Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:41:37 -0400
Reply-To: Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
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From: Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Re: Get GPS system ditch these Atlas was ..Re: For the Newbies -
Vanagon secrets revealed-
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The software is Delorme's Street Atlas which is bundled with their
"Earthmate" system
The 2007 version has much better Canadian coverage than previous
releases but I used Street Atlas 2005 the first time I went to BusFusion
and 2006 the next time. With those 2 versions, roads and highways were
well represented but "Street level" left much to be desired.
Mike
Roger Van Till wrote:
> What software are you using for Canadian travel?
>
> Roger Van Till
> '89 Westy "The Moose Lounge"
> '86 GL "Sugaree"
> '81 L "CoJack"
> www.busesbythebeach.com
> http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/rainfly.htm
>
> On Aug 30, 2006, at 6:06 PM, TC wrote:
>
>>> In the same vein, my road atlas slides in very nicely between the
>>> cushion
>>> and swivel mechanism on the passenger side, with about an inch
>>> sticking
>>
>> out.
>>
>> All these people with road atlas ... my my use the space under the
>> pass seat
>> to stash the laptop :)
>> I just did 16K KM's Victoria BC to Quebec City PQ & back
>> We went with only our Garmin NRoute S/W
>> (not a plug for Garmin S/W realy needs work but does function),
>> GPS receiver, & laptop no Atlas here any more :)
>> (well we do keep out plastic covered map of BC & AB :)
>> But I have got to say driving with GPS & routing software realy
>> removed the
>> stress
>> I navigated in thrid world Sask. tractor trails from 11PM to 3AM to
>> the
>> Grass Land National park on the border of Sask & Montana with some of
>> the
>> roads no more
>> than gravel tracks with out one wrong turn, and most 'gravel
>> intersections'
>> w/o
>> a sign I never would have been able to do that so easy with an 'Atlas'
>> ...
>> or hitting the big city & just drving right to the historic point or
>> museum
>> w/o the usual 5 wrong turns
>> and an xtra hr in the car are times of the past
>>
>> And to be able to book mark waypoints to 'secret' lakes and beaches
>> that I may not get back to for years but I can now just share those
>> waypoints with friends is realy cool...
>>
>> which reminds me some one said they would start a memebers secret
>> vanagon
>> spots
>> where was that again we can post simple gps coords ...
>>
>> end rant
>>
>> ps. so if your next vanagon upgrade does not include a gps think again
>> :)
>>
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