goggled-duck Posted April 22, 2007 Posted April 22, 2007 Hello, As you can probable tell by my "tadpole" standing, I am pretty new to this forum. There seems to be a lot of knowledge and experience in this group , and I hoped you wouldn't mind answering a few questions. 1)is the "detailed basemap" we find in the basic Garmin etrex legend(the $150 blue one) the same as the ones in the more expensive etrex legend c, venture c, vista and vista c? 2)Is there a website where one can compare the Garmin and Magellan basemaps side-by-side by plugging in the same coordinate? Cheers, GD
QuigleyJones Posted April 23, 2007 Posted April 23, 2007 (edited) "detailed basemap" LOL I would think there the same. And would recommend finding a local that you could (illicitly) borrow topo or metroguide maps from. Not sure of the comparison but im sure they are equally bad. Edited April 23, 2007 by QuigleyJones
+Couparangus Posted April 23, 2007 Posted April 23, 2007 QJ is laughing because for anyone who has owned a Garmin mapping GPS will tell you, "detailed basemap" is a contradiction-in-terms. A bit like jumbo shrimp, big mac, plug and play, american style etc. The Legend is a good unit and you can fit quite a few detailed maps in it. Certainly enough for a day of geocaching. I'd recommend the Roads & Rec Canada myself as you can fit in the entire GTA and only take up about 1.5MB. These are extra-cost, of course. I'm certain a fellow geocacher would be more than happy to allow you to evaluate their usefullness by downloading to your unit.
+Cache-tech Posted April 23, 2007 Posted April 23, 2007 Closing this tread in light of a duplicate all ready in progress. http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=161586
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