On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 11:12:23 GMT, "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>There's a Topographic GPS out there by Garmin I think! IS that the Sportrac
>series?! Been a while.
>Looks kinda cool as I'd rather have it for camping/hiking/jeeping (back
>country stuff).
>But since I live in Canada it's a little expensive to buy the GPS WITH it's
>US topo's (comes installed) but then have to turn around and spend $200can
>on the Canadian set (which isn't even out yet!).

Both Garmin and Magellan have topographic maps available to load on
top of the included low-detail base maps. Neither is as detailed or
accurate as a 15 minute USGS topo map. It's important to look for a
unit with enough memory to hold the size maps you want. (8 MB ain't
enough anymore.) The newest units have replaceble SD memory cards of
up to 512 MB, so you can load detail maps for many regions and swap
them out during your trip in a few seconds - very handy for a cross
country road trip. The new color displays make reading and
interpreting the many lines _much_ easier than the older "many shades
of gray" screens.

http://gpsinformation.net/

http://gpsinformation.net/mgoldrevie...lanbasemap.htm

John



John Davies TLCA 14732
http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
'96 Lexus LX450
'00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
Spokane WA USA

 

That 60cs looks really nice. I have a Garmin V that I use in the Jeep. I
use my Visor for work and felt the added GPS feature of the Ique would
be great to get me to my work locations, so it wouldn't be subject to
the harshness of Jeepiness.

Jerry Bransford wrote:

> It keeps all the Palm Pilot features and so far as I could tell when I
> almost bought one, it has all the GPS features anyone could possibly want.
> I only chose the Garmin 60CS over it because the Ique's case isn't water or
> dustproof and it's a bit more delicate.
>
> Jerry
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
> "twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> news:nvjZc.7803$kw1.5222@newssvr23.news.prodigy.co m...
>
>>Since we're already on the topic of GPSs...does anyone use the new Garmin
>>Ique Palm unit? Does it lack in either the GPS or the Palm features?? I
>>have a Handspring Visor Edge now, but am becoming interested in this unit
>>due to the added benefit of the GPS without an add on part.
>>
>>SB wrote:
>>
>>
>>>There's a Topographic GPS out there by Garmin I think! IS that the
>>>Sportrac
>>>series?! Been a while.
>>>Looks kinda cool as I'd rather have it for camping/hiking/jeeping (back
>>>country stuff).
>>>But since I live in Canada it's a little expensive to buy the GPS WITH
>>>it's
>>>US topo's (comes installed) but then have to turn around and spend
>>>$200can
>>>on the Canadian set (which isn't even out yet!).
>>>
>>>Anyhow, check that one out!
>>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>________________________________________________ ___________
>>tw
>>
>>03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
>>01 XJ Sport
>>
>>There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
>>-- Dave Barry
>>
>>Pronunciation: 'jEp
>>Function: noun
>>Date: 1940
>>
>>Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
>>A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
>>1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
>>World War II.
>>
>>(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
>>________________________________________________ ___________
>>
>
>
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

 

That 60cs looks really nice. I have a Garmin V that I use in the Jeep. I
use my Visor for work and felt the added GPS feature of the Ique would
be great to get me to my work locations, so it wouldn't be subject to
the harshness of Jeepiness.

Jerry Bransford wrote:

