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Any links to these problems and that Garmin is replacing units? Just curious....

Warned about what? What were you waiting to hear about from Garmin? Are you saying you purchased a 62s from Cabelas and it is defective and you contacted Garmin and they have not repliec? Have you contacted Cabelas about a return? I guess I don't understand your message. More clarity would be great for others. I purchased one from Cabelas for $199.00 and got free shipping and it works great.

Are you serious? Like they wouldn't "tax" us again to use GPS? We are taxed multiple times to use things we ALREADY paid for via taxes. Just try to go to the Grand Canyon and park and get into the National Park facilities for free. What's it up to these days? $40...$50/car? It was $25 or so last time I went years ago. Um, don't we ALREADY pay federal income tax to fund the Department of the Interior, which includes parks and recreation? Even the local parks around here in Prescott, AZ make you pay to park even though we pay state income tax, city taxes, property taxes, etc. The government, federal or local, does not give a dadgum and they'd love to tax us again and again and again for the same things if they can get away with it...and they do... Vehicle entrance fee to Grand Canyon NP is $25.00 for a seven day pass. A yearly pass for entrance to all parks is only 80 bucks. Not sure where you are getting your figures from. Source: http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/entrance-fees.htm DOI budget is only 12 billion per year from the Feds. This covers multiple agencies; not just the NPS. The budget includes money the different agencies must pay the states they are in for the land they are using. It is federal land, but agencies like BLM pay the state a set fee due to loss of taxes. Most of the entrance fees charged in the parks go into a general fund for equal distribution on ratio of visitors back to the parks. (Example, Great Smoky Mountain NP cannot charge an entrance fee, but Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Arches takes it a lot, so it is distributed.) Some fees in the parks remain in the parks. Example, camping fees in Canyonlands, Island in the Sky District went toward the new visitor center. Same with Arches NP. Not a bad problem to have people pay for usage of what they use. Therefore, you want to visit a park, you have to pay. If you visit one particular park often, they sometimes offer a yearly pass, or you have the option to get the Yearly pass for all parks in the USA.

New price $150.00

Garmin Nuvi 765T, 4.3 inch, Bluetooth capable GPS navigator with traffic Used only a few times. Purchased to see if it would be off-road friendly, and it is not. It is designed for on-road travel via the paved roads of America. Even with a Topo map loaded it would not give the information required. Unit has two small marks on top front, not sure if they came on the unit or somehow I put them there. They are NOT on the screen and can only be seen if you look right at them. Other than those two small marks, the unit is in perfect condition. Includes everything that came with it; special DC power cord for traffic control, disc to mount to dashboard (no tape on disc), and window/disc suction cup, USB cable, instruction manual. I wired the unit directly to a power source and never used the traffic control power cord. So, if you want the direct cable with cut ends, let me know and you can have it. $175.00 plus shipping.

So, has anyone programmed a route in TOPO on their computer than transferred that file to a card and then into the Nuvi? Thanks for all the replies....

Has anyone here ever loaded TOPO 2008 and other Garmin topo maps to a Nuvi 765t? Specifically, TOPO maps that have routes on them that have been created on a laptop. If so, how where they to read and how accurate. I am looking for a larger screen to display TOPO maps when in the desert regions of the southwest. I currently have 60CSx that I will continue to use for mapping the routes; however, the 60 series screen is just too small to see effectively while off-roading on some rough trails at any time of speed. Been looking at a RAM mount and a laptop, but that takes up too much room. Would love to use a large screen Nuvi it if worked. I did contact Garmin, and the reply was a winded, “maybe.”

For some reason, I ran across this thread while searching for answers on Windows 7 compatibility. To get to the this thread. I did a comparision earlier this month between a BB tour (Verizon) vs. a Garmin 60CSx. The notation in the photo, "D300" is a Nikon camera teathered to the Garmin. After taking a photo with the Nikon, and not moving, other than my arms, I took a GPS tagged photo with the Tour. When I returned home, I ran them both through PhotoME, and into Google Earth and noted their positions. As you can see in the first Google Earth screen captre, they are very close. In this Goolge Earth screen capture, I zoomed farther into Google Earth. Even though the location is blurry, it does show the differences between the two locations. Even though there is a differnce, in my opinion it is not that bad considering one is primarily a computer phone with GPS, versus a device that is actually bullt as a true GPS device. Note to this thread, I was also comparing the photos taken between the two. The Nikon D300 is a simi-pro camera outputting a 12+ Mpixel file, that had a $1500 AF-S lens attached. The Tour, ouptuts a 3 Mpixel file. Not a good comparision, but for the differences in devices, not a bad photo for the Tour. (Note: Only change made in Nikon Capture NX2 software: size down to a 72 dpi file, 10 inches wide, and an auto levels performed. No sharpening, no color changes, etc.) In addition, even though I was many miles from civilization, the Tour was able to send these photos as MMS files to other people, from the location the photos were taken. Meanwhile, the lady with me, could not send photos from her Iphone due to lack of service. Tour Photo: D300 Photo

As a user on the laptop, if you don't have admin rights, you won't be able to do high function commands such as format. You'll need to right click and manage My Computer (assuming it's Windows) and check the Administrator Group in the Users and Groups to see if you're in there as a member. If not, add it by logging off and logging into an Administrator account. If you have is a click button login window, you will need to Ctrl Alt Del twice at the login tp gain you the appropriate login screen so you can type Administrator in the username for the local Administrator account unless you are on WXP Home. Typically, this is not password protected by default. You can then format the memory chip (FAT or FAT32 only or you will hose the GPS ability to read it), and/or add yourself to the Administrator group. Thanks, but I am the administrator, in fact the only person who has ever used this computer, I can delete anything on the computer, if I wanted too, just not on this SD card. It appears the SD card itself is locked, not so much the computer. Not being that familiar with SD cards, do they have a notch or something that means the contents cannot be erased? (Similar to old VHS tapes?)

