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Garmin eTrex 22x
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Garmin eTrex 22x

Garmin eTrex 22x handheld GPS with preloaded topographic maps.

$200Buy on Amazon
Amazon US, October 2026. Prices change.

Receive-only satellite navigation on two AA batteries, with topographic maps already on board. No phone pairing: it simply listens to the sky and tells you where you are.

Off-grid
Runs on battery, crank or solar, so it survives a power cut.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisGarmin eTrex 22x
What it replacesSmart oneGoogle Maps on a phone
2
Power cut
TRUE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
FALSE
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
FALSE
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
FALSE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
#DEPENDS
FALSE
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
5 of 65/6and one maybe
0 of 60/6

The smart one is the Google Maps on a phone.

Row 2

See it in the sheetIn the sheet
#N/A

We looked. Sorry.

An electric compass is just a compass with anxiety.

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Listens to satellites. Never answers back.

Garmin eTrex 22x

$200
Off-grid
Garmin eTrex 22x$200
Buy on Amazon