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« on: July 30, 2008, 01:19:52 PM » |
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I think the Gps is one of the greatest inventions ever. We use the Magellan Maestro with the 3.5inch screen. Money well spent.
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jdjamul
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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2008, 01:55:37 PM » |
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map and compus the earth is flat you know. ~stupid ~smartass
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jeffm1964
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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2008, 01:57:48 PM » |
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Garmin venture ( old school ) and a built in Pioneer nvc-2 i think same as Brink's
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Richard Henry Lee, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and crafter of the Second Amendment, wrote, ?To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.?
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« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2008, 04:52:55 PM » |
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Garmin venture ( old school ) and a built in Pioneer nvc-2 i think same as Brink's
Yea dude, that thing is pretty sweet! |
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DesertCrawler
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« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2008, 05:13:55 PM » |
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My garmin broke because of the vibration on the bike so I'm out of a gps for right now.
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Metal Twister
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« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2008, 05:34:00 PM » |
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Whats the one that came in your rig? The one we took out, not the little one that talks to you?
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DesertCrawler
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« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2008, 05:38:51 PM » |
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The hand held one I had 2 years ago.
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DesertCrawler
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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2008, 05:49:47 PM » |
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The gps for my jeep is a NAVIGON. Its awsome for the street. It tells me how far the turn ahead is. It also says please turn around, your going the wrong way when I don't make the right turn. The best feature is the rerouting if there is traffic ahead.
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« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2008, 08:13:34 PM » |
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DesertCrawler-I had the same issue n an old GPS. Try bending the springs to make the batteries fit tighter. It worked for me.
I have 3:
Lowrance540c (permanent mount) in the buggy, garmin nuvi 760, and a lowrance hand held.
the nuvi has offroad mode.
I use the handheld lowrance and nuvi for geocaching as well as regular navigation.
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jdjamul
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« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2008, 08:19:49 PM » |
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Whats a good one for the guy on a budget?
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« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2008, 08:26:11 PM » |
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I got mine at christmas time for $100.
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« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2008, 08:03:40 AM » |
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I have Lowrance dreams and a map and compass budget so here's what i ended up with;
A hand-me-down Garmin etrex, it's your very basic GPS, usually lives in the center console
A Cobra GPS 100, picked it up off eBay super-super-cheap (which is really the only reason I got it), useful as a back up, difficult at times to download info to it from the computer, makes it's living chasing down geochaches
The main one is a Garmin GPS 72, another eBay super-cheapie (definition of super-cheapie = >$20)
All are good for what they are, none are really useful for real-time mapping as in driving. I've found tho that it's hard to find a handheld or dash-mount GPS that has decent maps in areas I go, like the desert, but to be fair, I've also found that the available maps of the Anza-Borrego area are not all that accurate either (which is why I carry three different maps in the Jeeps along with a GPS)
If I really have no clue where I'm going I use a laptop (used to use a PocketPC), a GPS and topo mapping software, gives me updateable maps, the ability to use satellite images and 3D. Really good software for this is OziExplorer, awesome software, you can scan your own maps, download maps, easy to use, a bit pricey but worth it
Now if anyone has a spare Lowrance Baja sitting around
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« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2008, 08:56:34 AM » |
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i have a hard mounted Lowrance baja and for a hand held i us a Garmin 60sx
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« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2008, 11:34:27 AM » |
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My gps shows most of the major dirt roads out there but does not say what thay are called, is there soft wear out there that has dirt trails??
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jdjamul
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« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2008, 02:22:47 PM » |
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Big boy got this pic of jeffm1964 gps sat at the meet.  Pretty nice. ~gunsmilie ~batman |
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« Reply #15 on: July 31, 2008, 02:25:02 PM » |
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CUSTOM AIN'T ITNOTHING BUT THE FINEST FOR ME
and they said the world was flat HA
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92021
Richard Henry Lee, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and crafter of the Second Amendment, wrote, ?To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.?
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jeffm1964
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« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2008, 02:34:07 PM » |
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Hey jdjamul is this what you used when you came out with the wagon train?
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92021
Richard Henry Lee, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and crafter of the Second Amendment, wrote, ?To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.?
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« Reply #17 on: July 31, 2008, 05:23:45 PM » |
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No we just look for moss on the trees and go the other way all are maps show are forts,trading post,and water holes living in the hills is so cool. ~2guns ~cowboy
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« Reply #18 on: August 01, 2008, 01:39:44 AM » |
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Now thats some funny stuff right there. Hey cool gps Jeff ;D
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« Reply #19 on: August 03, 2008, 04:21:37 PM » |
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I have a Garmen Quest, works good
~gun_bandana ~osama
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