Since we're on the topic of new toys, I just picked this bad boy up last week:



Its pretty awesome. Supposed to be tough as nails, which is good because I like to break stuff. Got the topo canada mapping software for it. 100x better than the magellan I had.

 

Good, we wrote the firmware for many of the Garmin devices. Keep supporting Rick's paycheck!

 

I use the garmin vista and it has never left me stranded yet.I use it mainly for hunting,get out of the truck hit waypoint and disappear into the woods with no known direction when i'm done hit go- to and walk back out. Have to love technology but the trusty compass and a spare set of fresh batteries are always in the pocket.

 

very nice deej do ya really need more toys

 

That's like asking if a dog needs a bone.

 

this dogg needs to bone a leg

 

Don't make us get the hose

 

Wow this thread really took a wrong turn fast.

 

Ok back on track. I couldn't resist hoedogg cracks me up.

What software or cards do you guys use with your Garmin's..... when I'm on the water I plug in a BlueChart card that covers the east coast of Florida in true noaa charts for navigation.

Do they sell pre-programmed cards with topos and aerial overlays for land? Or is it a manual programming situation using my computer?

 

Check out MapSource from Garmin - street level maps. You'll need a memory card if your GPS supports it. Use your PC to download the maps to the GPS and then it will display where you are, zoom, etc. The limit to how much coverage you can download is how much memory you have available, hence the memory card. With the downloaded maps, you can also create routes given start location and destination and it'll compute the best route there.

I also have Garmin Topo maps - they are pretty useful, but only 1:125000 scale so it's pretty course, but has a good bit of stuff on them. When we were in NJ, it had all the forest service roads on it that we were riding on which was cool. Less useful here where I am because there aren't many FS roads and the terrain is pretty flat so I generally stick with the street level maps which also includes rivers, lakes, railroads, etc.