Satnavs, gps and navigation again...

[Mike54]

B)

I always wondered with Garmins how you switch between them ie turn by turn to your start, then offroad mapping for a trail.

[GB]

B)

I always wondered with Garmins how you switch between them ie turn by turn to your start, then offroad mapping for a trail.

:unsure:

[Tramp]

hi guys..

that gb discovery is ace..thats what I`ve been banging on about

on garmins with more than one map insatalled ie ;city navigator [the best] and gb discovery or anyother free Rastor maps you just enable or disable which ever one you want to use at that given time..

so city navigator home to trails..then gb discovery with custom gpx tracks to follow all day..also change between automotive made and track up or north up for different displays.

And a few use the montana with headphone leads..so they can listen to thenm voices :woohoo: :whistle: ..

[GB]

Can I install City Europe into its own memory and have GB discover on the card?

[Tramp]

yep..I use city europe in the hard drive and then change the other maps..uk,spain,france,morroc all topographic when i need them..

I do custom road routes for the roads and tracks for the trails and store them on the harddrive..

if you have the map in the sd card slot and connect to the pc/mac and use basecamp you can then use them to do custom stuff.. B)

Always double check they installed before leaving on a trip :woohoo:

[mountainwhale]

I have a Garmin Oregon which is brilliant. I also use it in the van, for cycling and hill walking. The only thing some may find an issue is the smallish screen size, and the lack of voice output and bluetooth (for maybe music streaming). Personally I don't the lack of the annoying voice prompts an issue at all and I just use my phone to do all the music etc.

Another option is Orux Maps http://www.oruxmaps.com/index_en.html or Locus Pro on Android. The advantage of Android phones over iphones is you've a great range of screen sizes and many models also have removable batteries. Personally I've a Samsung Galaxy Note with a huge 5.2" screen and it's an awesome piece of kit for gps mapping. I power it off the bike but also carry two spare batteries which cost me 12 quid each. I have it in an Aquabox on the bike for weatherproofing and it works perfectly.

With the likes of Orux you can use your own maps with no problems (O/S maps can also be found free if you know where to look). It can also cache maps offline, and this includes British O/S maps. The only thing is not to download vast areas at once as this might piss off the O/S crowd and they might block access, so do it bit by bit.

There's also loads of garmin/tom tom type apps such as Sygic about. I've personally found Sygic to be the best.

[GB]

Well Tramp because of you I've just been out and got a Montana 600 with GB Discover :whistle: done a cheeky deal at a well known outdoor store and managed to get it for under £350 :woohoo: well thats tonights entertainment sorted while I learn how to use it!!

[Mike54]

which shop GB?

[toerag999]

Hi GB,

I cant get too technical about this topic, small brain fat fingers etc. I have a Garmin gpsmap60csx with city navigator western europe which is just about bomb and tsunami proof and very reliable if not a bit fiddly to use in bike gloves or on the move, you CAN load as many different maps on one card as you like, providing the card is big enough, (choose map on menu and press go). I have also used HTC android phone with satnav app in the see thru top of an SW moto tank bag, tank bag pocket was 100% waterproof, and it did rain, this would be good for your eyefone. Or A2Z:- no wiring, flat bats or brocken screen.

tr999

[Nigel]

Well Tramp because of you I've just been out and got a Montana 600 with GB Discover :whistle: done a cheeky deal at a well known outdoor store and managed to get it for under £350 :woohoo: well thats tonights entertainment sorted while I learn how to use it!!

Lets us all know how you get on with it, need to replace my car sat nav I use in a waterproof case, not really user friendly and the battery is playing silly buggers.
The 600 looks like it does everything, only issue when it first came out was if you mounted on the bike portrait instead of landscape it wouldn`t work although I think that`s solved now.