Cheap And Clever Gadget

[+user13371]

In some cars the simplest place to put a GPS is in the cupholder - at least if you can get good reception and the cupholder is where you can still get a good look at the screen.

 

Apparently, the folks at Griffin had a similar idea:

 

http://griffintechnology.com/products/podpod/

 

for where to stash your music player. I think this is a great idea, adaptable to a number of in car devices.

Edited October 8, 2004 by lee_rimar

[+CompuCash]

this looks like it is made out of foam - looks easy to replicate -

 

but it is not a new idea -

 

I bought a cup-holder mounting for my Ipaq years ago -

 

had a fixture the slid into the cup holder - adjustable stem (hinge at bottom and top)

'table' on top with adjustable padded sides to hold a pda. worked great.

 

I did some caching with a friend in his little pickup the other day. I had my bag on the seat between us. I have a belt pack with a bottle pocket where I keep the gps. Was upside down in the middle of the cab on the seat and was amazed that when I picked it up after about 10 minutes driving between caches that I had 7 sats. on the screen. I had forgotten to turn it off. So I would suggest that even the cup holders that are in the center console might be usable.

 

I am going to steal this idea and see if I can make a suitable one for my dash board area close to the windshield.

 

thanks -

[+user13371]

I am going to steal this idea and see if I can make a suitable one for my dash board area close to the windshield

Usually when I try to make a knock-off of some simple thing like this, I end up spending more than the pre-made item would have cost. Or, I end up with something ugly that doesn't work. Maybe I'm just clumsy that way.

 

For something that's only $10, I'd rather just go out an buy it instead of trying to replicate it.

Edited October 8, 2004 by lee_rimar

[+Monkeybrad]

I have one of these for my ipod it works great, keeps the little tunes box in place even when bouncing up a 4X4 trail to the cache site.

[+CompuCash]

I am going to steal this idea and see if I can make a suitable one for my dash board area close to the windshield

Usually when I try to make a knock-off of some simple thing like this, I end up spending more than the pre-made item would have cost. Or, I end up with something ugly that doesn't work. Maybe I'm just clumsy that way.

 

For something that's only $10, I'd rather just go out an buy it instead of trying to replicate it.

 

OH YA! been there - done that -

 

but I have a ton (?) of different kinds of foam at home and might try it -

 

if it was for my cup holder I might just buy it - like I said I want this for my dash shelf.-

[+StarQ]

But where will you put your cup?

 

Interesting note: The Toyota Tunda cup holder in the center console is exactly the right size for the Magellan Meridian series GPS cradle.

 

StarQ

[Neo_Geo]

But where will you put your cup?

 

Interesting note: The Toyota Tunda cup holder in the center console is exactly the right size for the Magellan Meridian series GPS cradle.

 

StarQ

You could buy a RAM mount cup holder!