Don't ever take this video down. I will need to look into it in few years. #whenbigplanshappens
@DNAofDoggie5 ай бұрын
So, does your big plans still going?
@juliussigurorsson35095 ай бұрын
@@DNAofDoggie ohh yes, although I am considering to ship vehicle to either Mombasa or Nairobi and drive from there. I don't see anything other than hassle to drive from Mauritania to Angola. So as the plan starts, European rout with visit to Morocco and Mauritania, then head back to find port and ship the car south. But still couple of years until I move on with my plans. With war looming, it might never be.
@ThomasSkowron3 жыл бұрын
OpenStreetMapper here, thanks for the praise! Please try to report map errors if you encounter any, this makes it easier for others to see where there is still work to do :)
@TheRoadChoseMe3 жыл бұрын
Ok thanks!
@simon7623214 жыл бұрын
GP tells you where you are. Paper map tells you where you are going. 200% agree, less flashy the better
@francoisehollender_franeuro4 жыл бұрын
Great job, Dan. It feels good to see a KZbinr not pushing for more money to be spent :-)
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Cheers! I expect I'll ruffle a few feathers in the industry in the coming months with that repeated advice - but it's true, so I'm not going to lie about it.
@francoisehollender_franeuro4 жыл бұрын
The Road Chose True, honest and down to earth opinions are just so rare nowadays 🤗
@next-horizon-overland4 жыл бұрын
Yes, true. Some people run their channel like a product placement show to make a few extra dollars with affiliate links. Quite boring.
@lewisvilletexas3 жыл бұрын
Dang it. I can't click the "Like" button more than once and this video needs it!
@marshinn Жыл бұрын
Great advice, thanks. I like your nonsense, no frills take on things
@resolutejku Жыл бұрын
Wow, I’ve been using my Garmin and iOverlander separately for years. Had no idea you could load iOverlander points into the Garmin. Thanks Dan
@TheRoadChoseMe Жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
@buffalo41274 жыл бұрын
You are the Rick Steves of Overlanding!
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Haha, I'll take that as a compliment! :D
@buffalo41274 жыл бұрын
Please do for I meant it as a compliment. I enjoy your excellent clarity of concept and thought provoking dialog. I first saw you on PBS now watch each episode as you publish them. Good going man. To bad the Earth is so small. There’s always Jupiter.... (-;
@neil248225383 жыл бұрын
Aweosme, the best You Tube video out there on the subject!
@tomforrest10762 жыл бұрын
This is gold. Thank you
@MongoKustoms_aka_Jayson4 жыл бұрын
The best info I have found yet on overlanding maps, especially all the free yet good ones. This will be great for the offroad trails here in the U.S. Thanks again!
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear, have fun!
@Leon-lp9fl4 жыл бұрын
True to the point without being flashy. Watched a lot of 4x4,s with screens all over obscuring the view, even renting the passenger air bag a killer. Thank you for quality info.
@supersnake31044 жыл бұрын
Love your channel. The Sudan book brought back memories. I was kinda lost and hungry in port sudan heading to egypt. A guy brought me to sizzling lamb meat on top of a burning rock in the desert. Best barbecue ever.
@batfalcononyoutube2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the info provided, especially for the Garmin. Unfortunately this model is not available now, maybe discontinued. Also the benefit of the sd card is not mentioned in any available model. So, I would be grateful if you suggested a current model with these features. Thanks in advance, Michael.
@markyeadon72714 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more about Tracks4Africa. I've used them for years in Southern Africa. They are upgraded twice a year and if theres ever any problem the Tracks office are always very helpful. There is also a Southern Africa map book ( A3 size) with distances and expected time of travel that is accurate. Lately they have published guides for Namibia and Botswana (Zambia to follow) listing accommodation by area and giving contact details.
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Nice! One thing I forgot to mention is they're essentially useless in West and Northern Africa. In Mali for example they have about 10 roads total. So it's really a southern Africa thing!
@markyeadon72714 жыл бұрын
Ok. I haven’t wandered that far yet. Southern and east Africa has kept me pretty interested so far. Maybe Cairo and Europe in the years to come.
@dimitristsagdis7340 Жыл бұрын
Thanks - really useful
@y2kmadd4 жыл бұрын
Great video. I'm glad you push a dedicated GPS unit. I can not tell you how many times people say "just use google maps on your phone". They have no idea that if your phone has no signal that your phone cannot calculate the route. A dedicated GPS never has that issue.