> It keeps all the Palm Pilot features and so far as I could tell when I
> almost bought one, it has all the GPS features anyone could possibly want.
> I only chose the Garmin 60CS over it because the Ique's case isn't water or
> dustproof and it's a bit more delicate.
>
> Jerry
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
> "twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> news:nvjZc.7803$kw1.5222@newssvr23.news.prodigy.co m...
>
>>Since we're already on the topic of GPSs...does anyone use the new Garmin
>>Ique Palm unit? Does it lack in either the GPS or the Palm features?? I
>>have a Handspring Visor Edge now, but am becoming interested in this unit
>>due to the added benefit of the GPS without an add on part.
>>
>>SB wrote:
>>
>>
>>>There's a Topographic GPS out there by Garmin I think! IS that the
>>>Sportrac
>>>series?! Been a while.
>>>Looks kinda cool as I'd rather have it for camping/hiking/jeeping (back
>>>country stuff).
>>>But since I live in Canada it's a little expensive to buy the GPS WITH
>>>it's
>>>US topo's (comes installed) but then have to turn around and spend
>>>$200can
>>>on the Canadian set (which isn't even out yet!).
>>>
>>>Anyhow, check that one out!
>>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>________________________________________________ ___________
>>tw
>>
>>03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
>>01 XJ Sport
>>
>>There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
>>-- Dave Barry
>>
>>Pronunciation: 'jEp
>>Function: noun
>>Date: 1940
>>
>>Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
>>A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
>>1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
>>World War II.
>>
>>(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
>>________________________________________________ ___________
>>
>
>
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

 

That 60cs looks really nice. I have a Garmin V that I use in the Jeep. I
use my Visor for work and felt the added GPS feature of the Ique would
be great to get me to my work locations, so it wouldn't be subject to
the harshness of Jeepiness.

Jerry Bransford wrote:

> It keeps all the Palm Pilot features and so far as I could tell when I
> almost bought one, it has all the GPS features anyone could possibly want.
> I only chose the Garmin 60CS over it because the Ique's case isn't water or
> dustproof and it's a bit more delicate.
>
> Jerry
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
> "twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> news:nvjZc.7803$kw1.5222@newssvr23.news.prodigy.co m...
>
>>Since we're already on the topic of GPSs...does anyone use the new Garmin
>>Ique Palm unit? Does it lack in either the GPS or the Palm features?? I
>>have a Handspring Visor Edge now, but am becoming interested in this unit
>>due to the added benefit of the GPS without an add on part.
>>
>>SB wrote:
>>
>>
>>>There's a Topographic GPS out there by Garmin I think! IS that the
>>>Sportrac
>>>series?! Been a while.
>>>Looks kinda cool as I'd rather have it for camping/hiking/jeeping (back
>>>country stuff).
>>>But since I live in Canada it's a little expensive to buy the GPS WITH
>>>it's
>>>US topo's (comes installed) but then have to turn around and spend
>>>$200can
>>>on the Canadian set (which isn't even out yet!).
>>>
>>>Anyhow, check that one out!
>>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>________________________________________________ ___________
>>tw
>>
>>03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
>>01 XJ Sport
>>
>>There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
>>-- Dave Barry
>>
>>Pronunciation: 'jEp
>>Function: noun
>>Date: 1940
>>
>>Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
>>A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
>>1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
>>World War II.
>>
>>(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
>>________________________________________________ ___________
>>
>
>
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

 

Thanks to everyone for the ideas! I guess I'll bite the bullet and
get a GPS before the "Christmas rush".... Now, which one?.... Time
for research! I'd still like to get a simple compass and I'll be
visiting a Marine store to see what they have and to see if there are
issues about putting one of theirs in an auto (i.e. metal box).

I took a good look at my right front tire today and can clearly see
where I lost a wheel weight. The shimmy did't feel like an out of
balance issue but I guess it must be.

Thanks again for the input!

John


John Davies <saab95aerowagon@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<4tmbj050vecom4kbaddm7s2nildv5adgh7@4ax.com>. ..
> On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 11:12:23 GMT, "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >There's a Topographic GPS out there by Garmin I think! IS that the Sportrac
> >series?! Been a while.
> >Looks kinda cool as I'd rather have it for camping/hiking/jeeping (back
> >country stuff).
> >But since I live in Canada it's a little expensive to buy the GPS WITH it's
> >US topo's (comes installed) but then have to turn around and spend $200can
> >on the Canadian set (which isn't even out yet!).
>
> Both Garmin and Magellan have topographic maps available to load on
> top of the included low-detail base maps. Neither is as detailed or
> accurate as a 15 minute USGS topo map. It's important to look for a
> unit with enough memory to hold the size maps you want. (8 MB ain't
> enough anymore.) The newest units have replaceble SD memory cards of
> up to 512 MB, so you can load detail maps for many regions and swap
> them out during your trip in a few seconds - very handy for a cross
> country road trip. The new color displays make reading and
> interpreting the many lines _much_ easier than the older "many shades
> of gray" screens.
>
> http://gpsinformation.net/
>
> http://gpsinformation.net/mgoldrevie...lanbasemap.htm
>
> John
>
>
>
> John Davies TLCA 14732
> http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
> '96 Lexus LX450
> '00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
> Spokane WA USA

