Gps?
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Hello paulzaho. I have a Garmin GPS II+. It is an older GPS that I have used for years while traveling, sledding and boating. I mounted it using a Ram mount onto the center plastic piece on my handle bars. It has a number of useful statistics like speed, peak speed, odometer and a plotting function that shows a trace of my route as I drive. I use this feature to compare the trace against a trail map shape to determine where I am. It is capable of recording about 250 miles of trails using this trace function. I hook it to an RS232 port on a laptop when we are traveling to see our position on mapping software. There are more sophisticated mapping GPSs on the market now-a-days. My next GPS will be something like a Garmin 276 that I can download terrain maps on. Off hand, I don't know if anyone has ATV trails for down load. Maybe someone else chan chime in if they have seen anything like that. Hope this helps. Have a great holiday.
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I'm a GPS fanatic, I've owned every manufacturers GPSs, even used the Govt.s latest fielded unit....too big for purposes.....I use only Garmin's GPS's now....I have the 60C, Etrex Vista and eMap.....
I have Mapsource, which I can download all topo's, or Metroguide and Roads and Recreation...
the best thing I like about the Garmin over other units, its the best at locking on satellites...
dave
I have Mapsource, which I can download all topo's, or Metroguide and Roads and Recreation...
the best thing I like about the Garmin over other units, its the best at locking on satellites...
dave
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Thanks guys. Do you guys use the topo charts when you are on the trails? And how does it help? I assume that the quad trails are not on the map. So can you use the elevations and such to help determine where you are on the trail?
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