Here is a list of GPS devices sorted by rating with reviews from a vendor I buy tech stuff from all the time. -Ry http://www.google.com/profiles/rylincoln
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > I've never been (or tried to be) anywhere I couldn't get by map, and by map > I can get a good feel for the terrain I'm traversing. For local navigation > in any state, I use DeLorme's. To get across the country, I use Rand > McNally. For camping, I use DeLorme's and USGS topo sheets, or Trails > Unlimited. In cities, I use Rand McNally if DeLorme's is inadequate (varies > by state). I like to have the maps just to study from time to time, as > well. I do consult AAA concerning travel routes, but usually deviate from > those recommended substantially. > > Once in Berkeley, CA, I was with a friend who was navigating with his > Garmin. He was directed to drive up one of the walkways with stairs that > have street names. Really. > > Even if I decided I wanted a GPS for travel, I would still use maps, which > are much more fun. I've never seen a GPS that caused me to wonder about the > source of the toponyms I encountered, or caused me to peruse sections of > terrain just for the hell of it, and eventually to travel over them though I > hadn't planned to. Using a GPS, I would never have known of the existence > of Dirty Woman Creek, Drunkard's Branch, the twin towns of Frog and Frognot, > or Bug Tussle, Texas and Bug Tussle, Oklahoma. > > Surely you GPS users also have and use maps. Otherwise, what is life for? > > No one has broken into my vehicle to steal my DeLorme's lately. > > David > > ---- B Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET> wrote: > > Pick yourself up a $125-$150 Garmin, you'll be glad you did. I was a die > > hard map junky before I gave in but it's great to not have to navigate > with > > a map when you are travelling around big cities at rush hour.... > > > > Bryan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of > > Bill Shawley > > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 9:10 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: GPS Recommendation > > > > It pains me to give in to modern technology being of the type that prides > > themselves in their god given navigational skills, BUT I think I'm gonna > get > > a GPS. I don't know much about them and don't wanna get too engrossed in > > the ins and outs. My wife loves the idea and I think the unit will > reside > > in her car most of the time but I guess it would be nice for trips. > > > > > > > > I'm not looking to spend much, we don't really go off road or into the > wild, > > just something to keep my form depending on my mapquest printouts. > > > > > > > > Can anyone recommend any good, inexepensive units? > > > > > > > > Wanee festival is only weeks away. > > > > > > > > Ryan > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/210850553/direct/01/ > > -- > David McNeely > |
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