Yeah, but where do you put your laptop when driving? Is it open on the front seat...? ----- Start Original Message ----- From: Larry Himli <lhimli@MSN.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: GPS > Just wanted to promote my new GPS. On my most recent adventure I tried to > navigate with my handheld GPS unit and this was absolutely inadequate while > driving. I ended up buying a Garmin USB GPS-18. It comes with up-to-date > software and a small receiver that has a magnetic or suction base. I put it > in the Westy this past weekend and travelled about 300 miles. It hooks to > my laptop and I was totally amazed at what I got. Besides full screen > mapping of my route it has audio prompts. If you change course the software > recognizes it and modifies your route to your destination. All of this for > about $100.00 (software alone goes for more than that on the Garmin site). > I bought it at buydig.com. I have no connections to them and only wanted to > share something that works great in the Westy. > Larry > ----- End Original Message ----- |
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