Garmin Drivesmart with VV mapping
I bought one of those this year. Got the gpstrailmaster maps for it. Works good. Has a bit of a learning curve to set it up. But the large gps display is nice for my old eyes.
A quick release mount would be nice, but its not a deal breaker. Had zero problems with it.
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Garmin Drive smart 65 7" screen with GPSTrailmaster maps in waterproof case with hardwire power, 5w heater element to keep the screen bright, mounted on BOP bracket.
Phone paired with Bluetooth so it shows alerts, texts, and incoming calls. Pretty slick. Total cost about $300.
Phone paired with Bluetooth so it shows alerts, texts, and incoming calls. Pretty slick. Total cost about $300.
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That doesn't fly with me.. It shows me alot of things ahead. Which leads to a much more safer and stress free ride. Been using one for many many years.
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Not me. Too busy having fun dusting the boys, riding the sled. I stay in the back now and play. Let the leader figure out where theyre going! Then again, I still have to point which way at intersections. Each ride is planned more or less so I look at maps ahead of time for potential food and gas, or which way were going. Then again not many new trails in NY.
Not much of a sight seer or explorer. I can do that on the groomers!
But yes, the gauge is pretty lame, although easy to read at night.
I will admit I do use it to see well beyond my vision. Can kind of tell when a very long straight section is ahead so you know you can keep’er pinned Sorry Teamblue! Also shows well before a corner so I don’t give er. Definitely safety advantage that way at least.
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I can relate to that..lol!
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I bought a used NUVI 50 this season. I purchased a mount and our state map. I'm into it for less $50. I love having a GPS on my sled.
Would I pay $1,000 extra for one? Possibly.
You will probably get a lot of that money back when you sell or trade the sled.
Would I pay $1,000 extra for one? Possibly.
You will probably get a lot of that money back when you sell or trade the sled.
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Same here. I have my Garmin Montana running VV Mapping trail maps zoomed out to 300ft for that exact same reason. Lets me know the layout of the trail ahead (ie. curves, corners, straightaways, etc.) and definitely feel it contributes to a safer ride. Now, am I starring at it? No, but having it mounted right above my gauge makes it very easy to read at a glance.
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It would be nice to show the idiots coming the other way! Id have one in a heartbeat! Thats what I worry most about. I assume every corner or hill has a nut or icy corner. And then I worry about who is behind, will they see me slow...pull right...so I stay back now! One friend wound up in the er...going up a road, blind hill, I pulled to the right tapped the brake light, and he rolled!! Thought I was stopping...cmon, man, a blind hill!!!..he was trying to pass me. Back in the old mach z days...
Can you imagine if you got used to that and some older sled rolls around without the technology - surprise!
I actually like riding at night for this reason, I can see the oncoming lights through the woods, and way off in the distance. Now, if those pesky deer would only play ball.
From a technical point of view, this would not be a hard problem to solve. From a social perspective, getting everyone to play along it would be a bit of a nightmare. Its a similar problem to self driving cars, until they are all self driving, at some point you just have potential chaos as the self driving cars today can, at best, navigate from point A to B they do not drive like a human would.
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True. Had a close call with deer a few weeks back...but the deer lost. He caught the wire and slammed his head on that tree. Lived for a few minutes.
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Poor fella
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Yeah..moved his head a few times, but appeared he broke his neck.
Didnt have rope to strap him to the hood of the sw though...
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Don't even get me started with deer jumping out onto the trail. Hit this little fella with my brand new Apex at the time and didn't even have close to 500 miles on the sled. If you look closely, you can even see the hair it left on my hood. I was more upset with damaging my new ride to even think about taking some venison home to make up for the damage it caused.
