I got a Garmin Oregon 450 gps unit to help me navigate my way from Canterbury to Rome looking into the amount of paper maps i was going to have to carry at a decent resolution was about 40.
The 450 does not have any topo maps like the 450t so i opted for using http://openstreetmap.org maps along with opencyclemap. The maps i have installed dont have any topo contour lines its possible to have this style map but due to copyright you have to generate the maps yourself. I've had a look at what's involved and its a bit of a task considering the size of the map needed. But i hope i manage to get it sorted before i go.
Im normally gnu Linux user but ive also been using freinds computer running vista to try and use base camp and map source are two Garmin applications to supposedly interact with your gps unit. Garmin web updater got the unit up to date with the latest firmware. So every thing should work right? Yeah right ;-)
Basecamp and mapsource had issues working with the device the one saviour was the device went into mass storage mode and i managed to copy tracks made on bikeroutetoaster but it seemed a hit and miss affair whether they would show up in tracks menu. The track can have 10,000 points per track so i had to split the track into three parts. Im unsure how to convert tracks into routes with the handset basecamp had the option but didnt work for me. Found some mentions to having to use the correct version of basecamp. Garmin site and manuals gives hints at best. The user interface is a pleasure to use for most things. Alkaline battery's don't have a stable enough output, it drops the back light when one bar drops of the gps battery meter. A set of NiMH are really needed as per manual then I might be able to read it as I ride along on the sun.
Location : Stapleton Rd, Bristol, City of Bristol BS5 6,
Where are the pictures of the last ride?
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