Newbie thinks it here but can't find it. Garmin GPS 10

steelheadak · 04-03-06, 08:46 PM

I sure you have all heard this before but I can't find it. I have a new X51V with the blue tooth. 1MB SD and 1 MB Compact Flash Card. I am looking at the Garmin GPS 10 with Bluetooth and thier software which I think is StreetFinder. I live in SE Alaska so I need Canada as well. Being outdoors a lot, I would also like this to work with a TOPO maps and on the Boat as a back up with Garmin Blue Charts.

Since I do not want a lot (HA HA). I would like all of the advice that I can get. I thought I was pretty savy with computers until I bought this with all of the bugs and resets and the the terrible sync program. I think I will just go fishing the old way with map and chart and a pole.

Thanks for what you can tell me.

Steelhead
Ketchikan, Alaska

04-04-06, 10:58 AM

I know nothing about the StreetFinder software, but I know Memory-Map Navigator would give you use of marine charts (all NOAA charts free from Maptech at www.freeboatingcharts.com) and topos (free from seamless.usgs.gov). (If you want to use the 3D features, you would be better off buying the state set for Alaska which gives you all the USGS maps and the elevation data, as well.) As far as Canada goes, the eTopo maps run great on Memory-Map.