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gizmo_21
11-26-2007, 02:33 PM
Hey Guys

i'm looking into a New GPS unit

the: Magellan eXplorist 500 LE

http://images.canadiantire.ca/media/images/products/images/ManualAdd/2007/0793897_450_CC_611e5.jpg

I do have a few questions that hopefully someone could answer or give a rough idea about.

I will be using it for 4x4in, camping and mainly hiking!!

i would like road maps but i am mainly intrested in the topo and using my PC to construct trails for hiking and inport them on my GPS in-order to make sure i'm following my trial...

1: Is the mapsend soft ware usable and are the maps any good? (Canada topo maps)

2: Battery life... from a few fourms i hear they are well not that good!

3: How have people used their GPS... can this GPS do what i want it to do??? as stated above??

THanks

Ryan