Loading tracks on a garmin

[hawkeyeguy]

We just bought a garmin. How do we load maps n tracks. My wife n I are riding the flint hills stampede ride and want to get the tracks on our garmin. We r new to this dual sport rides

[DRTBYK]

Originally Posted by hawkeyeguy

We just bought a garmin. How do we load maps n tracks. My wife n I are riding the flint hills stampede ride and want to get the tracks on our garmin. We r new to this dual sport rides

First, it would be helpful to know what Garmin GPS you have - not all Garmin GPS's can use/import saved Tracks. Then to install maps you must have Garmin MapInstall on your computer along with the maps you want to put on the GPS.

[Countdown]

Originally Posted by hawkeyeguy

We just bought a garmin. How do we load maps n tracks. My wife n I are riding the flint hills stampede ride and want to get the tracks on our garmin. We r new to this dual sport rides

Are you talking about comercial Dual Sport rides? If so, the promoter will download the tracks for the ride after you pay and sign away all your legal rights. However you must know how to turn them off and on and perhaps change color depending on your unit.

If you have 60/76 which 98% of all Dual Sport riders use, go to DualSportWest.com and click GPS and do all the many set up operations before you do any thing else.

Then you need install maps in you GPS. Lots to learn and much practice needed.

If you are talking about downloading tracks for Internet and going on ride, you have Much More to learn first.

[DRTBYK]

Originally Posted by Countdown

Are you talking about comercial Dual Sport rides? If so, the promoter will download the tracks for the ride after you pay and sign away all your legal rights. However you must know how to turn them off and on and perhaps change color depending on your unit.

If you have 60/76 which 98% of all Dual Sport riders use, go to DualSportWest.com and click GPS and do all the many set up operations before you do any thing else.

Then you need install maps in you GPS. Lots to learn and much practice needed.

If you are talking about downloading tracks for Internet and going on ride, you have Much More to learn first.

Looks like a "Club/Group" organized outing and not a commercial ride as best I can tell.

Since the OP has still not told us what GPS he has I expect he received answers elsewhere.

Jerry, 98% is a very large number of Dual Sport riders around the world. I don't think Garmin sold that many of those two units combined.

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Originally Posted by DRTBYK

Jerry, 98% is a very large number of Dual Sport riders around the world.

Meant 98% of GPS users at Dual Sport Events.

Still get a few cheap basterds with e-trex, a montana once in a while but 78s are starting to show up. May buy one tonight if still $200. 76 still works for me but need to learn 78 because customers usually make rocks look smart.

[Countdown]

Originally Posted by DRTBYK

Looks like a "Club/Group" organized outing and not a commercial ride as best I can tell.

http://www.backroadstouring.org/kans...edewaive12.pdf

Commercial, $50 entry fee.