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Also google maps is woeful in countries like the Congo or Mali. Essentially useless in terms of how few roads it has.
@iqueque4 жыл бұрын
I rode Alaska to Ushuaia, sailed to Antarctica, on to South Africa, then up to Egypt over 30 months. In my experience, Tracks4Africa’s mapping was unparalleled, providing excellent routing all the way up to Cairo. The open source maps for Central and South America were also excellent. My Garmin Zumo was, and still is, awesome. Now 13 years and 380 000 km old, it just works. It is surprising that a touch screen electronic gizmo can last this length of time.
@GabrielNeriFaim2 жыл бұрын
Hi! South American here, in big cities, i use Google maps, its just more convenient. On the highway, roads and backroads, o use Google Maps and a Garmin 64s side by side, with openstreet maps loaded. And we use iOverlander here too!
@bmonck51104 жыл бұрын
What a super helpful video. Really liked you concentrating on the essentials and especially the few screens shots Of how to upload and down load the various data sets. Great to know which systems can work together. Most people either gloss over this stuff or just recommend some incredibly expensive new piece of electrics. Many thanks
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! I'm never going to recommend anything incredibly expensive, because I want to spend my money on adventures. So I'll always find a budget way to do things, and I'm going to teach all of you how to do it too!
@Fe_lix4 жыл бұрын
Great showing example of how you use all those apps ! Already saw all of them mentioned on other channels but never with detailed explanation of how to use them and live example, that's helpful.
@basscannon7624 жыл бұрын
I love the budget and realistic real word builds you put up
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'm just a regular guy trying to live my big dreams, and I want to show other people how they can do it too!
@999mrkhaled4 жыл бұрын
Again I have to say it’s the best overland informative Chanel thanks a lot
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@jeep62424 жыл бұрын
Excellent excellent advice. I think people are not aware of these options. Couple things I would add: There are lots of open source topo maps you can load in a similar matter, They don't display 100% correctly on a gps meant for street maps but they are still amazing resources for free. Also it is worth spending a bit of effort to get one the the Garmins that have a branded feature that is basically a form of dead reckoning when the signal is blocked like a tunnel or trees or buildings (for a limited time). This is really useful for urban areas or tunnels. As an example my gps with this feature worked perfectly in Guanajuato Mexico in all the tunnels which have intersections and exit ramps under ground.
@next-horizon-overland4 жыл бұрын
Good hints mate. We navigate with the same OSM maps. They are really good. The options on the Garmin device are a bit poor (e. g. navigation a track). Therefore I went for a "gps map" version of the same manufacturer. This device allows me also to navigate easy in remote areas. Tracks4Africa is really good. And no doubt, paper maps are sometimes very helpful to have a rough overview. And yes: Out in the wilderness Gaia gps is usually very good and helpful for any kind of activity.
@zemenfes624 жыл бұрын
I have been watching your channel and it has changed my mind from RV to jk thanks.
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@DriventoExtremes4 жыл бұрын
Very informative video and I totally agree with how good Garmin and Tracks for Africa are. When we beat the London to Cape Town record (20 countries in 11 days) we needed faultless navigation. They both provided it.
@TheFm1234567890II4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for your the useful information, you are most welcome in Saudi Arabia any time.
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
So nice of you, I really look forward to getting there in the future! Friends just spent two months there and really loved the friendly people!
@TheFm1234567890II4 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe The perfect time to be there between November to March and if you need any other information or help please do not hesitate to ask.
@defendermodsandtravels3 жыл бұрын
Very good video with solid info. I agree with most of it. I totally agree with how bad Michelin maps are. The paper is fragile and they don't even have a coordinate grid so you don't know where you are even if you have a GPS. Useless in fact. I use OSM a lot but the biggest negative is that the line widths often don't reflect the importance of the road or track. This can be very misleading. Where I disagree with this video is about the devices. I too have a Garmin on the dashboard but the screen is just too small for many purposes. For planning I use a laptop running QuoVadis or maybe Basecamp. It sits on the cubby box and I can use it for navigation too if I am too lazy to upload to the Garmin. A final point. You are always dependent on the accuracy of the maps which can be very flaky for off road trails (and I include both Garmin's proprietary maps and OSM in this). For this reason I often download track logs from Wikiloc and superimpose them on OSM using QuoVadis. It works pretty well for off road trails. For really remote regions with unreliable mapping I download satellite images from Google Earth and import into OziExplorer. In featureless desert regions this is the only way to know where you are IMO.
