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1. CREATING ROUTE WITH STOPS ON GARMIN BASECAMP DRIVERS
2. CREATING ROUTE WITH STOPS ON GARMIN BASECAMP SOFTWARE
3. CREATING ROUTE WITH STOPS ON GARMIN BASECAMP PC

This is the file you will need to get your plan onto your GPS device – more on that later. Other features you’ll want to look for is the ability to export your work as a GPX (GPS Exchange Format) file. Similarly OsmAnd is a popular choice among the community, but it’s never quite gelled with me, despite multiple attempts to see what I was missing. For example I’m more than happy to use Garmin Basecamp, but I know of others who despise it with a passion. You want something that’s instinctive and easy for you to use.

CREATING ROUTE WITH STOPS ON GARMIN BASECAMP SOFTWARE

There’s a lot of software out there which makes sense to some people and not to others. When deciding on which software to plan on, I’d suggest looking at a few things. You can plan on your smartphone, and although it is better than doing it on the GPS, the same limitations due to size and interface are there.

CREATING ROUTE WITH STOPS ON GARMIN BASECAMP PC

If you have the ability to use a desktop PC for planning, that is ideal and much more efficient. The screen is small, and the interface can be clunky. When it comes to planning, my first suggestion is to avoid planning on the device itself. This latter discussion will be based on my experience with the Garmin Zumo XT and its supporting software, but the principles there also apply to other GPS units – just the mechanics may be different.

I’ll go briefly through the planning process and the systems I use, before discussing the methods and pitfalls of getting your plan onto the GPS. Obviously this is will be what works for me, and others will have ways which they prefer. What I hope to do in this piece is demystify the process. This can be where things break down and new swear words are invented. In this situation, planning your trip is often a multi-step process which involves planning on one device and/or application, then transferring it to your GPS of choice. GPS units are typically designed to keep you on major or minor roads, but if you want to run down Bobs Bush Track and turn left onto Deep Mud Way, then you’re out of luck. Where they tend to fall over is when you want to get off the beaten path, like some of us on bikes prefer to do. Some even have option to determine how twisty you want your roads. We can choose whether we want the fastest or shortest route, or if we want to avoid tolls or the motorway. Made a wrong turn? No worries, here’s an alternative route to get you to your destination – with no raised voices, tears, and discussions on who will get the kids on which weekend.įor the most part, the GPS units we have now serve us well. Instead you just type in where you want to go and it will get you there. These devices have simplified the motoring experience, making it no longer an exercise in memorising the route ahead, driving with a map on your lap, or exercising international level diplomacy with your significant other. I’ve never pretended to be a smart man…Īnyway, back to the GPS. Had I thought about it for a second, the name ‘Mel(bourne)ways’ kinda a gave it away.

I mentioned to to someone here in Newcastle and they looked at me confused and then said ‘Oh, you mean a Gregory’s’.

CREATING ROUTE WITH STOPS ON GARMIN BASECAMP DRIVERS

No more pouring over the road atlas, shouting directions to the driver, missing turns, often ending with said atlas being lobbed at the drivers head followed by a curt ‘do your own bloody navigation then’.Īs an aside I recently discovered that ‘Melways’ is a distinctly Victorian term. Throughout the history of the human race I doubt there has been a single device which can be credited with saving more marriages than the GPS.