iceclimber
Registered user
I have a Garmin 340 & a 390 which I use on my bikes (& actually also in my motorhome !) in the UK & various Euro countries.
Both excellent GPS's for roads & lanes etc....
When down in Aragon this September, & riding some off-road tracks, I struggled not having some topo map info on a GPS. When off road we often had to stop and use our phones to consult google maps to see where we were & use the compass on my GPS to ensure we picked the correct heading. It was a bit hit & miss at times as the Michelin paper maps obviously did not have sufficient detail.
I think what I would like is a 'hiking' type of GPS; a garmin montana / oregon etc.... with 1:25 scale maps.
So in readiness for next year i'm thinking of getting a garmin montana / oregon (2nd hand) and making sure that as a start, I get GB Discoverer V4, for the 1:50k scale UK overall coverage. Then add 1:25k 3000 sq km. map blocks using Garmin Birdseye Select vouchers for the various UK areas I am likely to go off road it .... e.g. staring with the cotswolds.
I can then start using it in the UK to plan routes / track routes to get fully familiar with it, before I consider taking it to Europe next Autumn. (I would also likely use it for some mountain walking ...... again to get really familiar with it)
Question 1: Could I use a montana / oregon with just a 1:25k 3000 km map block on its own i.e. No GB Discoverer SD card plugged in ?
Question 2: I presume the 1:25k 3000 sq km. map blocks using Garmin Birdseye Select can only be downloaded directly to the GPS device. (whereas GB Discoverer premium has the whole of the UK at 1:25k on an SD card ..... (at £300 ish !!)
many more questions but think this is enough for now
Both excellent GPS's for roads & lanes etc....
When down in Aragon this September, & riding some off-road tracks, I struggled not having some topo map info on a GPS. When off road we often had to stop and use our phones to consult google maps to see where we were & use the compass on my GPS to ensure we picked the correct heading. It was a bit hit & miss at times as the Michelin paper maps obviously did not have sufficient detail.
I think what I would like is a 'hiking' type of GPS; a garmin montana / oregon etc.... with 1:25 scale maps.
So in readiness for next year i'm thinking of getting a garmin montana / oregon (2nd hand) and making sure that as a start, I get GB Discoverer V4, for the 1:50k scale UK overall coverage. Then add 1:25k 3000 sq km. map blocks using Garmin Birdseye Select vouchers for the various UK areas I am likely to go off road it .... e.g. staring with the cotswolds.
I can then start using it in the UK to plan routes / track routes to get fully familiar with it, before I consider taking it to Europe next Autumn. (I would also likely use it for some mountain walking ...... again to get really familiar with it)
Question 1: Could I use a montana / oregon with just a 1:25k 3000 km map block on its own i.e. No GB Discoverer SD card plugged in ?
Question 2: I presume the 1:25k 3000 sq km. map blocks using Garmin Birdseye Select can only be downloaded directly to the GPS device. (whereas GB Discoverer premium has the whole of the UK at 1:25k on an SD card ..... (at £300 ish !!)
many more questions but think this is enough for now