P500 Newby "adventure", lessons learned.

[rocmar]

My LifeForce case is just a very thin waterproof/dust proof case and is very robust for what it is... Not bulky and has withstood some drops, rain, dust and dirt, think outside in the forest working. The only downside is charging opens a teeny door for charge port access, so you have to careful if you need to charge in the field. I have a soft cooler bag I charge it in by just running the charge wire from cig liter port.

I do not have a dash mount but there are a number of holders that will. The Blue tooth GPS antenna doesn't either, when I need accuracy typically duct tape it inside my hard hat heh heh.... It's water resistant so you could duct tape/Velcro to roof, I store it inside a Tupperware water proof container, its pretty small guessing 3" x 3" x 2" improves accuracy significantly.

j

Yeah..I like the dash mount
Used other ways for GPS but
holding it...digging it out
...ect..
thanks

 

[Admin]

 

[trigger]

The Garmin Montana is a little pricey but it's waterproof. Sits in a lockable mount that is hard wired.
Bigger screen helps too. Bought a map pack for mine that gives you 1:24 scale which makes it more detailed.
Shows trails, roads, gas stations, restaurants...
Teaching my copilot/navigator how to use it has been the hard part.

 

[Montecresto]

The Garmin Montana is a little pricey but it's waterproof. Sits in a lockable mount that is hard wired.
Bigger screen helps too. Bought a map pack for mine that gives you 1:24 scale which makes it more detailed.
Shows trails, roads, gas stations, restaurants...
Teaching my copilot/navigator how to use it has been the hard part.

Now that's funny dude. So where do you have it on your P5?

 

[rocmar]

The Garmin Montana is a little pricey but it's waterproof. Sits in a lockable mount that is hard wired.
Bigger screen helps too. Bought a map pack for mine that gives you 1:24 scale which makes it more detailed.
Shows trails, roads, gas stations, restaurants...
Teaching my copilot/navigator how to use it has been the hard part.

Restaurant. ...gas stations
we go riding away from all that
stuff...your sounds like the Garmin in my truck
mines just to make it back to camp...
if on a un familiar ride

 

[HUCK]

We do have a Bimini top on it now, it is a big help.

Motionx gps is a great app for your phone . Cost is around a dollar .

 

[Gator]

Wow... I have done the same thing so many times. Just a short ride, we will be right back.

I'm often not prepared for a 30 mile run when I only plan to go 10.

 

[kenmo]

glad yall are safe , welcome to the club

 

[rocmar]

Motionx gps is a great app for your phone . Cost is around a dollar .

Where I ride
no cell service

 

[rocmar]

If I'm riding a new place
I get maps from the forest
service...free

 

[trigger]

If I'm riding a new place
I get maps from the forest
service...free

Like I said, a ton of trails that aren't on a map. A lot of the trails are better than the ones marked on that map.
As for gas stations and such being marked, this isn't like the one in your truck. Shows all of that and fire lanes and trails. Much more info than the ones in your vehicle. If running low on fuel, I want to know where the nearest gas station is. Inclement weather, jump on a county road and haul ass back.
I have it mounted right below the speedo so either one of us can access it. Can mark way points along the way like water holes, rally points and scenic areas so you can easily find them again. You can also plan a trip on your computer using Basecamp and load it into yours and others GPS's.
I have a Garmin in every vehicle I own and this one blows all of them away. Pricey but bad ass!

 

[HUCK]

Where I ride
no cell service

Cell service isnt needed for motionx gps but it starts quicker if you start your track when you do as it uses cell towers to triangulate your location so it knows which of the 30 satellites it needs to connect to . It will find them without but it just takes longer .

 

[Jshell3]

I like "onX Hunt". Gives you all that, plus the Private Land Owner's info. (No matter how small... GREAT For REAL ESTATE Purchases)

$29 a year. But it's a DO ALL. Boundaries, map overlays, several different map types (TOPO Aerial) trails, public lands, GPS, Weather... Measure specific distances, elevations, coordinates... You can draw on it.
Prob lots more I don't know about. Downloadable Maps. Very nice. Based out of MT.

