Which GPS???

[Lukey1983]

Hi any help appreciated, i havent really done too much research into this, appart from talking to guys at jb hifi an dick smith, but didnt have too much luck, Im looking for a GPS unit that will have detailed topographical maps with plenty of detail, something that can be mounted to the window like the traditional sort? can anyone point me in any direction?
Thanks
Luke

[Badass Bundy]

Gday Luke,

I've been looking at getting one of the Hema Navigators. They have very detailed topo maps. Might have to ring around to see who stocks the item. Website below.

http://www.hemanavigator.com.au/

Good luck

[Wozza244]

X2 on the hema navigator, it looks the goods i cant talk from personal exp. though, but be careful there is the good old saying that there is only one name in navigation....GARMIN.

[pyrohamish]

Hema do the VMS Touring In car navigators which you looking at arounf $700 + $400 for the 1:25000 maps; these will do street nav as well as give you all the detail of the 1:25000 map series, these units are annoying and painful to use though with tiny little buttons on the touchscreen means you really need a pen thing to use them.

With garmin you can get a sheap street nav for $250 and put the topo&4wd maps in for $229 or you could get a little touch screen hand held for around $350 and put the maps in that additionally the maps put in topo lines at 20m intervals, add in major and minor gravel roads, some 4wd tracks.

With garmin street nav you will get all the cables and brackets you wnat but in a hand held you will be look at another $70 to get the bracket and power lead for a vehichle

Garmins are much much easier to use and work out alot cheaper but the maps are lacking compared to the 1:25000 but if you only need to be able to find a main road/gravel road it will be fine.

[PBBIZ2]

Pyrohamish,

are the maps from Hema loadable onto the Garmin unit?

Are the maps you mentioned for 4wd use on the Garmin at a lesser resoltion than the HEMA ie less than 1:25000 or is there just less detail in the Garmin maps?

I have been looking at the HEMA units at circa $900 before, but there has been a lot of negative feedback from some forum members about these being over priced. Alternate options have been down the line of 7" screens and avail off ebay, plus software, but 7" screen is too large for my use. Can you advise which model units you are referring to specifically also? I would like a screen in the 4.3-4.7" size range.
thanks
Phil

[ddr]

Any GPS that has a WinCE Backend can Run OziExplorer with all the maps you have/can get.

Its basically what the Hema guys do anyway but at a much reduced cost.

99.99% of the cheap Ebay jobbies have wince, so will run OziCE & there is your $900 GPS for less than $200.

Its VERY easy to setup.

[pyrohamish]

Garmins will run Shonkymaps which are are lower quality hema map pretty much
http://shonkylogic.net/shonkymaps/
never used them or really looked though
Also OZTopo - more like hema maps
http://www.oztopo.com/

any of the Garmin Nuvi series would suit, depends what features you want on road, check out the garmin website

Garmin maps tend not to put in as much detail in reference to trails, and other minor details that hema have, the maps are completely made by garmin but sourced from hema, so some similarity but the garmin ones are much easier to see streets on.

I believe the hema's are overpriced too due to the fact you dont get much extra compared to a garmin.

[troopymad]

Any GPS that has a WinCE Backend can Run OziExplorer with all the maps you have/can get.

Its basically what the Hema guys do anyway but at a much reduced cost.

99.99% of the cheap Ebay jobbies have wince, so will run OziCE & there is your $900 GPS for less than $200.

Its VERY easy to setup.

this may sound dumb but how do u load ozi onto the unit?
i have the digital maps (raster) and ozi isnt hard to get

can u also post a link to one of these ebay jobs

sorry for all the Qs but this is one section of our lifestyle that i havent a clue about

[matt76]

I just got a VMS 430 with reverse camera setup. I am really happy with it.

check em out at www.vms4x4.com.au

[Wozza244]

any of the Garmin Nuvi series would suit, depends what features you want on road, check out the garmin website

So i have a touchscreen Nuvi for on road use and your saying i can upgrade it to take topo maps?