Is there a way to reformat an existing SD card via the 60CSx or on a laptop? Per my laptop, I have no administrative rights to re-format, and cannot find a command on the unit itself. Thanks....

No. I believe it used to, but since the latest software update it switch to a black funny looking flag, and I cannot change it. Possibly it is a bug with the latest software, and there are a few so hopefully, Garmin will fix it.

Anyone know how to set the symbol used for routing to something other than the black flag? Before updating, my routes were set with a blue flag, since updating to the latest, it is set to a black flag, and I cannot find how to change it. It is not in preferences. In preferences you can change the symbol used for waypoints. Thanks in advance for any help.

Never looked for this when sitting still. However, when using it to track routes in the desert, it seems to be pretty darn accurate when compared to other GPS devices in the group.

Looks different, but doesn't run slow on my machine. I'll keep it.

I totally agree. I ship a ton of stuff with UPS and FedEx. The electronic notification is set the minute I do a shipper, and is not updated until I actually drop off the package and it is scanned into their system. From then on it is tracked from location to location until it is delivered. There is no real time tracking from coast to coast on a semi, only tracking as it is unloaded then reloaded. The delivery truck does have real time in that when it is delivered and they send the files to the computer, it will note if it was delivered. I used to use USPS but they constantly lost package, failed to deliver back the little green signed cards, etc. They are only good for the USPS employees. I also agree with someone else that the UPS store is great.

It will take more than a 2 megapixel camera (same as my LG phone) and a LED flashlight to get me to purchase a Magellan product again. Their support is worse than AOL, and their products fall apart in your hand; literally. Honestly, Magellan could offer this unit for 100 bucks and include someone to carry my water in the desert, and I would not purchase it, all because it says Magellan! I'll wait. Hopefully, Garmin or Lowrance will come out with a unit with a touchscreen (might be useful) that will use NGS Topo maps (nice). Until they do, I'll continue to use my 60CSx and my 12 megapixel D300 and my LED headlight for desert travel.

I wrote Garmin explaining the laptop I took into the field had NO disc drive, and I was not about to connect an external DVD drive everytime I had to load their software. After a few replies, one of the techs told me to do what Miragee says to do. Copy all three CDs to one folder, and run the setup from that folder. I have never required the CDs since that time.

I have one on my 60Csx; also protectors on a Nikon D70 and D200 (top and rear screens), and D2X (both rear screens and top screen). From experiences with the cameras, hiking through places like Fiery Furnace (Arches NP), the Maze (Canyonlands), where clearances between the canyons is less than 1 foot, and the camera slides on the rock, the shields never allow a scratch to go through to the camera screen. I have replaced two rear screens, but if not for the shields, I would have replaced two rear LCS panels at a cost of well over $100 each. All are pre-cut, and install in minutes. I have used a small pair of tweezers to hold one side while fitting to the item. This prevents any fingerprints from showing through after install.

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If you are talking about just having a GPS, yes it would be invaluable, provided you had spare batteries. (A old fashioned compass would be better in the long run.) As for receiving satellite coverage, staying on roads with little overhead coverage would allow signals to hit the unit, going cross country, not having any idea where you are going, could cut down on coverage and destroy any chance of being seen by a helicopter or plane. However, a thousand GPS units will not help you if you do not have food and a means to obtain water. The location of the lodge would have been useful and allow them to possible reach food and shelter.

What brand and capacity of NMIH batteries do you use? What beauxp said

Magellan and Customer Service in the same sentence is an oxymoron.

I agree, the rechargeables are great. Before heading to the desert in July for a month, I actually tested the rechargeables against alkalines (Duracell/Eveready, and Rayovac), and the rechargeables lasted a few hours longer. I had purchased a DC power unit for the 60csx, and have never used it due to the length of time I'm getting from using the rechargeables.

I had nothing but problems with my Magellan SPORTOPO. Twice into service, and calling Magellan for service is like asking the IRS for a refund. Then after three years, it literally fell apart when removing the battery compartment. Understand, this was not used 12 months out of the year, it was used for off-road excursions in a Hummer out west, and a few trips in the southern states; along with many miles of hiking. However, it was never dropped or abused in any way, and never was subjected to any rains storms. I had a Garmin iQue 3600 for street navigation, and the one time I called Garmin, the tech was able to help me over the phone, and they answered the phone in a reasonable amount of time (15 - 20 minutes). After about three years, it still works fine, even though I have switched to two AVIC Z1 Pioneer indash units in both vehicles for highway use. I purchased a Garmin 60 CSX for off-road use and for hiking, and it is twice as good as the TOPO. Yes, I realize it has a better chip, better screen and is more technically advanced, but it also feels like a better built unit (non-scientific way of saying I like the feel better). Therefore, with my experiences with Magellan vs. Garmin, I naturally went with Garmin (but I did look seriiously at Lowrance).