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DesertDawg's Montana Thread
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:26 pm
by DesertDawg
So many people have bought Montana's but are not making best use of them.
In this thread I will progressively add Montana Tips and Tricks. Dave.
How to Backup and Restore Your Garmin Montana
Backup and Restore of the Garmin Montana GPS by DesertDawg.pdf
How to Backup and Restore Garmin BaseCamp
Backup and Restore of BaseCamp by DesertDawg v1.0 18 Nov 2013.pdf
How to Download and Install non Original Garmin Maps
So as not to embarrass AD4x4, PM me for this instruction sheet. Describes how to load CN ME 2014.30
DesertDawg's Montana Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 7:18 am
by Abdul Qadir
Great Dave
Re: DesertDawg's Montana Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 8:53 am
by Snappy
Thanks Dave! Really appreciate the extra info!
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Re: DesertDawg's Montana Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 10:48 am
by Fox
Much appreciated Dave !
Re: DesertDawg's Montana Thread
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:58 pm
by TeeUAE
DesertDawg
This is GREAT! I appreciate your contribution, and I am sure many members feel the same way.
Thank you
Tee
DesertDawg's Montana Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 12:45 am
by desert_hawk
Great effort
Re: DesertDawg's Montana Thread
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:22 pm
by DesertDawg
DesertDawg's Desert Maps
I have spent an inordinate amount of time creating desert maps which show fence lines / NoGo areas/ Gatchs /Tracks.
The first one is SweihanWest and covers this area:
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Here are some screen shots:
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607.jpg
Green Lines = Gatch /Tracks
Red Lines = Barriers (fence/pipe/wall)
Blue Areas = NoGo (farms/residential)
Blue Line = Tarmac
Here is the latest map.
DesertDawgSweihanWest v2.4 27 June 2014.gmap.zip
Load instructions:
's Desert Maps v1.0 21 Nov 2103.pdf
Hope you like it.
Dave
Re: DesertDawg's Montana Thread
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:49 pm
by Thom
Dave, This is great! Anybody who's driven in this area will know how easy it is to get stuck between farms, fences, etc. I will be loading this tonight ready for tomorrow's trip.
Thanks!
DesertDawg's Montana Thread
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:59 pm
by Idaho
This is fantastic.
So is it possible to go through the steps with base camp but upload it into my Garmin eTrex 30 instead? I know it does an over lay of an image but didn't see any image files in your folder.
Thanks.
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DesertDawg's Montana Thread
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:18 am
by Abdul Qadir
Thom wrote:Dave, This is great! Anybody who's driven in this area will know how easy it is to get stuck between farms, fences, etc. I will be loading this tonight ready for tomorrow's trip.
Thanks!
Dear Thom, please post the feedback after trip.
Great Dave thanks
DesertDawg's Montana Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 9:00 am
by Dune_Phantom
Abdul Qadir wrote:Thom wrote:Dave, This is great! Anybody who's driven in this area will know how easy it is to get stuck between farms, fences, etc. I will be loading this tonight ready for tomorrow's trip.
Thanks!
Dear Thom, please post the feedback after trip.
Great Dave thanks
Great work Dave. Amazing effort.
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DesertDawg's Montana Thread
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:02 pm
by Thom
Abdul Qadir wrote:Thom wrote:Dave, This is great! Anybody who's driven in this area will know how easy it is to get stuck between farms, fences, etc. I will be loading this tonight ready for tomorrow's trip.
Thanks!
Dear Thom, please post the feedback after trip.
Great Dave thanks
Well after this weekend's trip, I have only started using this map and must say it is a job extremely well done. The roads, berms, farms/no-go areas, etc are pretty accurate from what I could see and it is actually much easier to plan a route from A to B in this area, even with Birdseye maps loaded. We encountered one small farm hidden behind a dune, but when we consulted the map, it was there clear to see highlighted in blue.
The only small thing I noticed after dark was the no-go areas flashing between dark and light blue as the map moved across the screen. I haven't experimented with zoom or refresh settings. It may be something simple, but it is not a hindrance.
Definitely keen to see more.....
Re: DesertDawg's Montana Thread
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:05 pm
by tillybean
Thank you Dave. You are a star and this is very much appreciated.
Re: DesertDawg's Montana Thread
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:23 pm
by Fox
Just successfully installed Sweihan West ! THAAAANK YOU Dave ! Looking forward to meet you on 24-Jan.
Re: DesertDawg's Montana Thread
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 7:57 am
by DesertDawg
Thank you Fox.
In the middle of a minor update to Sweihan West 2.0 (there was a gatch road I had missed).
I have just started Sweihan East.
Dave