@wallyoff2 жыл бұрын
Thanks big fella
@nutdonut17394 жыл бұрын
Great advice's. It is very nice to hear someone much more experienced and know that we both made the same or very similar choices. After a couple of wrong choices (and wasting time for searching for paper maps locally :) I decided to use maps on my smartphone in Australia. Unfortunately 3 years ago in Victoria data cover was not enough (no mutter on Great Ocean Rd or in the Vic's 'outback' :) and even GPS positioning was not good. Than I decided to buy Garmin sat nav with EU (where I live) maps pack, but with option to use OSM maps on other continents. The only disadvantage I found immediately in Uruguay - 1st country outside EU I visited with new nav - my Garmin was treating every dual carriageway road as two separate single carriageway roads (yes, OSM has cons). It was annoying to have been said to choose fifth exit on the roundabout keeping main road, but with little attention navigation worked nearly perfectly anyway. 2 years ago during EU travel (G, F, H, P) I used four sources: my new Garmin (slow wake up), online Google Maps (very good if you have mobile data access), and 2 offline: MapsMe and Here Maps (both annoying, but it is good to have offline backup - just in case).
@andremorissette2 жыл бұрын
you know that you can have offline maps on google maps on your device.
@simplerefinedliving92854 жыл бұрын
Once again first class information right here. Worth a pot of gold this vid. Not a lot of people cover this subject which frustrates me. There are a lot of costly options out there...
@ritewaywelding4 жыл бұрын
I'm really loving all the videos, I didn't even know about all the back roads and wild camping right here in Alberta!! Definitely time to get my 4runner tuned up.
@erichighland77434 жыл бұрын
Another Master Class from Dan. Thank you for taking this topic on.
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@terraltyler16224 жыл бұрын
This is such good info for traveling in other countries other than North America! Thank you for sharing your experience with us!!!
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@CarlWinzil4 ай бұрын
Cheers mate
@paulusdinata7836 Жыл бұрын
Hi greeting from Indonesia..I am using garmin too for navigation and openstreetmap for map. We are a same interest. I love overlanding in my country and travelling to overseas. When I am outside Indonesia I use Google map and sygic for navigation. Before I use garmin for Europe but I must update it. Next December I will go to Spain Portugal i will use garmin with openstreetmap map downloaded.
@yorkchris104 жыл бұрын
I think if I had a drone, I'd try looking for overland routes on FSR's. Otherwise, I'd use a MTB to scout a path where maybe someone would have built a bridge or ferry.
@RTWtravel3 жыл бұрын
maps_me became an online navigator. This is the development of mail ru... I recommend osmdand. They use openstreetmap and perform better.
@yaroslavkrymov99554 жыл бұрын
Great video. Keep up the good work. I just learned something:)
@jamesblack26243 жыл бұрын
Hi your videos are the most comprehensive I've came across. I have a question regarding Internet and mobile phones. How to get Internet and a mobile phone network that will work in different African countries without spending a fortune.
@TheRoadChoseMe3 жыл бұрын
Thanks James! I go through that in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3rIZ6Gth7ppnq8
@jamesblack26243 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe thanks so much for replying I am hoping to tour Africa hopefully next year. Your videos are helping me so much
@keithmoore51264 жыл бұрын
That was extremely good information and found out that my little Garmin GPS unit has so much more potential that I had no idea about. Thank you for the info!
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Very welcome!
@davidwillits37494 жыл бұрын
What a great video. I had learned so much in a short time. I am fixing to grab my Garmin and put it to good use.
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@royarmstrong92224 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the outstanding video. Truly valuable information.
@robertvanderploeg4104 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Great video. I also love the Reise Know How paper maps. Just bought the map for Albania. Hope to overland there in September
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
I've heard amazing things about Albania, I can't wait to explore there some day!
@jacobusdejager42714 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan, best ever, this is so helpful and practical, lots of directions, easy to understand, thanks again. Best regards
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@EclecticRealist4 жыл бұрын
You're the best! I got what I asked you the last time. Thank you!!
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Happy to help!
@ralphjones47434 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great essential information. I have used most of those apps for quite sometime but learned a great deal of new information about them. Thanks again!!
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@ralphjones47434 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe Can you tell me if you bought your jeep new before your trip or used? What model year is it? I would like to travel central asia and your set up would be ideal..
