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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
11/6/2013
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Hey all
Looking for a GPS for my Land Cruiser .
Anyone have a recommendation for a good one that I can upload trail maps to and use off-road.
Thanks,
Bob
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mrkmc Posts: 87
11/7/2013
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Do you have an Android Phone? If so download Back Country Navigator. It is perfect for offroading and navigating roads in the desert. You can download all the maps you want at home, on wifi, for free, then use them in the middle of nowhere, even if you don't have service.
If you go with a regular gps, like garmin, etc, they charge a fortune for their maps and they aren't that good in my opinion.
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
11/8/2013
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Thanks
I do have a Galaxy S4
I will check it out.
Just need to buy a dash mount
mrkmc wrote:
Do you have an Android Phone? If so download Back Country Navigator. It is perfect for offroading and navigating roads in the desert. You can download all the maps you want at home, on wifi, for free, then use them in the middle of nowhere, even if you don't have service.
If you go with a regular gps, like garmin, etc, they charge a fortune for their maps and they aren't that good in my opinion.
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tommy750 Posts: 1049
11/8/2013
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I use My Topo on an iPad and love it. It seamlessly connects standard 1:24K topos you download for free. The big touch screen gives you the big picture you don't get on a tiny GPS and you can easily zoom in if desired. Doesn't allow tracking but you can do waymarks and screen saves are easy. Think it cost $9.99. Tom
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
11/9/2013
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Thanks Tom
What kind of dash mount do you have for it?
Thanks,
Bob
tommy750 wrote:
I use My Topo on an iPad and love it. It seamlessly connects standard 1:24K topos you download for free. The big touch screen gives you the big picture you don't get on a tiny GPS and you can easily zoom in if desired. Doesn't allow tracking but you can do waymarks and screen saves are easy. Think it cost $9.99. Tom
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tommy750 Posts: 1049
11/10/2013
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surfponto wrote:
Thanks Tom
What kind of dash mount do you have for it?
Thanks,
Bob
tommy750 wrote:
I use My Topo on an iPad and love it. It seamlessly connects standard 1:24K topos you download for free. The big touch screen gives you the big picture you don't get on a tiny GPS and you can easily zoom in if desired. Doesn't allow tracking but you can do waymarks and screen saves are easy. Think it cost $9.99. Tom
Haven't been using a dash mount but looks like a lot are available and sounds like a great idea now that you mention it. Tom
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
11/27/2013
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So here is the iPad with the iPad mount I purchased off Amazon.
Pretty cool but I am just not sure how legal it is 
Guess it doesn't matter since I am only going to use it off-road
Heading out to Carrizo Gorge Friday so I will test it then
Downloaded MyTopo for my iPad. Thanks for the tip Tom.
edited by surfponto on 11/27/2013
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tommy750 Posts: 1049
11/27/2013
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Awesome, Bob. I like it. What is the program you're running in the photo? I need to get a mount for Xmas! Tom
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
11/27/2013
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It is My GPS with the Bing Maps
tommy750 wrote:
Awesome, Bob. I like it. What is the program you're running in the photo? I need to get a mount for Xmas! Tom
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93ToyTruck Posts: 5
5/4/2014
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I created a GPS map that covers all of San Diego and Imperial Counties. The link below has maps and info for the entire coverage area.
http://www.sandiegotrailmap.com/TrailFinder/
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