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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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sound good
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 06:20 PM
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OK today i went an purchest haha a GARMIN NUVI 205 ,now i have to figureout how to use the dam thing haha, so what do you guys think about the garmin nuvi 205 ?
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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the 205 is an ok in-car unit made solely for street navigation. might as well turn it off when you hit the trail tho.
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by caged
the 205 is an ok in-car unit made solely for street navigation. might as well turn it off when you hit the trail tho.
you can get a topo program for it.

and the 255 i use (that my GF took to freeport tx with her....) works great!


let me see if i can find you that topo program
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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here ya go!

http://www.expertgps.com/gps-receive...n-nuvi-205.asp


you can also use the pre loaded topo maps(which are okayish) (does not show elevation lines, but does show elevation, brooks ect...) by unselecting metro map.
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 07:48 PM
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another program is called easy GPS.... its a free decent program used mainly for way points only tho....

it allows 500 way points to be stored on the nuvi 205

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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 07:50 PM
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or you can buy the garmin program for $90

Garmin MapSource Topo U.S. 100K microSD/SD
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 08:37 PM
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WOW thankz man, lot's of help i need it hahaha
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 10:09 AM
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i got a simple TomTom and it shows most of the trails,, didnt even know they all had names hahah
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 10:27 AM
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the garmin nuvi is great for south jersey trails , most every trail back wharton state forrest is on a map and shows up on the gps , mine works great back there , i also do alot of geo caching so i have a hand held delorme pn-40 wich is amazing for being out in the woods for all the un marked places
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 11:31 AM
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thankz for the info DEVILSTOY .
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