In car GPS and Hand Held GPS

Hi Guys

Goto Sygic and see what they have to offer in the way of maps.
Its an App to load onto yr smart phone.

Best GPS I have used so far.

Geoff

Hi

If you are getting Tracks for Africa (GPS version) you will need a Garmin GPS (according to their website). The type you get (in car e.g Nuvi or handheld e.g. 62 series) will be dependent on your own personnel needs and preferences. For example if you never get out of the car or only walk short distances or along well defined/well travelled tracks a handheld may not be of any use and the larger screen of the in car unit maybe the way to go.

Your call.

Would also suggest you double check that the gps unit you choose accepts aftermarket maps of the type you are purchasing before buying.

Cheers
Greg

Hi Gaz,

You want a hand held and the main reason is security. At night you want to be able to remove it from the car and then hide the power wires. Loose it on route and you are "stuffed" ( there was another word that came to mind). It is not a matter of just walking to the local shop and getting another.

You also do not want to show it at the border crossings. (Yes roamed Africa). I would do alot more reading on travelling through Africa. It is quite complicated.

Take a quantity of expensive looking pens that are cheap. We took pens that had a digital clock in them. At the border crossing fill out the paperwork and slide both the pen and the paperwork accross the desk. You will get accross the border quicker but only the paperwork will come back. Take some yellow T shirts as well, they love anything yellow but not white.