+DragonsWest Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 I'm looking to get an Oregon 450 and want to get a clip to hold it on my backpack shoulder strap. What are users of Oregon 4xx/5xx recommendations for a good sturdy and easy to use mount/clip? Quote Link to comment
MtnHermit Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Here's what I did on my Colo. I believe the OR comes with the same plastic clip. I tossed the supplied caribiner because I figured threading it through a ring was too uncertain. I've attached a female fastex to several packs. The snap of the fastex buckle is conformation of attachment. Used it for over a year. Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 (edited) Garmin sells a belt clip adapter. Works great. You can pick up extra belt side clips for a couple of dollars. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=31492 http://www.gpscity.com/garmin-colorado-ore...-belt-clip.html http://www.gpscity.com/gps-city-belt-clip-holder.html Edited April 27, 2010 by Red90 Quote Link to comment
+Redwoods Mtn Biker Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I just clip the carabiner to my shoulder strap -- to either a D-ring or adjustment strap. Quote Link to comment
+CortandTrent Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I just clip the carabiner to my shoulder strap -- to either a D-ring or adjustment strap. Same for me Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I have done that as well, but I find the belt clip (on the shoulder strap) quicker and easier to use. Quote Link to comment
MtnHermit Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Garmin sells a belt clip adapter. Works great. You can pick up extra belt side clips for a couple of dollars. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=31492 http://www.gpscity.com/garmin-colorado-ore...-belt-clip.html http://www.gpscity.com/gps-city-belt-clip-holder.html I ordered one of the belt clips the day you posted, arrived today . . . very impressed. Interesting the OP never replied, just goes to show you the character of some folks. Thanks Red90 Quote Link to comment
+ADTCacheur Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 I just attach the carabiner to my belt if I'm wearing one, or belt loop otherwise By the way, don't judge too harshly on the fact that OP hasn't responded yet, before I found out how to set it to e-mail me when something new is added, I could never find my topic Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 By the way, don't judge too harshly on the fact that OP hasn't responded yet, before I found out how to set it to e-mail me when something new is added, I could never find my topic I miss vBulletin, and how it would show me the list of threads I posted to, and indicate which ones have new replies. Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted May 4, 2010 Author Share Posted May 4, 2010 (edited) I'm still here. I read the following posts, but then became swamped with projects and this preposterous series of event attending (a mere 10 years, pshaw..) over the weekend. On Thursday I ordered a 450, Universal Carrying Case and 4 GB SIM. As there's little or no photography of what comes in the box, but mention of a carabiner, I want to see what I have in the box before ordering a clip. The one on the Colorado looks rather good and what I'm shooting for, but other than the vague descriptions of box contents I don't know what I'll still need to get. I'll probably get two, one for the small back pack and one for the big backpack. I'm still here, just sometimes I get overwhelmed by events at work, home and in between. If I don't reply on weekends its because I'm out searching for that one Immaculate Cache. So there's my character. Any further comments? (Today is my 7th anniversary of caching) Edited May 4, 2010 by DragonsWest Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 The GPS comes with a carabiner clip. If you want the belt clip, get one of these: http://www.gpscity.com/garmin-colorado-ore...-belt-clip.html and if you need more clips for second packs or such get as many of these as you need: http://www.gpscity.com/gps-city-belt-clip-holder.html Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted May 4, 2010 Author Share Posted May 4, 2010 The GPS comes with a carabiner clip. If you want the belt clip, get one of these: http://www.gpscity.com/garmin-colorado-ore...-belt-clip.html and if you need more clips for second packs or such get as many of these as you need: http://www.gpscity.com/gps-city-belt-clip-holder.html That's the bit which was in question (what's IN the box?) A carabiner, but what's it attached to, and so on. I've seen the clips used frequently and they seem to work good. The quick releases, as pictured above, I've had trouble with on packs, fannypacks, etc. They break now and then and if you pull before pinching they tend not to want to come free. The main goal is quick parking, quick retrieval and holding the unit securely while I scramble over rocks, logs, viper pits, etc. Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 That's the bit which was in question (what's IN the box?) A carabiner, but what's it attached to, and so on. You haven't received the unit yet? Anyway, this is the clip that came with my 300. I found it with Google image search. It clips to the back of the Oregon. I tried it once, and didn't use it after that. I find that the GPSr swings around too much when that is the only attachment mechanism. Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 It clips to the back of the Oregon. I tried it once, and didn't use it after that. I find that the GPSr swings around too much when that is the only attachment mechanism. Which is why the belt clip button is better..... I've used them for years of mountaineering and caching and never lost a GPS. The belt clip sides wear out after a couple of years, but they only cost $2.... Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 It clips to the back of the Oregon. I tried it once, and didn't use it after that. I find that the GPSr swings around too much when that is the only attachment mechanism. Which is why the belt clip button is better..... I've used them for years of mountaineering and caching and never lost a GPS. The belt clip sides wear out after a couple of years, but they only cost $2.... Thanks - I'll go see if I can find one in a store to see how it'll work out for me. You need both of the items you linked to at GPSCity - one for the belt / backpack and one for the Oregon? Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 (edited) You need both of the items you linked to at GPSCity - one for the belt / backpack and one for the Oregon? No, the first item includes both pieces. The second is if you want a second belt side piece. The clip/pin style is the same as used on cell phones and frs radios, etc.... https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=31492 Edited May 5, 2010 by Red90 Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 GPS arrived as I was mummifying an ammo box. Neat little thing! Yeah, the carabiner isn't going to stay on there for very long. Now to go download manuals, learn to put maps on this thing and stuff like that there. Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Now to go download manuals, learn to put maps on this thing and stuff like that there. Forget about the manual. Just read http://garminoregon.wikispaces.com/ Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 No, the first item includes both pieces. The second is if you want a second belt side piece. The clip/pin style is the same as used on cell phones and frs radios, etc.... Ah, OK. Understand now, thanks Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 Now to go download manuals, learn to put maps on this thing and stuff like that there. Forget about the manual. Just read http://garminoregon.wikispaces.com/ That site is not very helpful upon first glance. Not too surprising as when people have the answers they forget how they went about getting them, to document the path. I have downloaded the California 24K topo maps from gpsfiledepot, but how I go about loading them in is clear as muck so far. I'll figure it out at some point. Quote Link to comment
+coggins Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Now to go download manuals, learn to put maps on this thing and stuff like that there. Forget about the manual. Just read http://garminoregon.wikispaces.com/ That site is not very helpful upon first glance. Not too surprising as when people have the answers they forget how they went about getting them, to document the path. I have downloaded the California 24K topo maps from gpsfiledepot, but how I go about loading them in is clear as muck so far. I'll figure it out at some point. GPSFileDepot has a tutorial on just that: TUTORIALYou want to get BaseCamp for this. Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 Now to go download manuals, learn to put maps on this thing and stuff like that there. Forget about the manual. Just read http://garminoregon.wikispaces.com/ That site is not very helpful upon first glance. Not too surprising as when people have the answers they forget how they went about getting them, to document the path. I have downloaded the California 24K topo maps from gpsfiledepot, but how I go about loading them in is clear as muck so far. I'll figure it out at some point. GPSFileDepot has a tutorial on just that: TUTORIALYou want to get BaseCamp for this. Useful! Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 (edited) That site is not very helpful upon first glance. Not too surprising as when people have the answers they forget how they went about getting them, to document the path. I have downloaded the California 24K topo maps from gpsfiledepot, but how I go about loading them in is clear as muck so far. I'll figure it out at some point. Yeah, it is not a simple how-to unfortunately. It works best if you read it after you played around with the GPSr. There are a at least a couple of ways to install California 24k topo from gpsfiledepot. You can: 1. Install it into mapsource / basecamp and transfer it over by downloading the binary executable 2. Download the img version and copy it over to the Garmin (much easier) from http://www.vr6.com/gps/map-dl.htm - you can get to this link from gpsfiledepot by following the "original download" link in the "Introduction" section if you don't trust random URLs people throw at you on the Internet Oh, before you do anything major, make a backup of all the files in the Garmin. Check out http://garmin.na1400.info/routable.php for routable street maps. Play around with it a bit. I enabled manual tile selection, requested that it be built for me. A short time later, an email arrives with the links for downloads. You want the img download (gmapsupp.img). Copy it directly into your 450 under "x:\Garmin". If there's another file of the same name, rename the new one to something else. Edited May 5, 2010 by Chrysalides Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 The GPS comes with a carabiner clip. If you want the belt clip, get one of these: http://www.gpscity.com/garmin-colorado-ore...-belt-clip.html and if you need more clips for second packs or such get as many of these as you need: http://www.gpscity.com/gps-city-belt-clip-holder.html Follow Up: Ordered belt clip and two holders. Thanks for the tips! Quote Link to comment
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