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An important feature to look for is the lane indication that shows on screen how your intersections and highway exits are configured and which lane you need to be in as you approach. It saves a lot of last second lane changes that can be much more exciting than you'd like.WildBill wrote:I am thinking of upgrading my GPS to a unit with traffic update capability. Does anyone have any suggestions? I currently own an older model Garmin Nuvi. I have been pretty satisfied with it.
That's an interesting way of phrasing it. That happened on my trip to Katy on Friday afternoon.Excaliber wrote:It saves a lot of last second lane changes that can be much more exciting than you'd like.
Our nuvi 265W came with lifetime traffic. It works very well, and I just recently figured out how to download, export, and view the recent track of a long trip. Lifetime map upgrade was extra cost, but was reasonable for us. Flexible and reliable, to the point that we picked up an Oregon trail unit this past month.zero4o3 wrote:just to throw one out there, the Garmin Nuvi 1300LMT has Lifetime traffic AND lifetime Map updates which is a kinda cool deal to me
Do I understand that they have finally included wilderness trails operated by the forestry service? I have been waiting for such a feature. Without it, when you lose the trail, your compass doesn't tell you which direction you need to go to find the trail again. You have to criss-cross for awhile to find it.Flexible and reliable, to the point that we picked up an Oregon trail unit this past month.
You might want to look into a Delorme PN-Series handheld. They can use color aerial imagery, USGS Quads, and other imagery.rdcrags wrote:Do I understand that they have finally included wilderness trails operated by the forestry service? I have been waiting for such a feature. Without it, when you lose the trail, your compass doesn't tell you which direction you need to go to find the trail again. You have to criss-cross for awhile to find it.Flexible and reliable, to the point that we picked up an Oregon trail unit this past month.
I have been using Delorme products for many years, and am quite satisfied.Pawpaw wrote:You might want to look into a Delorme PN-Series handheld. They can use color aerial imagery, USGS Quads, and other imagery.rdcrags wrote:Do I understand that they have finally included wilderness trails operated by the forestry service? I have been waiting for such a feature. Without it, when you lose the trail, your compass doesn't tell you which direction you need to go to find the trail again. You have to criss-cross for awhile to find it.Flexible and reliable, to the point that we picked up an Oregon trail unit this past month.
It is. My comment was directed toward rdcrags.WildBill wrote:Thanks for the suggestions. I haven't made up my mind yet, but I am leaning toward the Garmin. The Delorme seem to be more for off-road sporting type activities. I will be staying on paved roads.