GPS Question – Logging Roads

  • mallard_militia
    Fulton County, Illinois
    Posts: 1108
    January 5, 2009 at 4:00 am #1236968

    Wonder if there are any GPS units that show a good description of logging or forest roads. I am heading up to Houghton, MI in a couple weeks snowmobiling and would like to take a GPS along for some off trail riding. I went to school up there, but it was nearly 10 years ago and I don’t want to rely on memory. If someone has their GPS around, could you scroll up to the Keewanee Peninsula and give me a description of how detailed the roads are. I have been thinking about getting an H20C and this may be the key to have one.

    Brent Yeakey
    Bloomer, WI
    Posts: 553
    January 5, 2009 at 4:07 am #734044

    The base map alone on a H2OC unit will not have any kind of logging road on it. You would have to get the map create software in order to have that. Hopefully someone on here will have the software so they can tell you if it covers your specfic need.

    nick
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 4977
    January 5, 2009 at 4:41 am #734057

    Well google maps shows some fire roads *I think* if your cell phone was high tech enough, it would show you postion on google maps using the gps in your phone, in theory….

    Eitherway you can look online and see some roads in the map view.

    wade_kuehl
    Northwest Iowa
    Posts: 6167
    January 5, 2009 at 3:29 pm #734118

    Lowrance mapcreate is your best bet. It will work with the H2OC.

    Brent Yeakey
    Bloomer, WI
    Posts: 553
    January 5, 2009 at 5:40 pm #734176

    If you are looking at Lowrance units The Expedition C is a very nice upgrade. The only thing is they are hard to find due to Lowrance changing their handheld line for 2009.

    dandorn
    M.I.N.N.E.S.O.T.A.
    Posts: 3207
    January 5, 2009 at 7:45 pm #734234

    Quote:

    If you are looking at Lowrance units The Expedition C is a very nice upgrade. The only thing is they are hard to find due to Lowrance changing their handheld line for 2009.

    I’ve looked through the Lowrance 2009 catalog and there
    doesn’t appear to be any changes in the handheld lineup.

    Brent Yeakey
    Bloomer, WI
    Posts: 553
    January 5, 2009 at 8:37 pm #734265

    They are scheduled to be out mid summer. Looks so far to be just a base map upgrade to match some of their new insight mapping. Should be intresting to see.

    Brent Yeakey
    Bloomer, WI
    Posts: 553
    January 5, 2009 at 8:54 pm #734272

    From the looks of availabilty the H2O & H2OC should stay the same for next year but the Expedition C, Hunt & Hunt C will be changed. Atleast that is how it looks from production and availabilty. The H2O & H2OC are very solid units anyway you look at it.

    walleye_wisdom
    Big Sky Country Helena, MT (Adel, IA home)
    Posts: 1160
    January 12, 2009 at 11:16 pm #736568

    So what exactly are they going to be changing, as i was looking at getting an H20 soon, but if they are upgrading screen, functions, ect, i’ll wait…

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