Garmin 64ST vs Montana

Hey all, hoping to get a little feedback here on your experience with a couple of Garmin Products.

I had convinced myself I was going to purchase a Montana 610T while it was on sale at Cabelas for $349 but the sale ended and I missed the opportunity. I am now considering the 64ST which is $200 cheaper than the 610T and I was told that Sportsman's is going to have a sale on them starting in August that will drop it to $249 ($300 cheaper than 610T).

Is the extra $300 worth spending to get the Montana or do you think the 64ST is a better overall value? With the savings I could then purchase the onxmaps chip.

What do you think?

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I just bought an Oregon 600 online at Cabelas for 1/2 the full price of $400. By the time I used my points and the free shipping code they have right now I'm only out $186 for a $400 GPS and it's all I need!

I have the 64S. The one thing that I will say about the 64 series is they can NOT do turn by turn routing on their own. You have to use a map set with routing in it. So if you put the garmin 24k series maps in it the 64 series will do turn by turn routing. But if you have the OnX map set the unit will NOT do turn by turn routing.
The 64's are good GPS systems but the screen is too small and they can't do routing on their own.

I own a 64S and it does everything I want for hunting purposes. With an On-X chip, I have been amazed at the amount of information and the accuracy of it. I'm sure there are some inaccuracies in there somewhere, but I have encountered none. I had to search hard to find some of the 2 tracks shown on the map and when it said "closed road", I found a locked gate or a brown post. I think the pre-loaded map in the ST is a waste of money, especially if you are planning on a third party map chip.

I get a full dark-to-dark day out of the batteries. I prefer a button based system rather than a touch screen for better battery life and operating while wearing gloves. The menu's are a little cumbersome to navigate. I had a Lowrance I-Hunt and the menu navigation and functions were much more user friendly, but the capabilities of the Garmin units are greater. I would buy a 64S again.

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