GPS which one

[Blue Dave]

yep

Excellent! Now I just have to convince the guy who is storing my boat in his shed to give me access since I left the mount in the boat!

 

[mcgnnty]

Polaris put out a trail app for the Iphone/Ipod/Ipad, seems to have most of the major trails for Wisconsin and Minnesota. You can even track your routes. I use a NUVI500 myself, bought a card from sledgps.com.

 

[jrkleins]

The Polaris app is actually very good for the trails in Wisconsin. Been using it the past couple trips, and pretty accurate!!

 

[biffdotorg]

BlueDave, watch on Ebay, or locally at most sporting good stores for the handlebar clamp. That's the one I put on my Apex and Phazer, then move it to my Buell in the summer.

Otherwise, there are tons of 1" RAM balls that can be screwed into your riser as well. Don't forget to grab the RAM arm, since you can use that as well as the cradle for your H2O.

I used the Polaris Snow Trails maps on my iphone. I was just not able to keep my phone warm enough on the mount that I had on the Apex. The program works great, but I just have to keep the phone in my pocket and pull it out when needed.

This mount for the iPHone will now be used on my bike in the summer or in the boat to keep the phone dry.

http://youtu.be/ymXQk2WFOlc

http://www.buybits.com/Product/13414/Wa ... 13414.aspx

 

[Blue Dave]

I tried out my Lowrance H2Oc with Red Pine mapping for the first time in the Mercer, WI area over the weekend. I could not get my Ram mount in time so I used some Velcro as a temporary mounting method which actually worked pretty good believe it or not.

Wow, is it ever nice to have GPS on a sled! All I can say is why did I wait so long! I still like to carry a trail map because it can show you the big picture better than a GPS but the map is completely useless if you do not know exactly where you are on the map!

One thing that I was dissapointed with was the apparent inability to easily search for points of interest such as gas stations, bars, resturaunts, etc. like I am accustomed to doing on the Garmin Nuvi that I use in my truck.

I did not spend a lot of time trying to figure out the search functionality issue and perhaps I need to optimize some settings. Perhaps the Garmin is simply better at this function than the Lowrance.

In any case I am very pleased with the accuracy of the Red Pine mapping. As someone said earlier, I could practically drive by the GPS when it is zoomed in far enough. The ability to mark my trail settled a few arguments from others in my group regarding where we had been and if we were going in circles or not!

I am sure that someday every sled will have a GPS and we will be telling stories about the "good ol' days" when we actually relied completely on maps and compasses, and the sun, and our memory. LOL!

 

[Blue Dave]

Polaris put out a trail app for the Iphone/Ipod/Ipad, seems to have most of the major trails for Wisconsin and Minnesota. You can even track your routes. I use a NUVI500 myself, bought a card from sledgps.com.

Do you need to have a good 3G cell signal for the i phone trail map application to work properly?

 

[Fourcam281]

Polaris put out a trail app for the Iphone/Ipod/Ipad, seems to have most of the major trails for Wisconsin and Minnesota. You can even track your routes. I use a NUVI500 myself, bought a card from sledgps.com.

Do you need to have a good 3G cell signal for the i phone trail map application to work properly?

Pretty sure the maps download on your phone so you don't need cell service.

 

[VectorLTX2012]

Polaris put out a trail app for the Iphone/Ipod/Ipad, seems to have most of the major trails for Wisconsin and Minnesota. You can even track your routes. I use a NUVI500 myself, bought a card from sledgps.com.

Do you need to have a good 3G cell signal for the i phone trail map application to work properly?

Pretty sure the maps download on your phone so you don't need cell service.

Won't you need tower coverage to determine your location on the map?

Chester

 

[Blue Dave]

Polaris put out a trail app for the Iphone/Ipod/Ipad, seems to have most of the major trails for Wisconsin and Minnesota. You can even track your routes. I use a NUVI500 myself, bought a card from sledgps.com.

Do you need to have a good 3G cell signal for the i phone trail map application to work properly?

Pretty sure the maps download on your phone so you don't need cell service.

Won't you need tower coverage to determine your location on the map?

Chester

The i phone has a GPS receiver which uses the GPS satellites to determine its exact location just like any other handheld or automotive GPS unit. It is the map database that I am wondering about. I downloaded an automotive GPS app on my i phone 4 and the map database is obtained by the phone via the 3G cell phone signal while the app is in use.

However the database for a nationwide automotive GPS mapping application is obviously much larger than one for snowmobile trails in a couple of states. That is why I am curious if the Polaris trail map app downloads the complete map database to the i phone initially or if it accesses it via 3G cell phone signal while you are using it.

 

[jrkleins]

Cell phone coverage in Northern WI was very good, so I am not certain if it downloads the maps everytime via the web, or if they are stored within the phone. But yes, it does use your GPS location from the GPS capabilities of your phone. Just make sure to have it turned on.

 

[Blue Dave]

Cell phone coverage in Northern WI was very good, so I am not certain if it downloads the maps everytime via the web, or if they are stored within the phone. But yes, it does use your GPS location from the GPS capabilities of your phone. Just make sure to have it turned on.

Thanks for the reply. Does anyone know the answer to the cell signal requirement question with certainty?

 

[biffdotorg]

Not needed from my experience. The polaris snowtrails maps were all cached on the phone, so all it did was use GPS to show where we were on the map.

It is needed to show options like weather radar, snow coverage etc.

It's a cool program

 

[VectorLTX2012]

Polaris put out a trail app for the Iphone/Ipod/Ipad, seems to have most of the major trails for Wisconsin and Minnesota. You can even track your routes. I use a NUVI500 myself, bought a card from sledgps.com.

Do you need to have a good 3G cell signal for the i phone trail map application to work properly?

Pretty sure the maps download on your phone so you don't need cell service.

Won't you need tower coverage to determine your location on the map?

Chester

The i phone has a GPS receiver which uses the GPS satellites to determine its exact location just like any other handheld or automotive GPS unit. It is the map database that I am wondering about. I downloaded an automotive GPS app on my i phone 4 and the map database is obtained by the phone via the 3G cell phone signal while the app is in use.

However the database for a nationwide automotive GPS mapping application is obviously much larger than one for snowmobile trails in a couple of states. That is why I am curious if the Polaris trail map app downloads the complete map database to the i phone initially or if it accesses it via 3G cell phone signal while you are using it.

Thanks Blue Dave, I learn something new most days.

Chester

 

[Blue Dave]

That is what we are all here for! I have learned a great deal myself over the years from all of the great guys here on TY!

 

[yamaha convert]

Not needed from my experience. The polaris snowtrails maps were all cached on the phone, so all it did was use GPS to show where we were on the map.

It is needed to show options like weather radar, snow coverage etc.

It's a cool program

The Polaris Trails App does require cell service. I used it last weekend. It keeps track of you for the most part. When using the tracking feature and it looses your position and it justs picks back up when it regains signal. Problem is it goes from its previous reception point to where it picks up the signal again and joins the two points with a straight line.
It would be an awesome app id they just used GPS tracking instead of cell towers. It had all the trails up in Mercer WI marked.