Which Map Option Best?

Take a squiz at this mob ..... http://off-road-gps.com/

They seem to sell reasonable quality Chinese GPS units which, together with Oziexplorer and a selection of topo maps should get you started.

Arguably a more attractive proposition cost wise, than Hema.

HEMA maps (& GPS) and OziExplorer, for us. Augmented with 1:250,000 Topo for the whole of Oz plus 1: 50,000 for selected areas.

Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhoe

Memeory map on tablet, cheaper and hasn't failed me yet, plus you have all the advantages of a tablet.

What's the best? The one that suits you the best.

Have a Hema HN5i that gets occasional use when we are travelling, and iPads with the Hema app. Also bought Hema Explorer when it was on special.

The Chinese units, mentioned by Rosco, seem to be popular with many too. If you wish to do a search on this site, there'll be heaps of similar queries to yours, about which is best. Keep you reading for days........

Bob

Hi WackyRaces


What the negatives you have heard on the HN7.?

They are a great reliable unit and are pre loaded with all the maps that you will need.

Mind you that other unit for $280 looks interesting.

Another thing is the person/company has only been doing it for 7 years, where as Hema have been doing mapping for decades.



Cheers



Stephen

Hi WackyRaces,
I can tell you that in 2014, out of nearly 700 products in our shop the 2nd most popular product we sold in the whole year was EOTopo 200K mapset (second only to the H2No towels) and was therefore is the most popular of all the maps we sell - and we have a big range. Interestingly enough, the HN7 - EOTopo edition was the 4th most popular product we sold so these stats certainly tell a story of what people are buying.

We have been selling digital mapping products for over 10 years to the 4WD and touring community and we started using GPS pre- 2000 so we have plenty of experience to share with you. You are more than welcome to give Adele, our Customer Service manager a call and she can help you find the solution that is going to work for you.

From a personal perspective we use an Android tablet with Ozi for Android and EOzi, and use the setting in OziExploer to always show "most detailed map available" and have it scan your folder of maps as you move. So, that way you can have your whole of Australia single sheet topo 200K map (EOTopo) and any other more or less detailed maps accessible as you need. Sometimes you don't want detail if you're speed is high, other times you do. It's a simple toggle on/off feature that is great when exploring.

Michelle,

That is interesting and great to hear. I have also read lately that HEMA plan on bringing out a base map that will cover all of Australia via one map similar to how you have explained. It is great to see a bit competitive competition. As you also stated I think having the android option is a good option as so many items are IOS but Android are quickly making up ground in the sales of the tablets.