which gps do you suggest

Hi Pepper

The 3790 is not a bad unit but is a different package format to normal navigators and I thought pricy, it doesn't support general topo maps but
its own format as below.

Their have been a few GPS questions recently and I have answered that
none of the current crop can match the off-road features of my
now obsolete Garmin 276c.

(Saw one in helicopter on the Lake Eyre TV special last night.)

Unfortunately products are constantly being trimmed to match a
majority perceived need and many useful features are being culled.

Simple things like the number are types of waypoints (often called favourites these days).

If I had to jump today I would pick the following from the current crop,
it can be loaded with its own version Oz Topo maps as can most Garmins including your 3790.

http://www.gpsoz.com.au/garmin/garmin_nuvi_1400.htm


Be aware that with some fiddling you get ebay chinese imports a lot cheaper
which will support topo maps like Hema with ozi-explorer , but generally these have poorer standard road maps sets.

Myself and Noel K got the Garmin 1490T , we are happy with it and it will take the Garmin Topo maps which are in my opinion brilliant, you can also have T4A and Shonky Maps but they don't do routing like the Garmin Topo.

Link to 1490T


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I have a HP212 PDA which I interface with a bluetooth GPS.

Run both OziExplorer CE and A version of Igo8 depending if I want auto routing and vector maps or raster maps.

The HP has lots of other uses as well.