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    Ambit 3 Peak as a Backup?

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    • W Offline
      wakarimasen Silver Members
      last edited by wakarimasen

      Hello Folks,

      I have a S9B and am a very happy user.

      I wondered about getting an Ambit 3 Peak as a backup for navigation activities, so I can track the activity on my S9B, but use the Ambit 3 Peak just for the route, and guidance.

      Is it mad, or reasonable?

      Suunto Race Titanium
      Suunto Ambit3 Peak
      Polar H10
      Polar OH1

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      • DMytroD Offline
        DMytro @wakarimasen
        last edited by

        @wakarimasen if anything, it should better be the other way around I think. S9 has waypoints, zoom in map view, turn by turn navigation. A3p only supports POIs I think + I’m not sure of syncing routes to a3p is as easy as with s9.

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        • Soylent YellowS Offline
          Soylent Yellow Bronze Member @wakarimasen
          last edited by Soylent Yellow

          @wakarimasen As someone who just did an 8-day trekking with an S9B, I would say mad. The S9B is so much easier to sync (Komoot or Suunto app) and has turn by turn.
          I did use an A3P before this for navigation purposes, but back then I needed to keep my phone at hand with maps.me for offline maps. I didn’t need a phone backup at all with the S9B.

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          • W Offline
            wakarimasen Silver Members
            last edited by

            Mad it is then - thanks for the feedback! I’ll stick with the S9B and quietly covet a S9P!

            Suunto Race Titanium
            Suunto Ambit3 Peak
            Polar H10
            Polar OH1

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            • BulkanB Offline
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              last edited by

              Why not an S7 as companion with maps? I use that combo in family hikes and enjoy it a lot.

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              • W Offline
                wakarimasen Silver Members
                last edited by

                Interesting idea. I was thinking originally of a cheap and cheerful old school model!

                Suunto Race Titanium
                Suunto Ambit3 Peak
                Polar H10
                Polar OH1

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                • DMytroD Offline
                  DMytro @wakarimasen
                  last edited by

                  @wakarimasen I’ve seen refurbished S7 for 150 Euros on ebay not so long ago. I think they generally droped in price, since Android Wear 3 was announced.

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                    wakarimasen Silver Members @DMytro
                    last edited by

                    @dmytro I think I might keep an eye on eBay - thanks!

                    Suunto Race Titanium
                    Suunto Ambit3 Peak
                    Polar H10
                    Polar OH1

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                    • ? Offline
                      A Former User @wakarimasen
                      last edited by

                      @wakarimasen hello,
                      I own the A3P and I went for a refurbished S7 to come full circle. IMHO I do not see any vantage to buy the A3P if you already own the wonderful S9B. My 3 cents, of course.
                      best,

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                      • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                        Brad_Olwin Moderator @wakarimasen
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                        @wakarimasen I agree with the others here, the S7 would be an addition adding a lot of extra features and as long as you don’t need more than ~15h of continuous GPS tracking it will serve as a backup.

                        Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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