I use a Navman 570 so I don't have to lug around
the computer and still have a PDA and MP3 player
besides.  It's on sale for $234.00 at Buy.com now.
I paid $340.00 5 months ago!!!  It's a great little
navigator with voice prompts to tell you when and
where to turn.  I do keep an Atlas handy just in
case though.  I'd never rely completely on any
electronic advice.  They're too sensitive.  And
you can get a larger picture of a map in an Atlas.

Steven

--- Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote:

> I use Delorme Street Atlas on my Dell laptop and
> love it.
>
> I have a computer stand that keeps it out of the way
> of the driver and
> front seat passenger ... but handy.
>
> We made a trip from Maine to New Orleans and stopped
> off at 6 different
> friend's houses along the way without ever referring
> to a paper map or
> even knowing where the friend's houses were.  We
> only had their
> addresses and the GPS took us right to their doors.
>
> I used it going to BusFusion and it took me through
> busy Montreal, with
> all the route changes, without a hitch.
>
>
https://shop.delorme.com/OA_HTML/DELibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?section=10122&item=24708&minisite=10020
>
> or you can start at http://delorme.com/
>
> Mike
>
>
> Allen Hill wrote:
> > Ok, so what are the specifics on the software?
> From where, how much, etc.
> >
> > Route 66 Rider!
> > Ramon Hill
> > Live Long and Be Free
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> > TC
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 5:07 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Get GPS system ditch these Atlas was
> ..Re: For the Newbies -
> > Vanagon secrets revealed-
> >
> >
> >>In the same vein, my road atlas slides in very
> nicely between the
> >>cushion and swivel mechanism on the passenger
> side, with about an inch
> >>sticking
> >
> > out.
> >
> > All these people with road atlas ... my my use the
> space under the pass seat
> > to stash the laptop :) I just did 16K KM's
> Victoria BC to Quebec City PQ &
> > back We went with only our Garmin NRoute S/W (not
> a plug for Garmin S/W
> > realy needs work but does function), GPS receiver,
> & laptop no Atlas here
> > any more :) (well we do keep out plastic covered
> map of BC & AB :) But I
> > have got to say driving with GPS & routing
> software realy removed the stress
> > I navigated in thrid world Sask.  tractor trails
> from 11PM to 3AM to the
> > Grass Land National park on the border of Sask &
> Montana with some of the
> > roads no more than gravel tracks with out one
> wrong turn, and most 'gravel
> > intersections'
> > w/o
> > a sign I never would have been able to do that so
> easy with an 'Atlas' ...
> > or hitting the big city & just drving right to the
> historic point or museum
> > w/o the usual 5 wrong turns and an xtra hr in the
> car are times of the past
> >
> > And to be able to book mark waypoints to 'secret'
> lakes and beaches that I
> > may not get back to for years but I can now just
> share those waypoints with
> > friends is realy cool...
> >
> > which reminds me some one said they would start a
> memebers secret vanagon
> > spots where was that again we can post simple gps
> coords ...
> >
> > end rant
> >
> > ps. so if your next vanagon upgrade does not
> include a gps think again :)
> >
>

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