theactofseeing Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 Hey you all: I'm just getting started and am planning to purchase an eTrex Vista Cx -- it seems to have a lot of versatility and is something that I can use for different activities. What I'm not sure of though is that it says that the software that allows you to plan routes is NOT compatible with other maps, so I'm wondering why I'd want to buy topo map software. Or do I need to buy a fixed card that has the topo maps on it. Or should I just not worry about it and buy the topo map software and then just print out the map of the area that I'm going to hike/search for the cache? i'm a bit confused by this. Thanks, TheActofSeeing Quote
+Lasagna Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 Hey you all: I'm just getting started and am planning to purchase an eTrex Vista Cx -- it seems to have a lot of versatility and is something that I can use for different activities. What I'm not sure of though is that it says that the software that allows you to plan routes is NOT compatible with other maps, so I'm wondering why I'd want to buy topo map software. Or do I need to buy a fixed card that has the topo maps on it. Or should I just not worry about it and buy the topo map software and then just print out the map of the area that I'm going to hike/search for the cache? i'm a bit confused by this. Thanks, TheActofSeeing There are several different map sets you can get for Garmins. One of the most is the road routable map (turn by turn directions while driving in the car) which is found in City Select or City Navigator. I use this and find it very handy for finding my way around via car in strange areas. The other is TOPO. This doesn't have the road routable info but will show you the topographical information on the display (very handy when Geocaching since you can see any expected elevation changes, etc. -- good for answering such questions as "just how big a mountain am I expected to climb). Basically, you get one feature or the other in your maps ... you need to choose and buy the appropriate add-on map set. Quote
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