Hiking Sport Mode Screen
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Really enjoying the watch, but struggling to figure out what the best combo of data screens are for a hiking sport mode. Since I can’t modify it mid-hike, I’d love to get everyone’s opinions and examples so I can set it up before a 17 mile hike on Saturday.
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@cpinky I’d start with the data points you want to see on the first screen… and go from that. More fields = smaller font. For me I like HR and ascent/elevation gain along with duration.
Vertical Ti Solar
Vertical 2
Race 2
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@cpinky for hiking, my heart rate is of no interest to me at all.
So my data screen for hiking has:- distance
- elapsed time
- sunset time (or sometimes I use the Sun S+ feature)
- distance to next waypoint of end of route
- ETA (next waypoint or end of route)
- average speed
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@cpinky distance, elapsed time, ETA, Climb S+, map
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I find very useful to have the vertical speed, I started using that parameter with my old Suunto Vector, it helps me to keep the right pace on long climbs. Once you learn what’s your good reference value (for example 8 / 9 m/min, that is 480 / 540 m/h) you can manage your effort along the route depending on its length and elevation gain. With the last update you can also select that parameter as one of the 5 data field that can be shown directly on the map tooth.
Here is my hiking customization (completed with S+ Climb):
Suunto Vector . Vector HR . Core . Race & Race S
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@Egika For me, HR is very helpful. I hike fast, and on climbs, I know if the effort is too much or not.
Distance, Altitude, Average Speed/Vertical Speed, HR, Ascent, Duration, ETA, Sunset, + Map and all the ascent stats.
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Thanks! What is the Sun S+ feature? Do you using sunset time to determine how much time left you have to hike or whats the purpose? I feel like I generally know the sunset time enough / don’t think about it. Not arguing, just trying to understand if I’m missing something lol
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@Stefano-M64 This is great! Thanks for sharing the images too!
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@cpinky S+ you can check out in the app.
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@cpinky You don’t need SuuntoPlus to check sunset. Just set it up normally in custom hiking profile – it won’t take up one of your 2 or 3 app slots during an activity.
Combined with ETA, average speed, and the terrain profile, it’s fairly easy to estimate whether you’ll make it before sunset.
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@maszop I do like the idea of the app since that can be enabled/disabled mid hike as opposed to always taking up a data field
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That’s my first custom screen, I have two more.
In the first field I have vertical speed m/h, not the average one. And in the 7-th field I always have the HR. Previous day during fw update my V1 factory reset and I had to set it up quickly for the next day custom hiking mode (I never use stock sport modes), so field 1 on first screen and field 7 on second custom screen are set wrongly. -
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@cpinky said in Hiking Sport Mode Screen:
@maszop I do like the idea of the app since that can be enabled/disabled mid hike as opposed to always taking up a data field
this is what I do, when I forgot to have that data field
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@cpinky said in Hiking Sport Mode Screen:
@maszop I do like the idea of the app since that can be enabled/disabled mid hike as opposed to always taking up a data field
That’s a good solution too. I don’t like messing around with settings during an activity. Time is money
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@Highlands These are great! Thanks
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