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stevegrab:

--- Quote from: dpippin on June 07, 2015, 12:12:58 PM ---
--- Quote from: stevegrab on June 07, 2015, 10:04:48 AM ---"Having the basic route in mind and a map handy helps."

That is something I've learned the hard way and it applies to any GPS routing or brand. If not I'm clueless when it deviates from the route or the basics of where we're going.

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Steve

I agree with what you said
Another great resource is to load the route track into you GPS along with the route
If the route deviates from it's original intention then you follow the track.
The track never changes so it always reflects the original route
Usually you will get back on the route at some point

I do a few routes for the SE Region events and I always include a track with the route file.

Doug

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Not sure if my Nuvi is capable of showing tracks or not, or if I need to use one of the software options (Basecamp) to get the files on my unit to do that (instead of just pushing the GPX file to the unit's storage area).

Also now playing with Tyre and Rever to build routes and load them into my GPS, so far no luck with Tyre the GPX file got created and loaded to the proper folder, but the Garmin's route planner option doesn't notice the file and try to import it like it has for others I've gotten for MSTA events. Rever has an option to create GPS file, but appears to be part of their pay option.

normkern:
Have not seen a nuvi that can display tracks on the map. In fact, the zumo 660 was the first road-oriented Garmin model I found that could do so. Even the zumo 550 lacked this feature- it could record and save a track, but could not display it on the screen.

Handheld models like the 60c, 60csx, 62s etc, do this with ease.

The zumo 660 has been an excellent unit. Am 100% satisfied with it for 4 years.

Norm Kern

stevegrab:
Thanks Norm. Yes my Nuvi will also record the tracks, and seems to just restart them at some point (usually at the beginning of a day) and they've been useful to see where I actually went and deviated from the planned route. It can be displayed on the screen too.

I know its a simple and cheaper device, but so far it has been very useful for rallies and finding places. One thing I do like that I believe Quint said his Zumo didn't have, is creating routes on the fly in the unit. I've done that for rides to and from events, or for a day ride. Been trying to play with either Tyre or Rever programs to build routes to put into the GPS, so far no luck. (Tyre does it but my GPS won't import the GPX file it puts there, but has worked with all the ones distributed for MSTA events. Rever appears to require the pay option to export the route to the GPS. Maybe I should actually try Basecamp or Mapsource.

normkern:
Basecamp is free and can use the maps in your nuvi when it is connected to your computer. Basecamp has  learning curve for sure but is very powerful.

Dunno which zumo Quint has but my 660 can create complex routes with multiple waypoints in the unit itself.  Basecamp on a computer is a helluva lot easier though.

As long as your nuvi can handle routes with multiple waypoints, you should be good to go with it and basecamp.

Re tracks, your nuvi can store a finite number of points, then starts overwriting them. Look under My Data and see if you can manage trip logs. If so, you can go there at the end of a day, name and save the track, then clear the trip log for the next day.

I do this daily on my zumo 660 and download them to the computer for future reference.

Norm Kern

stevegrab:
Thanks for the feedback Norm, Quint had one of the 500 series I believe, and could be he just didn't know about this feature. May be easier on a computer, but I'm only carrying a tablet, and if I'm trying to change or make a route during the day the tablet is buried in my luggage.

I'll have to jump into basecamp and learn at some point, probabl not before my trip next week.

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