Garmin GPS maps

[dirtsquirt]

I use foresty maps.

 

[MAKG]

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But, as a back up, I also carry an early Eagle Accu-Nav GPS. It's similar to what Mike has and has accompanied me nearly around the world and always knew where it/I was. Though after a 24-hour plane ride it took it about 45 minutes to realize it was just outside of Brisbane, QLD.

That ancient Garmin thing took 20 minutes or so to figure out WTH it was when I fired it up in New Zealand's North Island after a 12.5 hour (nonstop) flight. But that's asking quite a bit of it.

It served. The only gripe I have is that it understands something like 50 different projections, but the New Zealand datum isn't one of them (and all the local paper maps use it). It does allow customized projections, but somehow I had trouble getting the correct false northing and easting numbers.

 

[bbbb51]

All u have to do is know what map that u want then if u dont have bitcomet download it. Then type the map u want into piratebay.org and u can get the map u wanted i just did it for a friends new garmin. then u just load it into the garmin.easy as pie.

 

[compleckz]

All u have to do is know what map that u want then if u dont have bitcomet download it. Then type the map u want into piratebay.org and u can get the map u wanted i just did it for a friends new garmin. then u just load it into the garmin.easy as pie.

not exactly legal.. therefore not something you want to post on an open forum, telling everyone you did..

 

[dude772]

thanx guys.... what exactly will the topo maps tell me?

 

[Dave R]

Although sometimes it doesn't tell the whole story of the road. I have a picture of me going through a creek on a Suzuki Bandit someplace to prove that.

Same holds true for nearly any navigating device. I was following a road in VT that was marked, plain as day, on a topo map, within 3-4 miles I was driving down hill in a creek bed.

what exactly will the topo maps tell me?

Where you are and what the terrain around you is like.

 

[dude772]

Where you are and what the terrain around you is like.

Is there a way to edit the maps to add trails that you know are there?

 

[MAKG]

The ONLY GPS's I've seen with editable maps are TomToms. Which don't do anything but streets (straight off US Census Tiger, it would appear).

 

[dude772]

The ONLY GPS's I've seen with editable maps are TomToms. Which don't do anything but streets (straight off US Census Tiger, it would appear).

damn!! not even edit it on the computer and load it into the gps?

 

[smokey]

You can edit garmin maps.
click here