Posted 2008-04-15 10:01 PM (#82031 - in reply to #75737) Subject: RE: GPS Units
Location: KY
Ok we just received the Garmin GPSMap 76CSx along with the topo maps of the US on dvd. And I freely admit to being a techno idiot and I cannot figure out how to unlock the maps, barely can turn on the gps and simply cannot figure the thing out. Someone pls help!
Posted 2008-04-17 8:23 AM (#82164 - in reply to #82151) Subject: RE: GPS Units
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Posts: 105 Location: parker, co.
Have you tried the Garmin site? They are really helpful. I am not too familiar with that model but if you pm me I might be able to answer some specific questions.
Posted 2008-04-17 4:10 PM (#82190 - in reply to #75737) Subject: RE: GPS Units
Location: KY
Lindsay Thanks for the offer. I ordered the instructional dvd that soundhorse recommended. Maybe after I view that I can actually ask an intlligent question (but probably not, ha) Really appreciate the help, thanks to you both!
Posted 2008-04-18 1:48 PM (#82222 - in reply to #75737) Subject: RE: GPS Units
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Posts: 74 Location: IN
After reading all these posts, I'm thinking of getting the 76csx to replace my Vista C (My husband wants it). I liked my Vista C but would lose signals in the forests of Shawnee. Will the 76 be more sensitive? Is the 76 much more complicated than the Vista C? Thanks again for the info!
Posted 2008-04-21 8:38 AM (#82345 - in reply to #82222) Subject: RE: GPS Units
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Posts: 326 Location: Gallatin, TN
I hate to say we haven't used ours yet. Since fuel has gotten so high we've been riding close to home on trails we know very well. I guess that would be the best place to test it out and make sure I know how to use it.
Posted 2008-04-23 9:57 AM (#82463 - in reply to #75737) Subject: RE: GPS Units
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Posts: 18
Location: Pacific northwest, BC
Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to the forum but just wanted to pitch in my 2 cents worth. I've had a 76 for over a year now and found it hard to figure out but I'm a major technodummie. Like most techie things you really need to use them lots otherwise its like relearning each time. I didn't know there was an instructional DVD out there so thanks for that info, I'll be looking into that for sure. I have figured out the basic stuff but there are sooooo many options, etc on it that unless its used on a regular basis, at least for me, it probably won't be used to its full potential.
Posted 2008-04-23 10:10 AM (#82468 - in reply to #82031) Subject: RE: GPS Units
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Posts: 792 Location: East Tennessee, USA, Planet Earth
I have the Garmin 60CSx...love it!! I have never lost the signal....even under heavy tree coverage. It's a great little unit. I also have the Topo maps software. I just use the last 3 weekends to map some new trails at a WI county park. That was fun. I use my GPS to track my miles and hours. I also use it to make maps of where I have ridden. It's very cool!
Posted 2008-04-23 10:34 AM (#82473 - in reply to #75737) Subject: RE: GPS Units
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Posts: 1205 Location: Arkansas
I have found the 76 to be great to use, it does have a lot of capabilities, but not too complicated to just do what most of us do at first.... keep up with where you are, and how to get back...! It keeps signal 98% of the time in the woods, so I am happy. I carry it in a pommel bag hanging vertically, in a neoprene case that has a snap for extra security. I have ridden in zero temps, rain, taken it to CO elk hunting (riding) and it has been great for all. I was GPS experienced before I got this model, so that may have helped with my impression of its ease of use.........
Posted 2008-04-23 10:45 AM (#82476 - in reply to #75737) Subject: RE: GPS Units
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Posts: 18
Location: Pacific northwest, BC
I have the topo maps too (for Canada of course cus that's where I live) but find they are very outdated. The 76 unit has a feature called 'sight and go" not sure if other units have this but can't wait to try it. With this feature, you can be on one mountain and point the GPS to an area on another mountain (not sure how far away this works) and then you can 'track' your way there. This will be great (if I can figure it out of course) for when we're in really bushy areas, which we usually are being in the far north, and you won't get lost trying to negociate your way through the thick valley bottom.
Posted 2008-04-23 12:55 PM (#82493 - in reply to #75737) Subject: RE: GPS Units
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Posts: 18
Location: Pacific northwest, BC
I contacted Garmin a while back but should try again. I know the hard topo maps available from private industry, ie, gas and oil exploration, forestry, etc are much more up to date. They are only available hard copy so not much use to us and very expensive. Garmin seems to come out with lots of new products but probably not a lot of money in updating the already sold stuff. I'm sure that the market here north of the 49th is much smaller too.
Posted 2008-04-23 9:58 PM (#82524 - in reply to #75737) Subject: RE: GPS Units
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Posts: 2828 Location: Southern New Mexico
Just get a mare like my daughters and you'll never be lost again. No matter where you go she ALWAYS knows how to get back to the trailer. Of course if you are on a 15 mile circle and are only a 1/2 mile from the trailer (and it's out of sight) she will take you all the way back around the trail. BUT she knows how to track herself and find the way to get home. If we ride around here you never have to wonder which way the house is. Just come to a stop and she will turn to face home. And in the 5 years we've had her she has NEVER been wrong.
That is why my daughter is on her. If anything ever happens to me on the trail I've taught my girls to hold on to their horses and not dismount, I know the mare will get my daughters back home. Now getting help back to me....... Well, I hope whoever answers the 911 call knows how to track a horse because my girls are hopeless at giving directions.
Posted 2008-04-26 1:19 PM (#82644 - in reply to #75737) Subject: RE: GPS Units
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Posts: 18
Location: Pacific northwest, BC
Wondering if anyone has heard of a new device out now called a Spot? I think it is used so that other people can track your whereabouts. It is set up to work with a computer and works with GPS technology but has no screen so the batteries last quite a long time. When we go on our pack trips to northern BC, we usually pack in for a few weeks and take a Satellite phone with us for safety but they're very expensive to rent. I think the Spot gizmo runs around $100 or so and there's a $50 per year fee to sign up so I'm thinking about tryng one. Just one more gizmo to have attached to me along with a GPS, 2-way radio, bear spray, knife, flashlight, etc, etc, etc..... It'll take a motorized lift to get me on my mule - good thing she's draftyX!!
Posted 2008-04-26 8:48 PM (#82650 - in reply to #82222) Subject: RE: GPS Units
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Posts: 792 Location: East Tennessee, USA, Planet Earth
>>thinking of getting the 76csx to replace my Vista C (My husband wants it). I liked my Vista C but would lose signals in the forests of Shawnee. Will the 76 be more sensitive?
The best GPS for heavy tree coverage is the Garmin 60CS or 60CSx. For the best deal contact Darrel at TVNAV.com
Please tell Darrel I sent you his way. Darrel provides AWESOME customer service. I got my 60CSx 2 years ago, and I can still call Darrel up for help and he will take the time to assist me. He also has a Yahoo Groups list for answering GPS related questions.
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