I have a Garmin with UK/Europe/US maps and have found it invaluable on US trips on several occasions, most notably when off-roading near the San Boreas pass in Colorado, completely lost in a rented jeep following a trail which turned out to be a dried up river bed, the Garmin found our position and guided us back to the hotel! Only warning is to avoid the 'shortest route' options in cities such as LA which can take you through some very dodgy areas. You will occasionally get instructions such as "turn right in 240 miles" but overall we wouldn't travel without it.
Ray Westwood On 15 May 2012, at 10:59, Ron Skelley wrote: > Just extending the enquiry on sat nav devices a little, I'm planning a trip > to the West Coast USA later this year ( sadly not in the Mog). Any views on > whether a satnav is worth getting versus local maps; and if so whats the > current fave? i imagine that finding our way across great stretches of desert > isnt too taxing with a map, but I can foresee that LA might be! > > Ron > > View posts on The Mail Archive > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Modify Your Subscription ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