 

Thanks to everyone for the ideas! I guess I'll bite the bullet and
get a GPS before the "Christmas rush".... Now, which one?.... Time
for research! I'd still like to get a simple compass and I'll be
visiting a Marine store to see what they have and to see if there are
issues about putting one of theirs in an auto (i.e. metal box).

I took a good look at my right front tire today and can clearly see
where I lost a wheel weight. The shimmy did't feel like an out of
balance issue but I guess it must be.

Thanks again for the input!

John


John Davies <saab95aerowagon@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<4tmbj050vecom4kbaddm7s2nildv5adgh7@4ax.com>. ..
> On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 11:12:23 GMT, "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >There's a Topographic GPS out there by Garmin I think! IS that the Sportrac
> >series?! Been a while.
> >Looks kinda cool as I'd rather have it for camping/hiking/jeeping (back
> >country stuff).
> >But since I live in Canada it's a little expensive to buy the GPS WITH it's
> >US topo's (comes installed) but then have to turn around and spend $200can
> >on the Canadian set (which isn't even out yet!).
>
> Both Garmin and Magellan have topographic maps available to load on
> top of the included low-detail base maps. Neither is as detailed or
> accurate as a 15 minute USGS topo map. It's important to look for a
> unit with enough memory to hold the size maps you want. (8 MB ain't
> enough anymore.) The newest units have replaceble SD memory cards of
> up to 512 MB, so you can load detail maps for many regions and swap
> them out during your trip in a few seconds - very handy for a cross
> country road trip. The new color displays make reading and
> interpreting the many lines _much_ easier than the older "many shades
> of gray" screens.
>
> http://gpsinformation.net/
>
> http://gpsinformation.net/mgoldrevie...lanbasemap.htm
>
> John
>
>
>
> John Davies TLCA 14732
> http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
> '96 Lexus LX450
> '00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
> Spokane WA USA

 

Thanks to everyone for the ideas! I guess I'll bite the bullet and
get a GPS before the "Christmas rush".... Now, which one?.... Time
for research! I'd still like to get a simple compass and I'll be
visiting a Marine store to see what they have and to see if there are
issues about putting one of theirs in an auto (i.e. metal box).

I took a good look at my right front tire today and can clearly see
where I lost a wheel weight. The shimmy did't feel like an out of
balance issue but I guess it must be.

Thanks again for the input!

John


John Davies <saab95aerowagon@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<4tmbj050vecom4kbaddm7s2nildv5adgh7@4ax.com>. ..
> On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 11:12:23 GMT, "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >There's a Topographic GPS out there by Garmin I think! IS that the Sportrac
> >series?! Been a while.
> >Looks kinda cool as I'd rather have it for camping/hiking/jeeping (back
> >country stuff).
> >But since I live in Canada it's a little expensive to buy the GPS WITH it's
> >US topo's (comes installed) but then have to turn around and spend $200can
> >on the Canadian set (which isn't even out yet!).
>
> Both Garmin and Magellan have topographic maps available to load on
> top of the included low-detail base maps. Neither is as detailed or
> accurate as a 15 minute USGS topo map. It's important to look for a
> unit with enough memory to hold the size maps you want. (8 MB ain't
> enough anymore.) The newest units have replaceble SD memory cards of
> up to 512 MB, so you can load detail maps for many regions and swap
> them out during your trip in a few seconds - very handy for a cross
> country road trip. The new color displays make reading and
> interpreting the many lines _much_ easier than the older "many shades
> of gray" screens.
>
> http://gpsinformation.net/
>
> http://gpsinformation.net/mgoldrevie...lanbasemap.htm
>
> John
>
>
>
> John Davies TLCA 14732
> http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
> '96 Lexus LX450
> '00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
> Spokane WA USA

