 we reviewed a couple weeks back and then some. The upper level models of this GPS even have photo taking capabilities and as our teenage daughter found, when you turn it on it's side, the screen turns as well, just like those fancy iPhones and Android smart phones do. After examining it for about 20 minutes, I turned the unit off and put it back in the package. Considering how busy we've been with getting the nursery ready, I wasn't really going to have time to lug it out on the trail.

Giveaway Roundup Friday - August 12, 2011

So the last week and a half has been crazy hectic. If you follow us on Facebook, then you know that we've been neck deep in turning a bathroom into a nursery, and getting the house looking nice before the appraiser comes out. With that being said, we ended up missing last weeks giveaway roundup and for that we sincerely apologize. If you please, don't put us in "Time Out" for it.

Anyway since we missed it last week, we have one for you today that features some pretty sweet giveaways from around the outdoor blog-o-sphere. These items include huge prize packages, to a GPS, a sleeping bag, and more. So with no further delay, let's get straight to the goodies that are up for grabs out there and start the weekend off right.

Gear Review - Garmin Dakota 10 GPS

Last week and over the weekend during our camping trip, I had the opportunity to review Garmin's Dakota 10 GPS unit. A few weeks back I had entered a GPS giveaway at Take A Hike GPS, and in so doing let them know of my tweet for an extra entry. In return, I got a response back from Kevin, stating that he liked our blog and told us that he lets bloggers "Borrow" units for review. I couldn't possibly pass up this opportunity. So I went through the necessary steps that Kevin outlined for me to get a unit to review.

As a side note for those that haven't heard of Take A Hike GPS, they sell and even rent GPS units to hikers, travelers, etc. If you don't quite know which unit you want, then it is possible to rent a unit for relatively cheap just to give it a test drive if you will. They have units from the likes of Garmin, Delhorme, Magellan, and more. So if you are in the market for a GPS unit, definitely check out Take A Hike GPS.