GPS Question
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JK Super Freak
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From: Simi Valley, Ca., Taylorsville, Ut. and places in between
GPS Question
Iv got the factory radio with the GPS
but it doesnt seem to do very well when off road.
Is there a GPS that would work off road as well as on?
Thanks.
but it doesnt seem to do very well when off road.
Is there a GPS that would work off road as well as on?
Thanks.
JK Junkie
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From: Stokesdale, NC
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From: Everywhere, USA
Why buy a marine unit? Just buy an I-pad Mini like my team member "Stormtrooper"did or my favorite ( I'm an Android fan) Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (8inch) and the software. Make sure the tablet either has a true GPS, like mine, in it or blue tooth capable to recieve a position fix without wi-fi from a external source like my DeLorme In Reach sat communicator, that way when you loose cell signal, and you WILL, you won't loose your navigational ability. I use the In Reach as a PLB by the way.
RAM has many cool mounting options for this stuff too. I have a RAM ball glued to the passenger side roof panel to the right of our single sideband which is above the rearview mirror. This lessens the visual restriction usually incurred by the typical windshield suction cup mounts. (my smartphone and Escort are below the mirror already on suction cups) Check out Ebay if you cant find them from a Project JK supporter first. It helps GREATLY to put armour on the tablet so the mount can grip it better!
The best software I've found so far is Back Country Navigator Pro. ($10 @ Google's "Play Store") Then pay the annual (small) fee for topo & sat image downloading access once you have downloaded BCNP. AccuTerra Maps, I believe, I paid $19.95/yr and Digital Globe is $24.95/yr. Once you have completed this you will open up the menu for choosing which topos to download. Only download what you honestly think you'll use because these take up a great deal of memory. I bought a 64gb micro sd for the tab, filled it up before finishing the areas of Colorado that I needed with some local Louisiana BS so I could play with it. I had to go back and erase a ton. This process of loading takes time but once you're done then it's fantastic. In the process I learned a great deal about the Colorado back country we will be off-roading in all this 2014 late Spring on up until early Fall.
Another program I thought looked good was Gaia ($19.99) but it seemed BCNP had more followers. Trimbles software looks easy but it also looked like a toy to me for $4.99. All this stuff is VERY inexpensive compared to what I've dealt with in yachting and now, a step down to shipping where software can run in the thousands and map updating services are hundreds per year.
We have a Garmin Dacota 20 as well loaded with the topos for when we hike away on foot so we cant get lost. Garmin has much better hardware now. (see Monterra $650).
Good luck and please say hi if you see Becca and I in "Hazardous" on the trail.
RAM has many cool mounting options for this stuff too. I have a RAM ball glued to the passenger side roof panel to the right of our single sideband which is above the rearview mirror. This lessens the visual restriction usually incurred by the typical windshield suction cup mounts. (my smartphone and Escort are below the mirror already on suction cups) Check out Ebay if you cant find them from a Project JK supporter first. It helps GREATLY to put armour on the tablet so the mount can grip it better!
The best software I've found so far is Back Country Navigator Pro. ($10 @ Google's "Play Store") Then pay the annual (small) fee for topo & sat image downloading access once you have downloaded BCNP. AccuTerra Maps, I believe, I paid $19.95/yr and Digital Globe is $24.95/yr. Once you have completed this you will open up the menu for choosing which topos to download. Only download what you honestly think you'll use because these take up a great deal of memory. I bought a 64gb micro sd for the tab, filled it up before finishing the areas of Colorado that I needed with some local Louisiana BS so I could play with it. I had to go back and erase a ton. This process of loading takes time but once you're done then it's fantastic. In the process I learned a great deal about the Colorado back country we will be off-roading in all this 2014 late Spring on up until early Fall.
Another program I thought looked good was Gaia ($19.99) but it seemed BCNP had more followers. Trimbles software looks easy but it also looked like a toy to me for $4.99. All this stuff is VERY inexpensive compared to what I've dealt with in yachting and now, a step down to shipping where software can run in the thousands and map updating services are hundreds per year.
We have a Garmin Dacota 20 as well loaded with the topos for when we hike away on foot so we cant get lost. Garmin has much better hardware now. (see Monterra $650).
Good luck and please say hi if you see Becca and I in "Hazardous" on the trail.
Last edited by caprob; Mar 21, 2014 at 12:38 AM.
