Anyone know about getting a sat nav and downloading Landranger 1:50 maps on ?

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A Garmin Montana does what you want.

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I'm looking at a Nuvi for 120 quid then download maps on. Montana is too expensive. Where do I get maps from.

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Garmin eTrax 20/30 should do the job for you.

http://www.garmin.com/uk/new-etrex-series#3

The eTrex20 can be had for as little as �133 on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00542NVD..._df_B00542NVDW

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I use the Nuvi 500 on the bike and a Etrex 20, for hiking and geocaching
Both work like a charm

Get yourself a good Ram mount for the bike, cheappies just don't last

To the best of my knowledge you cannot load Landranger maps onto any of the Nuvi range.

You will also be frustrated at what you can do with a Nuvi. They are not designed for anything other than A to B navigation on road - not much better than a TomTom.

Landranger maps are also expensive to buy and I have not found any "shareware" maps.

A Montana may look expensive, but the maps are often bundled so are better value than they first appear.

ETrex are great for hiking and off road.

Nuvi is fine for road - but not waterproof.

Zumo are for bikes, are waterproof, but road maps only.

Montana does all of the above.

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Im looking at getting the Montana for that reason. going to get either the 650 or 650T. i have used the Etrex before (i think it was?). i found the screen small and it quite slow....but cheap.

I use a Garmin nuvi 50 .. 5" screen...with Topo maps loaded..
Can no longer see the small hand held screens in any real detail..

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I've never heard anyone say anything bad about the Montana, but it's a bit more than I'm prepared to spend for fairly occasional use.

Quite a few of the guys in my local TRF group swear by the Road Angel 7000 Adventurer. They've been discontinued now but still crop up on eBay fairly cheap and are compatible with Memory Map.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Road-Angel...item3cccc7536d

Somewhere in the middle, I think Garmin are currently bundling full UK OS maps with the GPSMAP 62S for something like �300. You get proper buttons rather than touchscreen, but the screen is smaller.

TBH if I'm trail-riding in the UK, then I'll have paper maps of the area. You won't find trails you don't already know are there, or plan a sensible route between them without looking at a real map, or at least an electronic map on a full size PC monitor.

I do use a GPS for planned rides, particularly if I'm leading a group, because then I don't want to have to stop and check maps all the time. In that case I just create a track using my paper maps and Google Earth, and just follow the line on the screen while I'm out on the bike. I've got the paper maps with me in case it becomes necessary to detour. If I'm out on my own and just exploring, I'll work off the paper maps.

I've got a Garmin 60CSx, which is an older version of the 62S. Can't get OS maps for it even if I wanted to, only the Garmin Topo maps, which are a bit rubbish. I've just got OpenStreetMaps for the UK loaded to show me the roads and give me some sort of SatNav function on tarmac if I really needed it.

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The Zumo has a navigation mode called "off road"

You can get TOPO maps for the Zumo, and they work for plotted routes off road.

I've been using mine for off-tarmac routes for over 5 years.

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