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Hooked on vans
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Joined: Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:30 am Posts: 77 Location: Aldinga Beach SA
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Gps?
We are looking at buying a GPS. We don't want to miss the free camps turn off and then try and turn back with a big van. We only want one to basically assist us in locating the GPS Co-ordinates, for Free Camps. We don't need one with all the whistles and bells. Cheaper the better Anyone who has a real basic model or other cheaper brand and is happy with it for the above, we would love to hear your comments Thanks....
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Sat May 22, 2010 11:30 am |
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rredbeak
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Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:13 pm Posts: 3184 Location: Ipswich Qld
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Google Navman "S" range. weve got the S30 but theres cheaper ones in the "S" that SHOULD do coordinates. Ive never tried on mine but i assume it will. Cheers Rod
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Sat May 22, 2010 1:18 pm |
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Glogra
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Joined: Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:05 pm Posts: 62 Location: Sutherland Shire, Sydney
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We have a Garmin Nuvi 255 it allows GPS co-ordinates to be entered and works well to navigate to free camps, i.e. provided you have the co-ordinates. It is also one of the lesser expensive ones.
Cheers Graeme
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Sat May 22, 2010 1:22 pm |
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Colin & Vikki
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Joined: Sun Sep 14, 2008 12:04 pm Posts: 161 Location: Merimbula N.S.W.
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G`day Guys All tom toms do map co ordinates Regards Colin
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Sat May 22, 2010 1:43 pm |
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Hooked on vans
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Joined: Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:30 am Posts: 77 Location: Aldinga Beach SA
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Thanks everyone, appreciate your help...Gives us something to work on..
_________________ Julie & Charlie Traveller Bellview & Diesal Prado "Fleurieu Peninsula SA; Wine, Roses, Beaches & Tour Down Under"
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Sat May 22, 2010 3:47 pm |
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Hooked on vans
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Joined: Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:30 am Posts: 77 Location: Aldinga Beach SA
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Garmin Nuvi 255 , A review I just read for this: Just wondering if you have had this problem at all?? If you are navigating in the bewildering maze of a city CBD, then this is the GPS for you. It is easy to read and it knows most of the one-way streets and no right/no left turn limitations, however once you move out of the city it is another story... In the rural area I tested it in it showed some roads which have not been roads for over 50 years, and insisted that I turn onto them. But once I pass that road it recalculates the route very quickly (It says "Recalculating" and within 2 seconds of it finishing saying that it has new directions for you!) *Recalculation is quick, but after it has quietly sworn at you for not following it's directions, this may take up to 20 seconds in a worse-case scenario
_________________ Julie & Charlie Traveller Bellview & Diesal Prado "Fleurieu Peninsula SA; Wine, Roses, Beaches & Tour Down Under"
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Sat May 22, 2010 4:05 pm |
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Frank & Brenda
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Joined: Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:26 am Posts: 2641 Location: Aldinga Beach SA (in the Fleurieu peninsula)99 Mistubishi Challenger, 1980 Jayco Songbird 15' poptop
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rredbeak wrote: Google Navman "S" range. weve got the S30 but theres cheaper ones in the "S" that SHOULD do coordinates. Ive never tried on mine but i assume it will. Cheers Rod
Sorry Rod the S30 doesn't, I've got one and tried to get the update for it but it wont do the freecamps, though it does have the rest areas.
You'll need to look at the MY50 or above.
Frank
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Sat May 22, 2010 6:02 pm |
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Freehill
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Joined: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:53 pm Posts: 106 Location: Brisbane
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Bought the $139 4.3 inch screen Aldi one last time they were on sale. It certainly has co-ordinate input.
Of course they are not available there any more. If you're not in a hurry, maybe you could wait for the next one to come up.
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Sat May 22, 2010 6:57 pm |
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popeye
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Joined: Sun Jan 04, 2009 2:33 pm Posts: 66
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Garmin Nuvi 1390T for me
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Sat May 22, 2010 6:59 pm |
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wanderer
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Joined: Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:20 am Posts: 707 Location: North Western Vic.
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Harvey Norman have a special on GPSs this week ,some down to $68.00.
Also JB Hi Fi are very competitive on prices.
Al.
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Sat May 22, 2010 7:26 pm |
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