NAVAGATION G P S

[Troy Tikalsky]

I use the Garmin 2610 GPS unit. Place it on the dash by the windshield and it
works good, takes a minute to acquire the signal when first turned on but has
not lost the signal when driving. There is a bean bag mount with a tacky bottom
so the GPS does not slide across the dash when turning and it holds very well.
It plugs into the power outlet and can be easily moved between vehicles. It is
fairly easy to use with a little practice and the touch screen makes it easy to
navigate thru the menus. It does have settings for the type of vehicle being
driven, car, truck or bus. It "avoids" roads with known restrictions when the
bus option is selected. It also recalculates the path when a turn is missed,
displays the distance and time remaining to destination and recalculates the
time remaining as you progress based on current speed. It could use more
selections for known gas/food stops but there has always been plenty available.

Troy Tikalsky
Waconia, Mn
1986 Newell 40'



----- Original Message -----
From: Jack & Donna Smith
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 12:37 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] NAVAGATION G P S


I am looking for a GPS Navagation unit. I have one installed in my
Laptop that works well, but using the laptop on the Toad is unwieldy.
The Magellan 360 looks like a good all-around device. Any use this
unit and care to comment?
Any comments on ANY unit?
Thanks
Jack Smith
1973FC31
SoCal





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