 

Be sure to look at Garmin's fairly new GPS60C or GPS60CS. I got a GPS 60CS
for Christmas and it's really head and shoulders above everything else I
looked at, especially the user interface if you compare it to anything made
by Magellan. It's my 3rd GPS over the years and having come up from a
first-generation Magellan GPS I flew with that was huge and then to a Garmin
GPS90, this 60CS is just amazing.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
"John R" <john_r357@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:77ac046e.0409011412.49e52043@posting.google.c om...
> Thanks to everyone for the ideas! I guess I'll bite the bullet and
> get a GPS before the "Christmas rush".... Now, which one?.... Time
> for research! I'd still like to get a simple compass and I'll be
> visiting a Marine store to see what they have and to see if there are
> issues about putting one of theirs in an auto (i.e. metal box).
>
> I took a good look at my right front tire today and can clearly see
> where I lost a wheel weight. The shimmy did't feel like an out of
> balance issue but I guess it must be.
>
> Thanks again for the input!
>
> John
>
>
> John Davies <saab95aerowagon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:<4tmbj050vecom4kbaddm7s2nildv5adgh7@4ax.com>. ..
>> On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 11:12:23 GMT, "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >There's a Topographic GPS out there by Garmin I think! IS that the
>> >Sportrac
>> >series?! Been a while.
>> >Looks kinda cool as I'd rather have it for camping/hiking/jeeping (back
>> >country stuff).
>> >But since I live in Canada it's a little expensive to buy the GPS WITH
>> >it's
>> >US topo's (comes installed) but then have to turn around and spend
>> >$200can
>> >on the Canadian set (which isn't even out yet!).
>>
>> Both Garmin and Magellan have topographic maps available to load on
>> top of the included low-detail base maps. Neither is as detailed or
>> accurate as a 15 minute USGS topo map. It's important to look for a
>> unit with enough memory to hold the size maps you want. (8 MB ain't
>> enough anymore.) The newest units have replaceble SD memory cards of
>> up to 512 MB, so you can load detail maps for many regions and swap
>> them out during your trip in a few seconds - very handy for a cross
>> country road trip. The new color displays make reading and
>> interpreting the many lines _much_ easier than the older "many shades
>> of gray" screens.
>>
>> http://gpsinformation.net/
>>
>> http://gpsinformation.net/mgoldrevie...lanbasemap.htm
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>> John Davies TLCA 14732
>> http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
>> '96 Lexus LX450
>> '00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
>> Spokane WA USA

 

