Birthday present: Garmin Nuvi 260W It's Great!

[Albin]

Anyone else have one? Tips, suggestions and comments?

Anyone installed topo maps on theirs and, if so, where did you get them?

Thanks,

Al

 

[workingdog]

I have one and I love it. If you figure out how to install topo's let me know.

Peter

 

[Albin]

I gotta work on that for out four week trip out in the desert this summer.

I'll let you know what I find out.

Thanks,

Al

 

[slickrock]

Anyone else have one? Tips, suggestions and comments?

Anyone installed topo maps on theirs and, if so, where did you get them?

Thanks,

Al

YES. see the post a few posts from this one about finding new GPS maps. It is the best damn program I have seen for mapping routs and transfering maps. You can create exact waypoints with names and routes. THen you can actually print out a hard copy of a topo map with the waypoints along with thier names. FANTASTIC! I jsut got my nuvi 200 set up with the system and planned a weekend camping tri.

I am going to a familiar place but camping in a different lcation. I was able to mark all the possible camping possibiities along streams. I know where the roads should be, where they lead, and what they will offer before having to scout for hours. Although scouting is fun, I don't have the time for it this trip.

SInce I want to also fish a lake, I can know where I am in reference to any location now.