@kellydrolet47404 жыл бұрын
Great advice mate! Thanks
@chrsndl3 жыл бұрын
The official Garmin East African maps are very good.
@TheRoadChoseMe3 жыл бұрын
I spent entire months driving on roads that were not on those maps!
@chrsndl3 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe They recently updated the maps. I have being able to find so many rural areas here in Kenya using the garmin gps
@eesko20004 жыл бұрын
Great info ! Thanks !! 🙏🇨🇦
@julianrcthomas4 жыл бұрын
Good job! Thanks
@RobertVinet4 жыл бұрын
Another wonderful video. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences and be willing to help the rest of us along. Lots of useful, real world advice. I had a similar experience trying to leave Mexico City in 2008. I kept going around in circles for hours, ending back to the same place, and so I eventually just got a room and left early the next morning. Looking forward to more 👍
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome! I never resorted to just getting a room for the night, but I got mighty close a few times!
@geoffreygrec78824 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dan, a good level of information and nice clear instructions for device use.
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@andywt84604 жыл бұрын
Great info, I’m not an Overlander as such but we have used Garmin in many countries, Garmin maps & OSM combination have been great in New Zealand, Australia, India, Southeast Asia and now Europe, 3 Garmin latest 51 Drive with a earlier 5” as backup (full of OSM) as the 51 sometimes shuts down in 40c+ and a etrex20, maps.me has been great, iOverlander App not too happy with as can’t use off line but the POI data on the Garmin was very useful in the Balkans.
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
I know they're working hard on an ioverlander that lets you use offline maps. For now you can still use it in list view, then just choose "open in mapping app" to see the point in maps.me or whatever. It works pretty well. Or stick those ioverlander points into your garmin too!
@andywt84604 жыл бұрын
The Road Chose Me , it’s a bit clunky to use maps.me but it works, I would happily pay for an offline version for iPhone/iPad, Garmin should make it available for other models as most can’t afford or justify an Overland Garmin and it’s huge or have slightly older models which still work OK
@jonsagara4 жыл бұрын
Great stuff as always, Dan. Thanks!
@spencervidal31682 жыл бұрын
Similar situation getting from one end of Acapulco to the other. Several hours of all over the place..
@ElevationEveryWeekend4 жыл бұрын
Awesome detail Dan!!
@mack865234 жыл бұрын
Nice work on the videos Dan, your editing skills are progressing nicely.
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mack! Slow and steady!
@Gushn4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! Thank you.
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@geoffatgandm99834 жыл бұрын
Good, practical advice! Thanks Dan, travel safe👍🏻
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, you too!
@clintonelliott3404 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you so much, this information is extremely helpful! Thanks :-)
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@overlandsubaruinternationa23784 жыл бұрын
Woowww thanks for that even i got gaia and maps.me it still very good info about how to dowload on ioverlander thanks for sharing
@johndiaz72404 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@thisisgeoffrey93974 жыл бұрын
We navigated from the UK to Namibia, down through west Africa using ONLY maps.me (free app and maps) on our android mobile phones. Together with iOverlander and our paper Africa lonely planet , maps.me was one of only three sources of information we used during the whole trip (other than word of mouth recommendations from locals). As a first back up we had a second mobile phone with these apps installed. As a second back up we did have some large scale Michelin maps but we NEVER used them to navigate! When we are eventually able to return we will probably try and download some kind of "tracks for Africa" thing as we head into South Africa- thanks for the recomendations.
@thisisgeoffrey93974 жыл бұрын
(To be fair we've come a long way - Kev's first overland trip involved a single A4 print out from a CD-rom and was way before smartphones. Made it all the way from the UK to Russia on a bike using this single piece of paper and a daily post-it list of village/town names written down by numerous friendly locals - who needs a map?!)
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Nice, thanks for the real world input! Do you use maps.me for the turn-by-turn as well? Are you happy with it? It always bugs me and takes me on stupidly small roads, so I don't use it for that.
@thisisgeoffrey93974 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe yes, BUT we always have a quick look at the route (just zoom out on maps.me) to check it - every so often it does something silly but we just add a way point to fix it. (It did not like the Congo into DRC boarder near luozi in particular- had to add loads of way points!) 2 years ago we had no 4x4 vechicle and had just started watching your videos for some ideas! Thanks for the great videos, we hope ours can be as useful to someone!
@boymeetsbush82324 жыл бұрын
Tracks for Africa only works on some Garmin Models, just check before you buy. I had bought mine almost 10 years ago so that may have changed.
