HAND HELD GPS

[Ohio Rider]

I am thinking about purchasing a new hand held GPS. I don't want to break the bank, but still would like to make sure I have all the features a snowmobiler would need. Is it possible to have both and keep the cost at around $150.00

Thanks in advance for any info....

 

[Maddog]

Garmin is the only way to go. The legend is a great little unit. The nice thing about Garmin is you do not need to go to school to learn how to use one.

 

[Ohio Rider]

GPS

I am glad you brought up the education factor...I would also like one that is very user friendly...

 

[firecat]

well i have a treo 650 phone and bought the tom tom gps data kit it works great ,, and does everything else too!!
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[Maddog]

I have had a Garmin Legend for 4 yrs. and love it. Its very simple and also comes with either a VHS or CD which is very helpful.

 

[suprfst]

I have the garmin etrex legend as well.I just ordered a 12v plugin to hopfully mount it on my sled this year as well as download some more detail into it(garmin topo).

Id like to get one with a bigger screen someday though.

 

[Ohio Rider]

GPS

Thank you to all who posted their opinion.

After much dileberation I decided to purchase the Garmin Legend. With the color LCD screen...much easier to read...

Anyone out there have this unit and is it pretty user friendly?

 

[hotrodsrx]

I have one of these (Garmin Legend- color). I bought it earlier this year and love it. I am planning on using it this year on the sled. A friend of mine has one on his sled and he loves it.

They are pretty simple to use. Just get aquainted with it before you go ride. I learned to use it driving around home and on some road trips.

I don't think you'll be disappointed.

 

[SIMMER]

Garmin's maps are MUCH more detailed than the Magellan ones. Especially for our sport where elevations, streams, ponds etc. are important.

ESPECIALLY in Canada.

 

[skater]

The LegendC is agreat unit. I would advise using a 12v accessory plug when riding...with an external power source the back light will stay on all the time so you can read it easily. I would also recommend using Lithium batties. They last upwards of 35 hours. I also use mine when golfing at about 4 to 5 hours of continouse use.

 

[suprfst]

Also if you plan on using the rechargable batterys,which I do for the GPS and my digital camera,the higher the MAH the longer they last.The ones ive been using are 2500 mah.

 

[big_ry_ry]

GPS

Ok i am not an idiot I am just ignorant on GPS. I would like to get GPS, I would like it to be hand held but where do you get trail maps from?

I have never heard of anyone using GPS on their sleds in my area.

Are they preloaded or do i have to download them from somewhere? Also where do i go to get them updated as trails change.

Just wondering, I have finally reached a point in my life where i can afford a few nice toys.

 

[craze1cars]

You would have to download them from somewhere but only IF they are available....and this is quite rare. Garmin sells a $100 US TOPO CD that has all the forest roads, lakes, powerlines, pipelines, elevation contour lines, marshes, railroad grades, etc...but they don't specifically have the snowmobile trails identified on them unless they happen to follow those same pre-existing features. They look alot like the USFS topo maps if you've ever used those before.

It's largely a hobbiest thing and very spotty as far as the snowmobile trails are concerned. There's a few clubs and individuals that are very technically savvy that offer downloadable trail maps for their own little local area, but they're few and far between. Probably will be a few years before they are readily available and better quality.

Hopefully downloadable snowmobile trail maps become more common and easy to find over the next few years, then it will be a more useful on-trail tool.

 

[hotrodsrx]

Try: UStrailmaps.com I personally have not used them but would like to give them a try.

 

[big_ry_ry]

GPS

craze1cars thank you for your input, i quess i really dont need it, but it would be easier than having 5 different trail maps (if you could get trails on there) or have to find a store that sells a map. Some times signs around here get hit and you have no idea where to go so i allways like to have a map with me. Just thought GPS would be easier, but if they do not do trails then there is no point for me. Around here if you go off the trail you most likely get the police called or get beheaded by a barbed wire fence.

Thank you for your input, I can see now why some people have GPS and nobody has it here