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    Mike
    BPL Member

    @skinnypete

    Well my watch arrived today. Going to take it out this weekend with my Fenix 7X solar sapphire on my other wrist and see how it goes. So far, it’s already going to be my daily driver. The band is incredibly comfortable, and I can actually notice the weight difference. Glancing down, I like the data on the default face better too. We’ll see how it goes and I’ll update. Any other comparisons appreciated.

    #3760932
    Joey G
    BPL Member

    @joey-green

    I recently had a Garmin Epix 2 before the Apple Watch Ultra. I sold it to get the Ultra. I had the Apple Watch since it launched but really wanted the bigger screen and longer battery life of the Garmin. Going to Garmin, I missed little features of the Apple Watch and so when I knew a bigger version was coming out I switched.

    I think this is the version of the Apple Watch I always wanted. The new compass features are great. So easy to backtrack and mark a waypoint. The battery life is really nice too. I wear it 24 hours a day except when showering. When showering I charge it and that’s all the charging it needs so far. I personally love it and much prefer it to the Garmin Epix 2 I had.

    #3760974
    Mike
    BPL Member

    @skinnypete

    Having the flat screen and bigger face was a big deal for me. So far I’m really enjoying it. I haven’t had a chance to use the waypoints, but aim excited to.

    #3760990
    Indrit S
    BPL Member

    @grivola79

    Which maps (if any) you folks use on Ultra?

    I took the ultra too since my (apple) watch died this summer while swimming and what I really needed was an (apple is enough for my use-cases / needs; sorry to the Garmin folks but there is simply no comparison between the two companies and I don’t have specific use cases / needs that could require Garmin etc.; I have been using Garmin products from much more years than I have used apple) watch that could be reliable and used to some degree of harsheness without thinking about it. I do multiple activities, I’m not definitively the sort of  “endurance” athlete shown on apple’s advertisement, moreover in the last couple of years I’m struggling with plantar fasciitis which have helped debilitating my overall shape. So far, I’m really happy about the ultra. I hope that iPhone satellite connectivity will be rollout in Europe as well and maybe functionality enhanced and I’ll be very happy to ditch the inReach mini 2 too .

    #3761004
    Mike
    BPL Member

    @skinnypete

    I tried Topo Maps+, but I really didn’t like it. Going to try some other apps and email Gaia to see if they have any plans for a stand-alone watch app.

    #3761019
    Philip Tschersich
    BPL Member

    @philip-ak

    Locale: Kodiak Alaska

    I’ve played around with an Apple watch and really like the WorkOutDoors app. You can load shaded topo maps (Thunderforest) to the watch easily via the partner iPhone app. Gai@ for Apple watch is not very impressive.

    The WorkOutDoors app is meant as a training tool for a lot of different activities, and offers a dizzying number of customization options. This is a good intro:

    YouTube video

    #3761033
    Mike
    BPL Member

    @skinnypete

    Thanks for much for that! I’m downloading it now.

    #3761237
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades
    #3761251
    Kevin Babione
    BPL Member

    @kbabione

    Locale: Pennsylvania

    @Humorless – Thanks for posting…I enjoyed the video and had to chuckle at the very end where he thanked his “daring” wife for holding down the fort when I’m sure he meant “darling.”

    Perhaps next year’s Apple Watch Ultra will have satellite connectivity…

    #3761253
    Mike
    BPL Member

    @skinnypete

    Great video. Really nailed it with the pickup truck analogy.

    #3761258
    Joey G
    BPL Member

    @joey-green

    @humorless, what full screen map app did you switch over to while hiking early in the video?

    #3761259
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    That wasn’t me, I just posted a link to the story.

    #3761357
    Indrit S
    BPL Member

    @grivola79

    It is a custom app that he is developing

    #3761808
    Kevin @ Seek Outside
    BPL Member

    @ktimm

    Locale: Colorado (SeekOutside)

    I have not tried the new Apple Watch , I had the previous version. I do have the Garmin Epix 2. I love the Epix 2 battery life , in fact love the watch in general .. not sure I can give that up. Yes I can’t text from the watch or talk to it  .. but I don’t care.

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