Got A New GPS Unit
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Got A New GPS Unit
A couple of pleasant surprises. Have never paid any attention to freebie points accumulating on my credit card since I pay it off every month and shred the statement. Got a notice from them that I could order from Amazon and a lot of other places and I had 19,870 points. Spotted a Garmin 1350T that was 19,700 points with free shipping. The second surprise? I ordered it on line Thursday afternoon then ordered a Ram mount from Ram, and a power cord setup from GPSgeek. Monday morning FedEx knocked on my door and handed me the Ram mount. Monday afternoon the post office jeep stopped by and handed me the Garmin and the power cord. UPS probably would have taken at least a week . The Garmin is a pretty nice unit and easily readable although I can't hear the voice directions when riding.
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Nobody "needs" a GPS.....they're just a really useful and cool little device.
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I ride a lot by myself and find myself out in the middle of nowhere in miles and miles of wheat fields. A wreck or breakdown would be a real problem trying to tell rescue where you are (hoping you have cell phone service). I can touch the screen on the GPS and it will show the map coordinates where ever I might be. If I'm getting a bit low on fuel another touch will bring up service stations. It will track gas mileage, maximum and average speed, run time, stop time and numerous statistics. A map is OK but a GPS is pretty nice to have. If I'm in a town looking for a specific business or place all I have to do is enter the address with the Qwerty keyboard and the unit will guide me from where I am to the doorstep of the business.
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I have the same setup, except my Garmin is a 1300. It is the same case and so forth. I've used it on one road trip and I enjoyed the different features such as miles to go, time to next turn, estimated time of arrival, the trip log page, all of which appeals to the pilot in me. I was disappointed when I found out there was no external speaker jack to let me plug into the radio though. Then I would've been able to hear the prompts.
I find the screen a bit washed out in bright sunlight, and I need to buy a hood for it. Then I could at least see the directions displayed on the screen that the voice prompts would be telling me.
It is especially useful in unfamiliar circumstances. I've got a ride planned to Salt Lake City this weekend and the gps is already programmed to help me find the motel I've booked.
Just a gadget, yes, but a very useful one.
I find the screen a bit washed out in bright sunlight, and I need to buy a hood for it. Then I could at least see the directions displayed on the screen that the voice prompts would be telling me.
It is especially useful in unfamiliar circumstances. I've got a ride planned to Salt Lake City this weekend and the gps is already programmed to help me find the motel I've booked.
Just a gadget, yes, but a very useful one.
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I have the same setup, except my Garmin is a 1300. It is the same case and so forth. I've used it on one road trip and I enjoyed the different features such as miles to go, time to next turn, estimated time of arrival, the trip log page, all of which appeals to the pilot in me. I was disappointed when I found out there was no external speaker jack to let me plug into the radio though. Then I would've been able to hear the prompts.
I find the screen a bit washed out in bright sunlight, and I need to buy a hood for it. Then I could at least see the directions displayed on the screen that the voice prompts would be telling me.
It is especially useful in unfamiliar circumstances. I've got a ride planned to Salt Lake City this weekend and the gps is already programmed to help me find the motel I've booked.
Just a gadget, yes, but a very useful one.
I find the screen a bit washed out in bright sunlight, and I need to buy a hood for it. Then I could at least see the directions displayed on the screen that the voice prompts would be telling me.
It is especially useful in unfamiliar circumstances. I've got a ride planned to Salt Lake City this weekend and the gps is already programmed to help me find the motel I've booked.
Just a gadget, yes, but a very useful one.
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I like taking the back roads and will ofter get lost - thats the fun of riding on a sunday when you have nowhere in particular to go.
I guess if I went on a really long ride for a week or something I would consider.
I guess if I went on a really long ride for a week or something I would consider.
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