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    TRANSLATION

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

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    Hi

     

    We are off to Austria this year & want to do some caching. Is there anyway to translate the pages? I have selected English in the top right hand corner, but that doesn't translate the descriptions. I can use google translate to copy & paste but that will only work for the ones we choose before we go. Any advice would be great. Thanks

    Cully Clompers

    GPS TO REPLACE GARMIN60CSX

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Thanks for the feedback. Does the Oregon 450 come with any maps or do they have to be bought separately, or are there any free ones available. just looking what's available & there is a Garmin Montana & Oregon 550 as well, are they any good? Think im probably going to go with a Garmin Oregon 450, but I know the Garmin base maps are not brilliant. Will my old copy of topo go on the new versions, I really wanted to have os maps, but don't think they can go into a Garmin can they?

     

    You can get free maps of the UK from www.talkytoaster.info (your profile says you're in Devon so I figure UK maps are what you need). You can get OS maps for Garmins but if you want the 1:25000 maps they are expensive (I forget the exact price but vaguely recall figures of a few hundred pounds for full UK mapping).

     

    I upgraded my 60CSx to a Montana 650 and love the Montana. It's significantly bigger than the 60 so if size is a problem for you then you may want to consider something smaller like the Oregon. From what I can tell the 62 is a significant upgrade on the 60 while keeping the button-style user interface. I must admit I just love the big screen on the Montana for showing a lot of map at once, but it doesn't slip into a pocket quite as easily as a smaller unit like the Oregon or Dakota.

     

    If you get an Oregon or Montana with a number ending in -t (e.g. Oregon 450t, Montana 650t) you'll get topographical maps with it. If you buy a UK model you'll get European maps; if you buy it cheaper in the US you'll get North American maps. Personally I'd be inclined to save the money and get the one without maps and, depending on what you're doing with it, either use the free OpenStreetMap maps (from talkytoaster's site) or buy City Navigator maps.

     

    OSM maps are good for hiking and OK for cycling, although I've found sometimes the routing algorithms can be a bit suspect. I haven't used them for driving, not least becase when I'm on the bike if it tells me to do something impossible I can stop just about anywhere to read the map for myself, and when I'm driving I can't. Sometimes on the bike it's tried to route me down what it thinks is a valid cycling route only to find it's a six-inch wide muddy track with stinging nettles on both sides leaning inwards, protected by six-foot high metal bars with a big No Cycling sign on them.

     

    Thanks, that's a brilliant help. Think it might be the Oregon we go for, going to go & have a play with some on Saturday at the Cotswold shop. MANY THANKS EVERYONE

    GPS TO REPLACE GARMIN60CSX

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Thanks for the feedback. Does the Oregon 450 come with any maps or do they have to be bought separately, or are there any free ones available. just looking what's available & there is a Garmin Montana & Oregon 550 as well, are they any good? Think im probably going to go with a Garmin Oregon 450, but I know the Garmin base maps are not brilliant. Will my old copy of topo go on the new versions, I really wanted to have os maps, but don't think they can go into a Garmin can they?

     

    You can get free maps of the UK from www.talkytoaster.info (your profile says you're in Devon so I figure UK maps are what you need). You can get OS maps for Garmins but if you want the 1:25000 maps they are expensive (I forget the exact price but vaguely recall figures of a few hundred pounds for full UK mapping).

     

    I upgraded my 60CSx to a Montana 650 and love the Montana. It's significantly bigger than the 60 so if size is a problem for you then you may want to consider something smaller like the Oregon. From what I can tell the 62 is a significant upgrade on the 60 while keeping the button-style user interface. I must admit I just love the big screen on the Montana for showing a lot of map at once, but it doesn't slip into a pocket quite as easily as a smaller unit like the Oregon or Dakota.

     

    If you get an Oregon or Montana with a number ending in -t (e.g. Oregon 450t, Montana 650t) you'll get topographical maps with it. If you buy a UK model you'll get European maps; if you buy it cheaper in the US you'll get North American maps. Personally I'd be inclined to save the money and get the one without maps and, depending on what you're doing with it, either use the free OpenStreetMap maps (from talkytoaster's site) or buy City Navigator maps.

     

    OSM maps are good for hiking and OK for cycling, although I've found sometimes the routing algorithms can be a bit suspect. I haven't used them for driving, not least becase when I'm on the bike if it tells me to do something impossible I can stop just about anywhere to read the map for myself, and when I'm driving I can't. Sometimes on the bike it's tried to route me down what it thinks is a valid cycling route only to find it's a six-inch wide muddy track with stinging nettles on both sides leaning inwards, protected by six-foot high metal bars with a big No Cycling sign on them.

    GPS TO REPLACE GARMIN60CSX

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted · Edited by CULLY CLOMPERS

    Thanks for the feedback. Does the Oregon 450 come with any maps or do they have to be bought separately, or are there any free ones available. just looking what's available & there is a Garmin Montana & Oregon 550 as well, are they any good? Think im probably going to go with a Garmin Oregon 450, but I know the Garmin base maps are not brilliant. Will my old copy of topo go on the new versions, I really wanted to have os maps, but don't think they can go into a Garmin can they?

    GPS TO REPLACE GARMIN60CSX

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Hi

    Can anyone please give me some feed back on the Megellan 610. Our old garmin Gpsmap 60csx is on its last legs & we would like to replace it with a unit that has a 3 axis electronic compass & the ability for paperless caching. Lots of people on the forums seem to like the new 62sc but does it have the ability for paperless caching,the old 60csx didnt. At the moment we use our phones with a PQ downloaded for offline use to get the hints & logs, but it would be much better for it all to be in one unit. The new units also seem to hold a lot more caches than our old one, it only held a 1000.

    We would be grateful for any advice on our upgrade.

    Many thanks

     

    Cully Clompers

    Dartmoor and nearby caches

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

    Posted

    Good luck Ipplepen, i have enjoyed doing some of your caches and Satans pit MUST be adopted :lol:

    Alas, i am not your man to adopt as i am in the same boat as yourself, and no longer have the drive or enthusiasm, although I am not ready to give up quite yet.

    However, i shall be putting mine up for adoption this time next year.

     

    All the best to you,

     

    Terry

    MEMORY MAP

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

    Posted

    Can anyone help me out in what to buy that will give me memory map & cachemate on the go. I have a Mio p550 which plays up something chronic & I want to replace it. I also have an old hp ipaq that I run cachemate on when the Mio doesnt work & a garmin gps 60csx which is brilliant. Many thanks Chris

    mio p550

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

    Posted

    I can't get the cachess from gsak to display on memory map on the pda. Its all on the map when i send it, the map copies over, but not the caches. Also every time i access file manager on the mio it freezes up! PLEASE can any one help :unsure:

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