Magellan Blazer 12

Review Date
April 21, 2008

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: homebuilding ,  Mountaineer

Price Paid:  $120.00 at Dick's Sporting Good

Summary:
Excellent, basic product--ideal for someone who is seeking to pare down all the "fluff" in life--and all of the over-advertised gizmo crap that's available.
Works very well in my small Cessna
"Time to go" feature very valuable for planning airplane fuel burns.
I bought a 12v lighter adapter and recommend that for perpetual use in cars/planes.
Note that using the internet to obtain free lat/long for airports is valuable for non-fliers, as well. (for driving, just enter airports close to your route--and have accurate, useful numbers)
(Oh, I'm a pilot--that means I have several--redundancy and all....)

Review Date
September 24, 2007

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: Jeff(Unregistered User) ,  Paddler

Price Paid:  $98.00 at don't remember

Summary:
I bought 2 of these (gave one to my son) about 7 years ago. Rugged, reliable and waterproof until recently when both units failed to lock onto satellites. Did something change with our GPS system rendering them obsolete or did they both go bad the same week?

Customer Service:
Friendly but not able to troubleshoot our problem on the phone.

Similar Products Used:
none

Review Date
September 8, 2003

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: Antony Santos(Unregistered User) ,  Day Hiker , from San Pedro, Dominican Republic

Price Paid:  $0.00 at gift

Summary:
Father got GPS as a free promo from tire store. Gave it to me for geocaching. Amazingly accurate compared to Garmin GPS. Locks on satellites and stays locked on under heavy foliage cover. Basic model without map feature, but accuracy is big factor. Directional pointers are always dead-on.

Review Date
February 12, 2003

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: mersey(Unregistered User) ,  Paddler , from TORONTO, ONTARIO. CANADA

Price Paid:  $115.00 at MASON CHANDLIERS

Summary:
I used to own a Magellan Pioneer. I used that GPS to help navigate all over Lake Ontario in all kinds of conditions while sailing a 23 foot sailboat. The Blazer 12 seems like the exact same thing to me. Same features. The Pioneer nicely complimented my navigation equipment. I'm waiting for the spring to come around, when I can use this one for kyaking. "Waterproof" is going to come in handy. Yay!

Review Date
March 12, 2002

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

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Reviewed by: Jamie Reynolds(Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker , from Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Can

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
This GPS works great. It is accurate, the coordinates are in sync with the landmarks on the map. You do have to walk a little fast to get a direction bearing, however, it locks on to satellites easily and stays locked. It lacks some of the bells and whistles but it is perfect when there are no landmarks. I don't need it to map because I use a map and compass along with the GPS.