camp6 app

Oops, sorry, I was thinking of the POI's for my Garmin.

Back under my rock now.

I bought this app & was disappointed that there was a banner ad.
I contacted CAW & received this reply:

Hi Daryl

The iAd’s system should not have been on, our tech guy is working on this now to disable, this should be fixed by end of today.

My apology for this error on our part.



Regards & safe travels

Philip

Yep - but now it is available.


The $59.95 buys you Camps 6. The $29.95 only gives you updates for twelve months -so if your tight and don't pay the extra I would imagine that you will have to pay again for Camps 7 when it comes out.

Cheers

Anthony

The fact that was available was also posted in the previous thread earlier this arvo.

This is an email I got from Phillip at CAW.
"The Camps App once purchased has a subscription option, this will provide the user with updates each month for any changes to the existing sites in the App, plus we provide all the new sites each month that are added to our database, as we complete our field research.

If you choose not to subscribe you only have the information as loaded in the app.

Monthly $4.99 or Quarterly $9.49 or Yearly $29.99. Your subscription chose will depend our your travels

If users elect not to subscribe they just retain the original information in the App"

I know it is dangerous, but I assume if you take up the subscription later you will get all the updates and not have to buy the complete app again.

Not being very good with computers I have a few .? Can you put ina camp site number and get directions or do you have to join metro view what maps does it use sorry if I sound vage but I don,t want to spend $60+ on something that is not doing what I want is there a site where I can look at it or get reviews. Please don't get me wrong I have waited for this app for a while and hope like hell it is great. Thanks. Allen

Hi Allen

I am using an iPad, i don't think there is an android version available.

You can't search by campsite number - if you have a look in the Camps 6 book, site numbers are repeated across the states ie WA has a site 123 as does QLD, NSW etc. So you need to search by name. If you have a GPS enabled iPad/iPod/Iphone, it will show places near you, then you can open the site and have a look at them.

I purchased Metro View, and it is basically a TomTom for your Apple device. It does give you spoken turn by turn directions for a campsite at the push of a button in The Camp 6 app though. how acurate/quick it is I don't know yet as I am still playing with it in the loungeroom. Is it necessary - i think you could do withoutit if you have an in car navigator. I will probably not use it opting for my car computer to do my navigation - more because I am familiar with it.

It (Camps 6) uses Google Maps - you can zoom and get a fairly accurate zoom of the roads you follow. Don't know how accurate it will be for more remote sites though!

Metro View seems to have all the bells and whistles of a standalone navigator but, i haven't had a good look at it yet. You can set the vehicle icon as a "car and caravan" but no 4WD (guess i can't use it then LOL).

You can find some info in the Apple app store - search for Camps Australia Wide - there are no user reviews yet because it has only just been released.

I have had quite a few people member message me with questions and it has been really easy to have a look at the app and give them an answer.

So far I am really happy with it and can't wait to use it in the feild

Hope this helps

Cheers

Anthony

Or you could use Wikicamps ap much cheaper and expanding by the day.

Hi should have said I have a iPad I hope camps does a tutorial on you tube a bit like hema does like I said I have been waiting for this for a while and would like to know what you get how to use it, can you navigate to a site does it work like a GPS with sites marked hema has camps 6 am I better off buying hema I will listen to what you guys have to say and see if a tutorial comes up some where. Thanks. Allen

G'day Allen,
Have a look at the CAW site CAW App Instructions
Click on the iPad picture to see how to do it.

thanks rod it sounds o.k but do you have to buy metro view to get off line mapping that's another $15 sorry about all the ? allen

Short answer, yes. Gets costly, but then again Wikicamps unfortunately doesn't have off line mapping.

Yep another vote for wiki camps here. And I belive it will just improve and improve. Yes no offline mapping but if with Telstra and plan a bit no problems.

If my understanding is correct, Camps App downloads all the data onto the tablet, except site photos. Whereas the Wiki camps downloads the map and data as required.

Personally, I prefer the whole App on the pad and not be reliant on phone coverage which is almost zilch outback. The price of the Camps app isn't too bad considering the book version is around $50. I can't till they release an Android version.

Cheers
Racey

Wikicamps is available for Android and has the data on the tablet and automatically updates when you go online. It does download Google maps as required when on line so if off line you can't see where the campsites are on a map. However if you select to Goto a site it will give you the option of using a nav program, in my case Navigon on my android tablet.

I don't have CAW but it appears to me that except for the data content and availability of maps they appear much of a muchness at this stage.