Percy Fawcett

Thanks Red! I have to play with this a bit on my 60CSx and see what is involved although not being able to see custom POI's in BaseCamp unless the unit is connected may be problematic for my application.

Another question: Custom POI's live on the micro SD card yes? If so, what happens when your card is about maxed out with Map Sets? I realize the obvious answer is "buy a bigger card" but I believe there are limits to the size card you can use, at least according to Garmin.

What about custom symbols and categories?

I will have to experiment to see if this would work for me. What if anything can I do in my 60CSx as far as creating custom POI's and custom POI symbols & categories?

There is an echo in here. Can you create custom POI categories and name them whatever you want and can you assign custom symbols to the custom POI's? If not, that won't work for me.

Unfortunately, I may have got some bad information from Garmin regarding the ability of the new Montana 680 to support categories. While I never had the feature before, in my Nuvi it is a HUGE plus in helping to sort waypoints. I was really psyched that I could get this benefit from the Montana. (FWIW – custom POI’s won’t work for my application for many reasons, it has to be waypoints.) The remaining advantages (to me) over my 60CSx (longer waypoint names & more custom symbols) can only be realized by doing a LOT of work to my existing waypoint lists in MapSource. To be honest, without the categories it isn’t worth the effort or the $600. I’ve got by for a LONG time with short waypoint names and only 24 custom symbols. I guess at this point, I’ll stick with my 60CSx for another 10 years in the hope Garmin will eventually come out with a product that serves my purposes.

I really appreciate the input from y'all! I asked Garmin a bunch of questions and have pretty much decided to bite the bullet and buy a Montana 680t (considering my accumulated Cabela's points will cover the cost) once I get a coupon to sweeten the offer even more. What is especially huge for me over my old 60CSx is the additional characters available for waypoint names and in the notes fields, more custom waypoint symbols and the recent discovery (after asking Garmin) that the Montana supports categories which will make my life especially easy with all of the waypoints I use. Interestingly enough, I could care less about the bigger screen and touch screen capability... Thanks again!

The less than stellar reviews I read on the 64st came from Amazon. While I know enough to take all reviews with a grain of salt, my 60CSx works just fine and my desire for a new unit is based on want, not need. Based on the way I use my 60CSx, what intrigues me most about the newer units is a larger display, more characters permitted for waypoint names and more custom waypoint symbols. Since I already know the 680t has all three, if I can expect as good reception, accuracy and features, there may be a 680t in my immediate future once some reviews become available. Thanks for your input!

After using a Garmin GPS Map 60CSx for eons, I have been giving some thought to upgrading to a new unit. Some less than stellar reviews of the GPS Map 64st have made me hesitant to go there but the new Montana 680t “appears” to have the same features I am used to plus obvious improvements. My question is, other than looks and ignoring the obvious larger touchscreen and addition of GLONASS; what exactly IS the difference between the larger screen Montana/Oregon/Monterra products and the GPS Map series? What I do know is, I have never had reception problems with my trusty 60CSx and for the most part it does what I want a GPS to do so I don’t want a bigger screen or some other “extra” bells & whistles at the expense of reception. I also suspect the GPS64st may be going away. If so, is a new GPS Map product on the horizon and worth waiting for? Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide.