OT gps for pickup

Cas · Sep 28, 2009

I want to buy a gps map guide for my truck.
There are so many out there it is confusing
to me. Does anyone have a particular brand
and model they like? Also, how much did yours
cost?

Anonymous-0 · Sep 28, 2009

I've got this one and a noname one. Both cheap and simple. Sure there's some real fancy stuff out there that tells you when you have to go to the bathroom and stuff, but these are not bad. However, I'm across the pond with Europe maps, the States maps could be better or worse.

Dave

http://www.amazon.com/Navigon-3-5-Inch-Portable-Navigator-Speech/dp/B001EJN2GA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1254149866&sr=8-4

Blackhole49 · Sep 28, 2009

Garmin

dhermesc · Sep 28, 2009

My father in law got a Garmin for free (let a sales rep take a couple deer off his land). At 72 he's never used a computer in his life but he thinks his Garmin is pretty easy to use & program.

Brokenwrench · Sep 28, 2009

I d stay with the cheaper ones. Both tomtom and garmin are easy to use. If you get up into the spendier ones they just add things like bluetooth for your phone and MP3 players and stuff.

I had a garmin, left it on the dash in the hot sun and baked it. Now I have a tomtom. I like the tomtom better. Its easier to use. The mapping is identical between the two.

dlplost · Sep 28, 2009

Garmin, I use the Garmin Nuvi 265WT.
Works with Cell Phone for handsfree.
W = Wide screen.
T = Traffic advisorys.

We traveled thru Cleveland, OH this spring on I-90, and it pickuped on traffic jam due to construction and routed us off the highway and down city streets about a mile then back up on the highway, right around it. We coud see the line of traffic as we went by them.
Works excelent.

It will also download destinations from mapquest, and Google Maps.

Bill in IN · Sep 28, 2009

I have a TomTom. Have no real trouble with it. It"s a wide screen model which seems to be a big plus. Has voice but I shut it off cause I would probably rip it off the windshield and toss it after a while.

People I know who have Garmin and TomTom prefer the TomTom because of map updates being free....

big fred · Sep 28, 2009

If I wasn't planning on traveling thru cities, I'd be real tempted to try one of the "under $100" no-name units. For use in strange cities, though, I think I'd want a namebrand like Garmin, Tom Tom or Magellan. I have a Tom Tom, and so far it's got me thru Queens and Long Island, Philadelphia, Miami, Los Angeles, San Diego, Palm Springs, San Jose, Oakland and Tacoma with limited adventures. I don't know about Garmin, but Tom Tom has trouble pronouncing some of the Spanish street names in Southern California.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 28, 2009

I don"t need GPS... I have a wife. She tells me where to go, when to go there, and why I did it wrong.

MarkWV · Sep 28, 2009

Have garmin 265t, great unit, has lane assist if you travel alot of unfamilar multilane roads, other wise garmin has units in 150 dollar range that are also great, Mark

John (C-IL) · Sep 28, 2009

I have the same unit Garmin (nuvi265WT). It is an excellent unit and I agree about giving traffic conditions and detours. It got me around Gary, IN on I80 without losing any time on my ETA. I bought mine from Cabela's when they had a sale a year ago.

CJ3b_jeep · Sep 28, 2009

Father in law has a garmin street pilot we use for trips, it's pretty good, but sometimes will take you a strange route. Also, they need map updates which they charge you quite a bit for.

rustyfarmall · Sep 28, 2009

I've got a TomTom that works pretty good except it kind of favors interstate 80. Makes no difference where I am at, or where I want to go, if interstate 80 is within 300 miles, that is the route it wants me to use, even if using that road will add 200 miles to the trip.

Goose · Sep 28, 2009

I have a Garmin Nuvi 200, kind of a basic unit, but it's done everything I want it to. We used it in our daughter's car around the Washington DC area and up to Gettysburg, PA last week and it was always dead on. It's always been right on out here in the Midwest, also.

The downside is Garmin says it will run 4 hours on one charge of the battery, but I think that's stretching it. If you're on a trip of more than a couple of hours, you'd better plan on running it off the charging cord plugged into your lighter socket.

PeterE · Sep 28, 2009

I have a Garmin 76 series, had it for about five years or more. If you only want it for driving the truck, you may want something different. But I like the 76 because it is designed for outdoor use, weatherproof and floats.

I have quick-mounts set up on my motorcycle and snowmobile, and I've also used it in the car, on the boat, and while on horseback. Good for all-around use.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 28, 2009

(quoted from post at 12:01:36 09/28/09) I have a Garmin 76 series, had it for about five years or more. If you only want it for driving the truck, you may want something different. But I like the 76 because it is designed for outdoor use, weatherproof and floats.

I have quick-mounts set up on my motorcycle and snowmobile, and I've also used it in the car, on the boat, and while on horseback. Good for all-around use.

Does it also show road directions (I'm a little technologically challenged)?
I'm looking for something that I can carry in the pocket also.

Dave

PeterE · Sep 28, 2009

Mine does not do the "turn by turn" but I think the new model has better software. It does download maps and project your route and position so you can see where you are and where you want to go. Kind of like using MapQuest or GoogleMaps. I've got the US city maps for it, plus the US topographic maps for off-road areas.

It's about six inches tall, so it will fit in a jacket pocket and mine came with a belt holster.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 28, 2009

Thanks!

Dave

Lou from Wi. · Sep 28, 2009

Hey dave, ever hear of a cell Phone? it goes in your pocket HE HE HE LOL. Call 911 if ya get lost. Don't have the wife pick ya up though, youll neve hear the end of it .
LOU

just another old geezer · Sep 28, 2009

can't go wrong with any garmin nuvi model

Anonymous-0 · Sep 29, 2009

(quoted from post at 16:03:10 09/28/09) Hey dave, ever hear of a cell Phone? it goes in your pocket HE HE HE LOL. Call 911 if ya get lost. Don't have the wife pick ya up though, youll neve hear the end of it .
LOU

You's a funny guy...And we must be inlaws..... I've moved the horses from one pasture to another by myself so the wife wouldn't have to walk the mile or so (pretty dam thoughtful I might add), call her up to come take me back to get my car and......... Don't get me started...
Gotta Lovem' though.

Dave

oliver power · Sep 29, 2009

I agree with the nuvi models. Mine is a nuvi 350, made by Garmin. Very happy with it. Paid $1000.00 when I bought mine. Now you can buy the same one for $160.00 or less. Great vehicle GPS. One fault I found with the 350 is that the battery is not removable. The charge doesn"t last as they claim. Mine is always plugged into my truck, so that doesn"t matter to me. But, should you want to take it hiking, it would be nice to have a GPS where the batteries are replacable. This way you carry extra batteries with you. Check it out. I thought I read where one or more of the newer model nuvi"s had replacable(in the field) batteries. Go to Garmin.com

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