Be sure to look at Garmin's fairly new GPS60C or GPS60CS. I got a GPS 60CS
for Christmas and it's really head and shoulders above everything else I
looked at, especially the user interface if you compare it to anything made
by Magellan. It's my 3rd GPS over the years and having come up from a
first-generation Magellan GPS I flew with that was huge and then to a Garmin
GPS90, this 60CS is just amazing.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
"John R" <john_r357@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:77ac046e.0409011412.49e52043@posting.google.c om...
> Thanks to everyone for the ideas! I guess I'll bite the bullet and
> get a GPS before the "Christmas rush".... Now, which one?.... Time
> for research! I'd still like to get a simple compass and I'll be
> visiting a Marine store to see what they have and to see if there are
> issues about putting one of theirs in an auto (i.e. metal box).
>
> I took a good look at my right front tire today and can clearly see
> where I lost a wheel weight. The shimmy did't feel like an out of
> balance issue but I guess it must be.
>
> Thanks again for the input!
>
> John
>
>
> John Davies <saab95aerowagon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:<4tmbj050vecom4kbaddm7s2nildv5adgh7@4ax.com>. ..
>> On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 11:12:23 GMT, "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >There's a Topographic GPS out there by Garmin I think! IS that the
>> >Sportrac
>> >series?! Been a while.
>> >Looks kinda cool as I'd rather have it for camping/hiking/jeeping (back
>> >country stuff).
>> >But since I live in Canada it's a little expensive to buy the GPS WITH
>> >it's
>> >US topo's (comes installed) but then have to turn around and spend
>> >$200can
>> >on the Canadian set (which isn't even out yet!).
>>
>> Both Garmin and Magellan have topographic maps available to load on
>> top of the included low-detail base maps. Neither is as detailed or
>> accurate as a 15 minute USGS topo map. It's important to look for a
>> unit with enough memory to hold the size maps you want. (8 MB ain't
>> enough anymore.) The newest units have replaceble SD memory cards of
>> up to 512 MB, so you can load detail maps for many regions and swap
>> them out during your trip in a few seconds - very handy for a cross
>> country road trip. The new color displays make reading and
>> interpreting the many lines _much_ easier than the older "many shades
>> of gray" screens.
>>
>> http://gpsinformation.net/
>>
>> http://gpsinformation.net/mgoldrevie...lanbasemap.htm
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>> John Davies TLCA 14732
>> http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
>> '96 Lexus LX450
>> '00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
>> Spokane WA USA

 

Be sure to look at Garmin's fairly new GPS60C or GPS60CS. I got a GPS 60CS
for Christmas and it's really head and shoulders above everything else I
looked at, especially the user interface if you compare it to anything made
by Magellan. It's my 3rd GPS over the years and having come up from a
first-generation Magellan GPS I flew with that was huge and then to a Garmin
GPS90, this 60CS is just amazing.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
"John R" <john_r357@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:77ac046e.0409011412.49e52043@posting.google.c om...
> Thanks to everyone for the ideas! I guess I'll bite the bullet and
> get a GPS before the "Christmas rush".... Now, which one?.... Time
> for research! I'd still like to get a simple compass and I'll be
> visiting a Marine store to see what they have and to see if there are
> issues about putting one of theirs in an auto (i.e. metal box).
>
> I took a good look at my right front tire today and can clearly see
> where I lost a wheel weight. The shimmy did't feel like an out of
> balance issue but I guess it must be.
>
> Thanks again for the input!
>
> John
>
>
> John Davies <saab95aerowagon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:<4tmbj050vecom4kbaddm7s2nildv5adgh7@4ax.com>. ..
>> On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 11:12:23 GMT, "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >There's a Topographic GPS out there by Garmin I think! IS that the
>> >Sportrac
>> >series?! Been a while.
>> >Looks kinda cool as I'd rather have it for camping/hiking/jeeping (back
>> >country stuff).
>> >But since I live in Canada it's a little expensive to buy the GPS WITH
>> >it's
>> >US topo's (comes installed) but then have to turn around and spend
>> >$200can
>> >on the Canadian set (which isn't even out yet!).
>>
>> Both Garmin and Magellan have topographic maps available to load on
>> top of the included low-detail base maps. Neither is as detailed or
>> accurate as a 15 minute USGS topo map. It's important to look for a
>> unit with enough memory to hold the size maps you want. (8 MB ain't
>> enough anymore.) The newest units have replaceble SD memory cards of
>> up to 512 MB, so you can load detail maps for many regions and swap
>> them out during your trip in a few seconds - very handy for a cross
>> country road trip. The new color displays make reading and
>> interpreting the many lines _much_ easier than the older "many shades
>> of gray" screens.
>>
>> http://gpsinformation.net/
>>
>> http://gpsinformation.net/mgoldrevie...lanbasemap.htm
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>> John Davies TLCA 14732
>> http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
>> '96 Lexus LX450
>> '00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
>> Spokane WA USA