GPS mapping and GPS units you use

**ADVGD** · 16th August 2013, 22:45

A basic review on the 62s: Garmin 62s GPS review:

**dino3310** · 17th August 2013, 16:31

nice one mate great review

ive been looking at one for over a year now, only theres always something else that takes priority

currently using a basic magellan for hunting but ya get what ya pay for and its shite once you get under a descent canopy or valley no signal, plus no mapping stuff on it. Soooo the 62s looks like the one for me, was always comprehensive and reluctant to get one as i was worried about gps coverage but your reviews cleared all my worries... cheers mate,.

**That looks like fun** · 17th August 2013, 17:44

I have a 62 series that I use on my scooters Dino. I run it off the bikes power when its on the machine as vibration seems to switch the little buggers off from time to time.
Fully agree its a real simple unti to use and bloody near indestructable (which is a real bonus the way I ride). The screen is a bit small for my eyes

but I cope. Not good for town use, as mentioned the processor is a bit slow. By the time it finishes giving you its last instruction and it realises that you have indeed gone around the corner it wanted you too, you have covered three city blocks and missed your next turn

I have three sets of Maps I use in mine (each needs a seperate micro sd card). I use the NZOGPS NZ Auto Routing maps. NZOGPS_DOC_SRTM Maps and a set of extremly well detailed Topo Maps that I "stole, cracked and installed"

I would not recomend Fresh Maps at all

I purchased a set and then found they couldnt be installed into Base Camp or Mapsource. May not sound like much, but try and plan a route using only your the screen on your 62 series and then do the same exercise with Base Camp.
Walking in the bush with your handheld, hunting Bear

oops I might be a bit off track, zoom out to see where you are, oops no detail any more .

**dino3310** · 17th August 2013, 18:22

ahhh your a funny good bugga col

what do ya mean in that last paragraph? i read it as ' it dosent do well when ya zoom out on the topo and gives a blank screen'
is that correct

**ADVGD** · 17th August 2013, 18:25

Originally Posted by dino3310

currently using a basic magellan for hunting but ya get what ya pay for and its shite once you get under a descent canopy or valley no signal, plus no mapping stuff on it.

Great hunting unit, the 62s is used by the DOC workers on foot in the bush, great reception under canopy. The topo contour lines (with FreshMap topo) make easy work of picking ridges and spurs

Originally Posted by That looks like fun

I would not recomend Fresh Maps at all

I purchased a set and then found they couldnt be installed into Base Camp or Mapsource. May not sound like much, but try and plan a route using only your the screen on your 62 series and then do the same exercise with Base Camp.

Sorry brother, ya doing the wrong thing. Trying to use FreshMap on your GPS with Base Camp/Mapsource on your PC is like buying a Honda C50 piston and trying to install it on a KTM450. They are not compatible for a reason, Freshmap has GPS unit software and separate PC software. Both FreshMap software versions cost around $320 but I have no qualms with paying that as you get what you pay for. Using the FreshMap PC software for planning/reviewing routes is very userfriendly and feature rich; the nicest and most practical software I have used to date. If you have a go with both together, you'd no doubt be impressed

**dino3310** · 17th August 2013, 18:30

Originally Posted by ADVGD

Great hunting unit, the 62s is used by the DOC workers on foot in the bush, great reception under canopy. The topo contour lines (with FreshMap topo) make easy work of picking ridges and spurs

Perfect
nothing worse than bagging a beasty then humping it over ridge after ridge following a compass, so easy to plot an easier route with topo in a gps

cheers mate

**That looks like fun** · 17th August 2013, 19:30

Originally Posted by ADVGD

Freshmap has GPS unit software and separate PC software. Both FreshMap software versions cost around $320 but I have no qualms with paying that as you get what you pay for. Using the FreshMap PC software for planning/reviewing routes is very userfriendly and feature rich; the nicest and most practice software I have used to date. If you have a go with both together, you'd no doubt be impressed

So you would figger they would tell you that when you buy it eh

Tell the person who is selling it to you what you want, this is the shizz he says, yep will do everything you want as well as change water into wine oh yeah

And dont get me started about the promise of lifetime free updates mate

The problem with zooming out Dino is not just limited to Fresh Maps. As you zoom the amount of detail alters, you can customize it but with the 62's small screen to get a wider overall view you need to zoom out a long way. First the contour lines go, then the foot tracks, followed by vehicle tracks and so on until eventually you and the pig make friends and have a hokey pokey icecream with the monkey.

**dino3310** · 17th August 2013, 21:19

as long as i can zoom out to cover up to a 2klm walk i'll be happy any further than that my fat arse is dragging

**Waihou Thumper** · 18th August 2013, 08:45

Just sold my unit to a guy in Nelson. I am going back to a Zumo 660 for the bike/ute. I liked the 62s but found the 62csx the better unit.

**dino3310** · 24th August 2013, 15:36

That PB tech is pretty awesome, ive shopped there a couple of times and some of there specials are hard to beat

**Waihou Thumper** · 28th August 2013, 20:47

I scored a Nuvi 660 for the vehicle for $21.00 on Trade Me....works great after updating 5 years worth of maps. Came with all of the attachments and more.
I bought a Montana 650 for the bike......
I didn't buy the Zumo for obvious reasons as above....
The Montana is a do all anywhere device, most impressed!