This discussion has been locked.

You can no longer post new replies to this discussion. If you have a question you can start a new discussion

9 day hiking trip

I am going on hiking trip that will be 9 days. There will be no outlets to charge my watch and I have the forerunner 265. I know the battery life is only 20 hours on gps mode. How can I still record my hike without the watch dying?

Top Replies

S.M.R. over 1 year ago in reply to 9874625 +1

I assume you will be taking breaks in the actual hiking. I would charge the watch at those intervals. Most of the modern portable batteries are fairly light I guess. At least that way you would have some…
9874625 over 1 year ago in reply to S.M.R. +1

I'll look into it. Thanks so much!

All Replies

0 S.M.R. over 1 year ago

Are you not taking a portable battery pack for your phone etc?

Some other tips here:

support.garmin.com/.../

0 9874625 over 1 year ago in reply to S.M.R.

Would that be the way to do it? I could pack one but it would need to be lightweight. I'll look into it thanks.

0 S.M.R. over 1 year ago in reply to 9874625

I assume you will be taking breaks in the actual hiking. I would charge the watch at those intervals. Most of the modern portable batteries are fairly light I guess. At least that way you would have some power for emergencies for your phone also. I'd maybe get a few so you can distribute the weight if necessary.

Test it beforehand.

This was just a thought , I haven't done long multi day hikes.

Good luck with the journey!

0 9874625 over 1 year ago in reply to S.M.R.

I'll look into it. Thanks so much!