@SamCarleton4 жыл бұрын
I concur with Júlíus, don't EVER take this video down, it is GREAT! I am at the birth of my Overlanding, I have a Jeep now and am starting to equip it. I am a LONG way from going international, but I do have some questions for you... In summary: Q1: Does the Garmin Drive 51 allow you to load a predetermined route via GPX file and follow that route. Q2: Does the Garmin Drive 51 allow you to record where you actually go for historical purposes? Background: I come from a cycling background where I create routes online (RideWithGPS.com) and then download the GPX route file to my Garmin bike computer. Once I started riding, the bike computer would give me turn by turn based on the route in the GPX file I downloaded. When I do my exploring around here, I would like to do the same thing... download a predetermined route. This not to say I won't go off the route, it is just nice to have a general plan as I head out. Does the Garmin Drive 51 allow you to load a predetermined route into it and then give you turn by turn for that route? I am 99.9% sure the new Garmin Overlander will. The other question I have is about recording where you have been. The Garmin bike computers I use automatically for me. It was my impression that the regular car unit's, like the Garmin Drive 51, don't actually record where you do go, they only show you where to go. How do you record where you have been?
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Hi Sam, I'm happy to hear the video was helpful! Q1: As far as I know, the Drive 51 can't do that. I've never looked into it though, so maybe it can. Q2: Yes, when you turn on the feature the Drive 51 records everywhere you're going into gpx files on the unit. It stores them for a long time, and you can transfer them to a computer whenever you plug it in. I'm not a big "track log" guy, but I do have the last 1/4 of my Africa route. Good luck out there!
@ChristieKleinhansPhotography3 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, thank you. I must agree about the Tracks4Africa phone app. Complete waste of money.
@abidnessman Жыл бұрын
Great tip but no longer working. Some sort of intricate "bike" site now with exercises to hopefully works.
@joelletendre10114 жыл бұрын
Maps.me has always worked good for us in North America and Europe. I find the best all around setup is Gurumaps.app. We have it on a tablet, and phones. It has been flawless, eving showing old 4wdr tracks, hiking trails as well as great city coverage. It uses vector maps which uses less space. For instance the whole map pack for the Yukon is only 45MB. You can easily download a whole continent beforehand.
@blueelectricfusion2 жыл бұрын
I own three garmins... was considering the overland version... I actually own the $100 one u have which has run thousands of miles but always falls off windshield because the garmin mount is terrible... however the gen2 garmin/ramx system is brilliant! the overland variant is just a lmt700dezel repurposed that is getting very dated... the tablet gps are becoming more common imo as a professional driver
@yorkchris104 жыл бұрын
I see you're making your way to expo's in east? If you're going through Canada you might consider the "Red Coat Trail" through the prairies.
@ClewleysOnTour4 жыл бұрын
Great video and confirmed we are going down the correct track with our kit. Have you looked at Pocket Earth Pro. Costs £5. Uses open source again but with contours. There is a free version too but no contours
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
No, never heard of it, I'll check it out!
@ClewleysOnTour4 жыл бұрын
The Road Chose Me think it’s only Iphone at the moment though
@jamesblackburn9344 жыл бұрын
Maps.me worked great in Cuba.
@lewisvilletexas3 жыл бұрын
Stress, man just watching that intersection with a zillion motorbikes was stressful. I couldn't drive in a lot of countries. I need street lines, marked roads, people following driving laws.
@TheRoadChoseMe3 жыл бұрын
It's a bit intimidating at first, but you really do get the hang of it. Just go with the flow. There are TONS of vehicles slower than you, so just go at your own pace and you'll do fine.
@TheZeke22304 жыл бұрын
Nice overview Dan, and now more tools for my kit bag. I noticed that the Garmin inReach wasn't included. I'm a fan of having both satellite navigation and satellite communication (text) bundled together, along with the SOS feature. Have you had any experience with any of the inReach models? Also, being from Maine, I have to throw in a shameless plug for DeLorme Gazetteer maps. They were bought out by Garmin 4-5 years ago, but until then they were the premier large scale map books for the States. Just something about holding an 11"x14" mapbook to get a great feel for an area and not burn out your eyes in the process.
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Hi Scott, I don't have experience with the sat stuff - because it remote Africa the SOS feature is useless. I'll film an episode about it soon!
@juangallegos42224 жыл бұрын
The best maps I have used are the Michelin maps.
