+nfa Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 My father has hinted that he might be buying me a 60CSX for Xmas this year!!! I do not know what size sd card I will need. I do not know what mapping program(s) make sense for me...I cache primarily in the Northeastern US, with some trips out West, and occasional adventures outside of North America, and have loved having the ability to load topo quality maps into my meri-plat prior to caching adventures. I know nothing about auto-routing. Any help, advice, and expressions of congratulations will be appreciated... Jamie - NFA Quote Link to comment
+Timpat Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 (edited) Jamie, you will love the Map 60CSx! As far as a Sd card, you can get a 256MB for a very low price, or can go for a bigger one. I have a 60Cx w/256 card and can fit all sorts of mapping covering our region. Garmin has 1:100K topo (~$90) for the entire US, and Nat Parks 1:24K for your ADK region (~$90) that covers a lot of other areas in New England. For autorouting in the car, City Select is what I use, but City Navigator (~$120) is replacing that and is more up to date. You can always buy pre-loaded SD cards for particular areas you seldom visit, too. I love having US Topo, Nat Parks (east), and City Select. I can route precisely to a caching area, then switch to topo to hike to find caches. You're going to love having the Garmin! Good luck with Santa! Edited December 1, 2006 by Timpat Quote Link to comment
+El Diablo Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 At today's prices I would get a 1gig. That will cover about 3/4 of the U.S I have a 512 meg and it covers about 22 states. El Diablo Quote Link to comment
FSurveyor Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Make sure to get the micro sd. I have a 1gig and have most of the western us Mapsource topo and City Navigator maps loaded onto my 60csx. Hope this helps and you will love the 60csx! Congrats! Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I agree with the 1 gig card and I would get Mapsource Topo and City Navigator V8 if I were to receive a similar gift. Quote Link to comment
+JSWilson64 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Don't forget the screen protector (shieldzone.com comes highly recommended) and maybe a protective case. You might also want: Car lighter power adapter Rechargeable 2500 mAh NiMH batteries dash/handlebar/windshield mount extra time off from work to play with it! Quote Link to comment
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