cause i like adventure

11/27/2009 10:29:50 PM

go get lost shitfuck

11/27/2009 10:30:14 PM

i like nuvi's

[Edited on November 27, 2009 at 10:32 PM. Reason : have over 50K on mine]

11/27/2009 10:31:46 PM

google maps
+
print
=
life time knowledge of where the place is.

11/27/2009 10:33:11 PM

it has lifetime traffic too...


and sometimes there are way too many turns where it becomes dangerous when you're driving and trying to read off a piece of paper....


and also, there are apps on it where you can find places to eat/ go to/ ..... its quite convenient when you go to places you dont know

[Edited on November 27, 2009 at 10:35 PM. Reason : f]

11/27/2009 10:35:00 PM

i got a navigon for cheap... works well enough

11/27/2009 10:36:28 PM

if the place where i want to eat isnt on the way, then fuck it.

GPS is for women

11/27/2009 10:36:43 PM

i'm getting a tom tom one for xmas

11/27/2009 10:36:49 PM

Quote :

"google maps + print"

+ new address after you've already left = you're fucked

11/27/2009 10:37:42 PM

this is why i have a pda that allows this. thanks sally. plus i dont have to worry about someone grabbing my gps then looking at my address and breaking into my house

11/27/2009 10:39:25 PM

I prefer the adventure of having no fucking clue where I am, winding up the only white guy in an all black town in southwest Alabama, driving down an MLK Blvd that is barely 1 1/2 lanes wide while looking for a place called Failetown.

or

turning down the wrong road in Rockbridge Co Virginia and getting grilled by a couple of guys for stumbling up on their trailer where they were obviously cooking meth, while not being able to accurately describe where I was going since I'd only been there once before and was visiting someone who was house sitting for people I didn't even know.

11/27/2009 10:39:50 PM

Quote :

"so i got a garmin nuvi GPS"

Welcome to the 21st century..

11/27/2009 10:40:14 PM

http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/25/google-set-to-map-the-world-and-push-out-gps-makers-as-a-resul/

11/27/2009 10:43:27 PM

Quote :

"with the purchase of an Android 2.0 device"

11/27/2009 10:47:10 PM

I would return it.

This is what is going to happen.

The windshield mount is going to completely suck, its poorer quality than the cheap models they sell at auto zone, your GPS will fall off the windshield all the time.

The charger port will wear out and it will not stay plugged in unless you rig the cord up some crazy way to put tension on it.

The search function will be so pathetically slow you will want to throw it out the window.

I could go on for a while but after buying a Garmin unit for pretty much everyone in my family a few years ago they have all turned to complete shit.

11/27/2009 11:30:57 PM

I've had good luck with Garmin units for a long time

Boating, transecting barrier islands, getting around in cities I've never been to

My car's built in GPS is pretty sweet though, although its gay that you can't input addresses while you're riding for "safety reasons"

11/27/2009 11:35:36 PM

i bought an overpriced friction mount..thats now 10 dollars less on amazon..

11/27/2009 11:37:13 PM

I've only had it for about 6 months but I've been really impressed by the high end garmin I have in the company truck. It's on a friction dash mount and I've never used the suction cup so I can't comment on that.

11/27/2009 11:41:50 PM

google navigation on the droid kicks ass, i drove 400 miles with it today

11/27/2009 11:48:14 PM

i got the tomtom from sam's club

11/27/2009 11:50:27 PM

I used an app called Telenav on some of my older pre-color Blackberries...It worked pretty well for a phone app.

All phones manufactured after some year have GPS capabilities per some law about 911 calls. They're not generally as accurate as standalone GPS units, but thats generally not as critical if your primary use is driving directions, as opposed to more precise navigation on foot, or orienteering and getting around in the wilderness.

11/27/2009 11:51:56 PM

^thats assisted GPS. Uses triangulation instead of a real chip. However, naturally, you need to be in an area with multiple towers. It's also only good down to like 30m or something while a chip will get you in the sub 10 foot range. WAAS service areas can bring that even lower, 3-5 feet.

11/28/2009 1:39:00 AM

I purchased an update for my car's nav system. Fuck your portable devices!

11/28/2009 1:49:10 AM

OLD

11/28/2009 10:52:08 AM

I don't understand men without a rudimentary knowledge of these:

11/28/2009 11:06:57 AM

^those get wet when my four wheeler is 90% under water

11/28/2009 11:32:20 AM

^laminator + wax pencil

11/28/2009 1:58:53 PM