Choosing the right GPS
Guide to picking the right GPS for use in the outdoors, looking at the pros and cons of traditional GPS units from Garmin and Magellan, PDAs and mobile phones with digital mapping and newer entrants like the SatMap and Road Angel.
great… i would love to see a more in depth look at the satmap active 10 though
Yes it would have been nice to go into more detail but we had to squeeze it all into 10 mins. We might do another video on the SatMap specifically, especially as they have new online mapping options now.
satmap are now going international. they’ve covered france and other european countries in detailed mapping. austrailia and USA are on they’re way too.
Is that the Road Angel 7000? I want to get a GPS and electronic map, but I dont go hiking as often as you professionals (usually through the New Forset or around the Pubecks) so thought I could get something I could use in the car as well.
Do the ETREK devices have any basic road following functions? Not worried about the Speed Camera warnings etc.
You would need to add Garmin Mapsource mapping with detailed road maps of the country (or part of the country) you are in. So the eTrex has to have enough memory (e.g. a microSD card slot) and you have to buy that additional mapping (e.g. the Topo mapping has roads included). Then it will give road directions, on screen only, no voice.
hey that steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car! you crazy Brits.
There have been a few developments since we made this video, though the main principles we describe still stand. The Road Angel has been replaced by the Memory-Map Adventurer 2800 that has the key functions of the Road Angel in a smaller neater device with better battery life. SatMap have launched a whole series of maps for other countries and its battery life is better too. ViewRanger and other apps are available for iPhones, Android and Symbian mobiles.