Phone/GPS/Oven Timer/Phone

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and there's only 85 days till the dusty...

Oh shit now we are counting down

[vegeman]

Downloaded Basecamp last night and had a look - looks like a fair bit to learn, and there's only 85 days till the dusty...

Basecamp and other apps have a lot of extra crap in there to make the app seem more powerful but in reality...you only need a few things. For The dusty, they'll make available the latest files available. (If you need last years, I'll post it up so you can get it).

All GPS's are based around Maps, Waypoints, Tracks and Routes. Maps are a given now, but it wasn't that long GPS only gave you the location information and then you had to work that out back to a real topo map.

Waypoints are the markers that provide the important fixed locations for you to navigate to. General waypoints are normally provided along with maps (huts, fuel), but they are the thing that most people create themselves or ask for, especially to get those waypoints such as the " Spot X"thing. ie how best buddy, can you send me that spot for the...fish etc

Waypoints are also required to give you something to search, save and store on...they are the main thing that you don't want to lose and once you get a collection of these...basecamp helps you save them as well plus other things...ie rename them, move them,

Routes use waypoints as their thing to make a trip....but its not critical to do in basecamp. OFten you can just search on your GPS for a waypoint, and the GPS should be able to work out how to get there.

Finally Tracks are different...these are the breadcrumb marks that was left during a GPS's operation. These are really useful, as it show where you have been...and gives you the finer detail or granularity of your track.

So for dusty butt...they give you the route, the track, and waypoints. Most guys will use the track...as its the thing that absolutely shows you were you need to go...as its the actual record of where they went. As a tip, is when you get their track., is to change the colour so that its different from your own track so when you are making your one, and its now overlapping their one...you can see the difference.

Hopefully this helps

[vegeman]

Downloaded Basecamp last night and had a look - looks like a fair bit to learn, and there's only 85 days till the dusty...

Basecamp and other apps have a lot of extra crap in there to make the app seem more powerful but in reality...you only need a few things. For The dusty, they'll make available the latest files available. (If you need last years, I'll post it up so you can get it).

All GPS's are based around Maps, Waypoints, Tracks and Routes. Maps are a given now, but it wasn't that long GPS only gave you the location information and then you had to work that out back to a real topo map.

Waypoints are the markers that provide the important fixed locations for you to navigate to. General waypoints are normally provided along with maps (huts, fuel), but they are the thing that most people create themselves or ask for, especially to get those waypoints such as the " Spot X"thing. ie how best buddy, can you send me that spot for the...fish etc

Waypoints are also required to give you something to search, save and store on...they are the main thing that you don't want to lose and once you get a collection of these...basecamp helps you save them as well plus other things...ie rename them, move them,

Routes use waypoints as their thing to make a trip....but its not critical to do in basecamp. OFten you can just search on your GPS for a waypoint, and the GPS should be able to work out how to get there.

Finally Tracks are different...these are the breadcrumb marks that was left during a GPS's operation. These are really useful, as it show where you have been...and gives you the finer detail or granularity of your track.

So for dusty butt...they give you the route, the track, and waypoints. Most guys will use the track...as its the thing that absolutely shows you were you need to go...as its the actual record of where they went. As a tip, is when you get their track., is to change the colour so that its different from your own track so when you are making your one, and its now overlapping their one...you can see the difference.

Hopefully this helps

[vegeman]

I've already got a garmin 60csx, and an iPhone..but am going to go for the Z3 once Vodafone make them available. I really do want a phone based GPS now.
I did notice that the garmin 60csx could accept the full db1k track, due to limitations (file was getting truncated) but downloading to a montana worked fine. I just think my gps is old as it was the very first one, and I've had it for nearly 8 or so years.


The Z3 is waterproof to IPX8...so that's are good as any GPS
I want the big screen as it's just better to have more real estate...while the garmin has been great, my eyes need more.
Z3 is bright, and even has a glove friendly mode. I do like the real buttons on a GPS but will have to cope
Having a android based GPS means its far easier to store and manage muitple GPX files, maps etc plus it has massive SD card support
They also have one of the best cameras in a phone.

I'm riding to the Britton adenvutre run far south safari in Jan and hoping to test it out on a big trip...before my bigger trip to America mid next year.

As for backup to the Z3...I have a delorme Explorer...which at least gives me a basic GPS, and basic communications should the phone pack up, but because its a satellite based communicator I get all the eprib functions as well.

V

[Waihou Thumper]

The Z3 is waterproof to IPX8...
V

IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes

Nice.....no excuse for dunking the bike now aye!

[Big Dog]

I have tried putting hod on the bars, I prefer a discrete voice over Bluetooth from either a phone or gps in my pocket or bag.
I would never rely entirely on either.
If I was going somewhere there was no realistic expectation of someone to ask for directions or a long way / time between gas stations I would carry a physical map. Or the very least a separate device.
This is based on the failure rate possible with electronics.

I have never had the batteries go flat on a map.
I have never had a screen crack on a map.
I have never had a map freeze on me and prevent me from looking at the next panel.

I think we have all had that horror moment when our smart device was suddenly stupid, would you want that to be 2 hours after you last saw evidence of humans or a hint of where to get more gas from?

I don't have the road atlas types, if I did that would be more for planning sessions, the small foldable local map
Is what you want. Fits in your pocket easily. Important if you are suddenly and unceremoniously separated from your ride.

On public roads I rarely carry a map and live mostly by memory, instinct and pioneering spirit. Carry phone with GPS just in case.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[Big Dog]

Mind you. Possibly some of the reason I don't have bike specific GPS is $$$$$


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.