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As this is my first post...I want to thank the hosts....great message board!
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welcome to WildTexas.com!
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Just a little suggestion here for anyone looking to check out Garmin's Mapsource products. They do have an option on the Garmin website that lets you "try" their Mapsource products from the web.
Here is the URL to the Garmin Mapsource page:
http://www.garmin.com/cartography/
When you get there, look in the top right corner of the page for the Mapsource Map Viewer. Select the map product you're interested in. |
That's a superb find -- I hadn't noticed that ability on Garmin's site in prior visits. The US Roads & Recreation product you mention sounds right up our alley; will have to check that one out!
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For short car travel trips, I will use a Beanbag mount and set the GPS V on my dash. For longer trips, I use the combination power/data cable to connect my GPS to my laptop PC, which allows me to use Mapsource on my PC directly with my GPS. This is a fantastic combination....unlimited track size (ie, 62,000 points for trip from WI to Texas!), plus the advantage of full coverage Mapsource detailed maps for EVERYWHERE, plus the ability to switch to any of the different Mapsource products I own instantly.
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That testimony is enough to make me wish Justin and I had a long distance road trip planned sometime soon. It'd never occurred to me to let the laptop do the "dirty work" of storing the immense track data and maps needed on a long haul trip. We always take at least one laptop on such trips, anyway, so it'd be a perfect union, so to speak. Heck, we even have the power inverter, since in addition to the laptop there are digital camera batteries we're always charging on long trips like that; it's a necessity in my Corolla, and only less important in Justin's F150 (which has three or four outlets built-in).
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Next trip begins this coming Wednesday...again WI to Lake Fork, Texas for a 10-day fishing trip!!! Ahhhh...and the extended weather forecast is excellent! Will sure be nice to leave the 20's and 30's behind for some fun & sun in the 70's and 80's.
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Sounds awesome -- enjoy it! We've been doing 2-3 day short trips the past two weeks. It's not the same, of course, but it sure is nice to get out and enjoy the weather. We're headed to the coast later today... our focus is primarily bird and wildlife photography and I've often been jealous of the fishermen and boaters since the birds park themselves right next to them. If I could figure out how to hold a camera AND fishing rod, I would do it!
Thanks again, and welcome to the site -- we're glad to have you!
