P1000 Off road navigation

[knuckledeep]

• I am wondering what off road gps or navigation system.people are using we want to do bigger trails and go places we haven't been before. Let me know what you all are using.

 

[Admin]

 

[jfreak]

I use my smart phone or tablet with avenza PDF maps app

 

[Hondasxs]

This has served me well many times. OruxMap's - My GPS Replacement!

Well. If your Android.
A small hack and you have Google Maps.

 

[PioneerPete]

This has served me well many times. OruxMap's - My GPS Replacement!

Well. If your Android.
A small hack and you have Google Maps.

still waiting on someone to do a "how to" thread on this...

 

[Hondasxs]

I got a few days off coming up. Maybe I can.

 

[PioneerPete]

I got a few days off coming up. Maybe I can.

check my review on the Elkas in The Making of Pete... they blew it out of the water!

 

[AKRider]

Get a good GPS. Cell phones don't always have coverage, especially where I go. Also, check out www.huntinggpsmaps.com. These are detailed maps with boundaries, land ownership, trails, etc. Pretty sure they are only for Garmin. They also have maps that can be used in their Basecamp software to use as a planning tool.

 

[X4Dice]

I have OnXmaps for my GPS as well and love it.

 

[jfreak]

That's the beauty of avenza and smartphones. Most smartphones have GPS built in, where I go there's no service for 20+ miles and I've never had a problem finding my way home.

Its just a good cheap alternative to a full off-road GPS. Obviously I'd love to have a lowrance or the like... But a free app that has yet to let me down will suffice

You can track where you go, pin points of interest with pictures... Here's a screenshot

 

[AKRider]

That's the beauty of avenza and smartphones. Most smartphones have GPS built in, where I go there's no service for 20+ miles and I've never had a problem finding my way home.

Its just a good cheap alternative to a full off-road GPS. Obviously I'd love to have a lowrance or the like... But a free app that has yet to let me down will suffice

I've been in places here where even a good GPS sometimes has a hard time acquiring satellites. The only thing my phone is good for in those places is as an alarm clock.

 

[Hrdman]

I use a Magellan TRX7 which so far has served me well. It is big enough to keep an eye on while driving. Where I am in south AZ cell service is nonexistent where I do most of my riding. A bit hard to see in direct sun light but certainly does the job and saved my ass a few times.

 

[Jimmyscoin]

I use a Garmin 64st. Actually just ordered my switch plate for my sxs so that I can mount it on the dash.

 

[Delton]

I use a Garmin 64st. Actually just ordered my switch plate for my sxs so that I can mount it on the dash.

Be sure and post a pic of that install. Betting that is gonna look pretty sweet

 

[AlR]

I use a Garmin GPSmap 78S. I have the RAM mount cradle for it and the 12 volt cord. It is securely fastened to the dash.



I use the 78S for kayaking and hunting/ hiking as well. It's waterproof and actually floats. It's sat on the handlebar of my ATV for several thousand kilometers and hasn't been affected by the shaking and pounding it gets. I've used it at -25C on a bison hunt up north and it functions fine after being immersed in ocean water. It'll pick up the gps signal in my pocket or backpack.



It has a variety of screen functions but I generally leave it on the breadcrumb screen so I can see where I've been and how I can get back to the truck. I have the topographic map chip for N. America and it shows alot of the trails. Using Garmin BaseCamp on your home computer (a free download) you can transfer your day's track to the computer; save it, edit it and send it to friend or other blog dogs.



You can lay that track onto Google Earth and see your track on the aerial image. In this image, I imported a GPS track into Google Earth. You can also use Google Earth to plot out tracks following roads, then export to the Garmin.



UPDATE: April 2019. Three more years of use and another couple of thousand kms of pounding and the unit is still running fine.

I appreciate that guys use their cell phones to do this stuff. My cell would never handle the abuse I'd give it and I dislike getting lost. I never worry about going in to new or unfamiliar areas.
Al

 

[Alan aka Davinci]

I have OnXmaps for my GPS as well and love it.

I agree on the OnXmaps. I have used every type of map made from paper to digital over the years and OnXmaps is by far the best you can get without being accused of being a Russian spy.