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    Download maps to a Garmin Dakota 20

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I have had my Dakota 20 for some 3 months not managed to download any maps other than topo maps, I have all the Memory maps of Britain but can only send route to the unit, and thats a task!!!

    You can down load Garmin maps but they are very expensive.

    Have fun Moorhouse gang :rolleyes:

    My FREE GB/Ireland maps work fine on the Dakato 20, a link to them can be found in my sig, below.

     

    Regards,

    Martin

     

    Hi Talkytoaster,

    Thanks them maps work great.

    Many Thanks

    Mark

    More Help Needed

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted · Edited by ultimaedge

    Hi,

     

    Me been a total newbie to this, i need some help please!

     

    I ordered my Garmin Dakota 20 and it finally came.

     

    Now i am trying to download the geocache locations to my unit but i cant get it to work........help!

     

    What happens is - i select the locations i want to download and it gives me a .loc file

     

    I open up the Garmin gps unit and have tried saving the .loc in a few various locations in the GPS unit, but when i turn on the unit and goto my geocache locations it says none there!!!

     

    Where do i save the .loc file?

    Or am i doing something else wrong?

    Please help a distressed newbie (got 5 nagging kids itching to go treasure hunting!) ;)

    Thanks

    Mark

    HELP - Which GPS?

    in GPS technology and devices

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    Total Paperless Caching sounds excellent to me - dont want scraps of paper! and pointing me to the geocache sounds good also - so based on that info (and having to send more) what would you opt for?

     

    Many thanks this really helps,

    Mark

     

    Still no idea what your budget is (not good at figuring out different money values, sorry), but any of the three I posted before. IMHO, the Garmin Dakota would likely make you very happy for years to come. Buy that and a routing map softweare and you'll be set for awhile, no worries about having to upgrade in the near future. The Dakota is touchscreen though, just so you know.

     

    If touchscreen isn't your thing though, go with the Colorado series. About the same as the Dakota without touchscreen.

     

    Truly, from here, you've made the tough decisions of what you need from your unit. Now, research research research!!! Read reviews from amazon.com on the units you have interest in. Read the detailed descriptions on amazon.com too...TONS of useful info there.

     

    When you narrow it even more, or if you have questions on the info you see there, please ask away! The more questions you ask, the better odds you'll be a happy buyer and GPS owner!! :)

     

    This is excellent info - i have looked at the Garmin Dakota 20 and it looks excellent - looks like i will have to sweet talk the wife for the extra budget! so is this the unit i should go for? (looks like the dogs dangles to me, lol) :D

     

    Many Thanks

    Mark

    HELP - Which GPS?

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Without translating the money amount, I would say check out the Garmin CO series or the Garmin Dakota series. If these are too pricey, you'll have to go lower to the "H" series, but I'd not go lower than that.

     

    And yes, check out the pinned section for more help. Also, please specify usage (what do you want from your GPS...paperless? Routing? etc etc) and give as much info as possible for better and quicker answers.

     

    That helps for sure - i have seen the pinned section, but because im a total newbie - i really dont understand any of it - so in answer to your question - "what do you want from your GPS...paperless? Routing? etc etc)`"

     

    - I really dont know - what i want to be able to do - is easly find Geocache locations (dont want to use it for anything else. Does that help? :lol:

     

    Not really :D

     

    Let me help a bit:

     

    Paperless caching....when I first started out, I bought a cheap unit which was as basic as you can get...the Garmin Etrex yellow. I had to write down all the info for each cache, then I began printing pages for each cache. Both ways worked OK, both got me to the cache and I made around 500 finds with the yellow. Then, I bought a better unit, it had maps. I still had to write down the info or print the pages, but soon bought a PDA where I could load all the cache page info. This worked better and I was having a lot of fun. A friend though showed me a paperless unit (back then paperles meant snippts of info from the cache page and I was wanting the 60CSx. I recently bought a TRUE paperless GPS (DeLorme PN-40). THAT gives you all the cache page info just like you're reading it from the computer. For you, the Garmin OR, CO or Dakota lines are your choices...if paperless is something you want. Paperless means no printing or taking notes of cache pages, you have all the info right on your GPS unit!

     

    Routing...the ability to have the GPS give you directions to drive to the cache (like a car-nav). The three GPS lines from Garmin will do this as well if you buy the routing maps (around $100 extra). And actually, any GPS Garmin makes (down to Starbrand's suggestion) will auto-route with the purchase of maps. So, if paperless isn't needed, you could go with just about any (down to Starbrand's suggested unit).

     

    Now, you could go with the suggestion Starbrand made and would have yourself a good starter GPS, just letting you know the more you spend, the more features you'll get. Those features will usually make you caching experience easier!!

     

    Also, I'd like to tell you, buying cheap almost ALWAYS comes back and nips you in the bud. I know this from my buying experiences. Buying cheap means you'll likely outgrow the unit quickly, or, and I've seen this happen often, you'll see someone else's GPS and get GPS envy! I always recommend you buy the best GPS you can afford. GPS envy is a bad thing, it makes you spend more money than you should have if you had bought wisely in the first place!! :P

     

    Not trying to talk you into spending more than you want, quite the opposite actually. I AM trying to help you though and suggest you read a bit of the pinned topics for more info!!

     

    Good luck, my friend!!

     

    Total Paperless Caching sounds excellent to me - dont want scraps of paper! and pointing me to the geocache sounds good also - so based on that info (and having to send more) what would you opt for?

     

    Many thanks this really helps,

    Mark

    HELP - Which GPS?

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Without translating the money amount, I would say check out the Garmin CO series or the Garmin Dakota series. If these are too pricey, you'll have to go lower to the "H" series, but I'd not go lower than that.

     

    And yes, check out the pinned section for more help. Also, please specify usage (what do you want from your GPS...paperless? Routing? etc etc) and give as much info as possible for better and quicker answers.

     

    That helps for sure - i have seen the pinned section, but because im a total newbie - i really dont understand any of it - so in answer to your question - "what do you want from your GPS...paperless? Routing? etc etc)`"

     

    - I really dont know - what i want to be able to do - is easly find Geocache locations (dont want to use it for anything else. Does that help? :D

    HELP - Which GPS?

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Hi,

     

    Can anyone help? I really want to get into Geocaching but have NO IDEA which GPS unit to buy - i dont want to send a fortune - somewhere between £50 to £150 ish!

     

    I was looking at the Geomate Jr. but cant find any shop in the UK that sells it or any shop that will ship to the UK! :lol:

     

    Can anyone please advise what unit i should buy? :D

     

    Many Thanks

    Mark

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