I have a Vinson 500. Does anybody have a GPS they ride with? I am going to buy one, and was wondering which is your favorite.

 

I am using a older Magellan Gold model..It works well..It has excellent maps..Even for NS Canada. It's shows a lot of the old roads that are now just trails.
I got the package deal ,the map software came with the GPS..A friend bought a Garmin E-trex about the same time and we compared them and his maps weren't as detailed as mine also his lost connection alot and left gaps in the trail...This was a few years ago not sure how the newer ones compare..Mine takes AA battery's...I just carry extra in case they get low ..the new one have a dedicated battery so you need to charge it if it get low,hard to do if your out on the trail !!
I don't know what I would do without my GPS..we are traveling a lot of new trails and it would be easy to get lost . Later I download the tracks to my computer and view it that way..Love my GPS

 

I just started looking into one. Thanks for the info. Do you go to Magellan to get the maps?

 

I give another vote to Magellan, i have the Explorist 300. It has a compass, weather, temperature, and built in maps and roadways, and alot more. I love it!


www.magellangps.com

 

If you get one get the package deal where the Mapsend program comes with the GPS if you have to buy it separate it's expensive.They also have Topo maps which is good for see altitudes and rivers .I don't have that