 

[rocmar]

Like I said, a ton of trails that aren't on a map. A lot of the trails are better than the ones marked on that map.
As for gas stations and such being marked, this isn't like the one in your truck. Shows all of that and fire lanes and trails. Much more info than the ones in your vehicle. If running low on fuel, I want to know where the nearest gas station is. Inclement weather, jump on a county road and haul ass back.
I have it mounted right below the speedo so either one of us can access it. Can mark way points along the way like water holes, rally points and scenic areas so you can easily find them again. You can also plan a trip on your computer using Basecamp and load it into yours and others GPS's.
I have a Garmin in every vehicle I own and this one blows all of them away. Pricey but bad ass!

Mine has way point
mine in my truck came
with truck...top of line
in "15" GMC
trails we ride only on forest service map

 

[rocmar]

Cell service isnt needed for motionx gps but it starts quicker if you start your track when you do as it uses cell towers to triangulate your location so it knows which of the 30 satellites it needs to connect to . It will find them without but it just takes longer .

When I'm camping / riding
no cell or cell off

 

[rocmar]

Like I said, a ton of trails that aren't on a map. A lot of the trails are better than the ones marked on that map.
As for gas stations and such being marked, this isn't like the one in your truck. Shows all of that and fire lanes and trails. Much more info than the ones in your vehicle. If running low on fuel, I want to know where the nearest gas station is. Inclement weather, jump on a county road and haul ass back.
I have it mounted right below the speedo so either one of us can access it. Can mark way points along the way like water holes, rally points and scenic areas so you can easily find them again. You can also plan a trip on your computer using Basecamp and load it into yours and others GPS's.
I have a Garmin in every vehicle I own and this one blows all of them away. Pricey but bad ass!

Wasn't dogging ya
where we ride it's bare...
There's no civilization
for 40 miles....desert
Different terrain totally
I don't use the Garmin
if I'm riding a familiar place
Forest service maps are
free...& are easy to get
here....

 

[Montecresto]

Like I said, a ton of trails that aren't on a map. A lot of the trails are better than the ones marked on that map.
As for gas stations and such being marked, this isn't like the one in your truck. Shows all of that and fire lanes and trails. Much more info than the ones in your vehicle. If running low on fuel, I want to know where the nearest gas station is. Inclement weather, jump on a county road and haul ass back.
I have it mounted right below the speedo so either one of us can access it. Can mark way points along the way like water holes, rally points and scenic areas so you can easily find them again. You can also plan a trip on your computer using Basecamp and load it into yours and others GPS's.
I have a Garmin in every vehicle I own and this one blows all of them away. Pricey but bad ass!

Sounds great trigger. I believe I should have one. The forest service maps are inadequate as well because most of the riding I do is on old logging trails, incidental fire breaks and trails bushwhacked by previous riders, none of which appear on the NFS maps.

 

[Alan aka Davinci]

I like "onX Hunt". Gives you all that, plus the Private Land Owner's info. (No matter how small... GREAT For REAL ESTATE Purchases)

$29 a year. But it's a DO ALL. Boundaries, map overlays, several different map types (TOPO Aerial) trails, public lands, GPS, Weather... Measure specific distances, elevations, coordinates... You can draw on it.
Prob lots more I don't know about. Downloadable Maps. Very nice. Based out of MT.

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Over the years I have used every type of map there is from paper to digital and I find the onXHunt maps are by far the best you can get. They have an app for your phone or I use the MicroSD in my Garmin and also another for my PC. I just use Colorado but if all the other available state are as good you can't go wrong and well worth the money. The SD card is a one time cost of $99 and updates are $30 if you want them.

 

[Montecresto]

Sun comes up in the east and sets in the west, what else does one need to know, lol.

 

[Alan aka Davinci]

Sun comes up in the east and sets in the west, what else does one need to know, lol.

Not much except for private property and GMU's.

 

[Gator]

Sun comes up in the east and sets in the west, what else does one need to know, lol.

Why does it have to be so cloudy