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
For Africa I found them to be next to useless!
@landexta49943 жыл бұрын
A point on Garmins - vibrations wear out the cable contacts in the device after a while - went through 2 as a result on a trip around africa - anyone got ideas to prevent this. Doubt it would be an issue in many areas though so dont panic too much but worth thinking about if it all goes wrong in middle of nowhere
@EMVelez Жыл бұрын
FYI The link for Garmin maps on OSM no longer works.
@TerryManitoba4 жыл бұрын
Some good info. I have used an iPad mini as a GPS for at least 7 years and would not use any of my small ass Garmins in lieu to the iPad. UR concern with crossing a border with a tablet - pop it off the stand and slip it in a cubby. UR concern with being distracted by the screen - a little button on the side will shut it the f off - problem solved. That iPad has seen at least 150k miles and I would recommend it "All Day Long"
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Hi Terry - what maps or mapping software do you use on that iPad? Have you gone international with it?
@TerryManitoba4 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe Not International - CA USA - Baja. I use the Garmin App - "Navigon". There are other apps that work with the iPad - this is the one I used. And the bigger screen makes navigating so much easier - no squinting required - which can be dangerous in dense traffic.
@TerryManitoba4 жыл бұрын
I just remembered - I did use it in a rental in southern Mexico and in Costa Rica.
@ematus_r503 жыл бұрын
Just bought the Garmin 51, in fact i just unboxed it!!! but bad luck for me, the GPX File for my country on the Ioverlander page is not available!
@TheRoadChoseMe3 жыл бұрын
I just learned about this too - you can use the search function, and as long as there are less than 2000 results you can download a GPX.. so do a search for one type of camping and download that, then do another type and download that. An annoying extra step, but it will still work perfectly.
@ematus_r503 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe Thank you for replying Dan!, i was so happy i received the device that i totally forgot to thank you about the insights on this video wich made me incline to buy this handy gps! now im going to upload the maps and the GPX files into it!!! im going to find out in a bit if i can upload several GPX files!
@arturjj.travel3 жыл бұрын
Hello Dan, I'm loving your book because it contains many important tips and inspiring stories, congratulations. I intend to take a car trip through urban areas in Brazil. I must not travel off-road. Do I really need a GPS? Is Google Maps enough? I have never found a video that compares Google Maps with a GPS device.
@TheRoadChoseMe3 жыл бұрын
I've never been to Brazil, so I can't say. In many countries in the world Google maps is next to useless.
@arturjj.travel3 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe thanks Dan. Here in Brazil it works very well. That is why I don’t see any reason to buy a GPS.
@andremorissette2 жыл бұрын
@@arturjj.travel cell coverage is the main reason - if you have 100% coverage of the territories you will visit, google map is very good.
@arturjj.travel2 жыл бұрын
@@andremorissette thanks brother 🤙🏽
@dragosb21654 жыл бұрын
Plenty of common sense and excellent advice. Have you ever used Google maps or google earth? Is it because internet connection is sparse outside North America or Europe? Thanks.
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
In many countries (Congo, Mali, Bolivia) google maps is terrible. It has hardly any roads and really isn't worth anything.
@brianmason34584 жыл бұрын
I go out of my way to be frugal. Thanks
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Me too, then there's more money for gas in the tank and huge adventures!
@jimstringer17334 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan! Love your books and these videos are a wealth of information! Just wanted to let you know that I've been trying since you posted this video to download the files for North America and have not been able to do so. I emailed IOverlander site and they replied that the servers have trouble downloading files with other 2000 places in them. Do you know where else I might be able to get those files for my Garmin? Any help would be great!! Thanks and Happy Trails!!
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Hi Jim, Thanks for the support! Oh wow, that's interesting. For iOverlander I've never had a problem downloading the files for any country, that's a shame. Sorry, I don't think they are anywhere else.
@jimstringer17334 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe Thanks Dan! I'll see if I can find them somewhere, if I do I'll let you know! Happy Trails!
@theempath5083 жыл бұрын
Does the Garmin 5 get signal in rural places? ie Alaska, Canada (Yukon Territory)?
@TheRoadChoseMe3 жыл бұрын
It doesn't need "signal" from anything or anywhere. It's completely offline. The maps are loaded on the SD card, they don't come from any signal.
@stephenbarabas62864 жыл бұрын
@4:40 holy traffic
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Uh-huh! Reading a paper map in that is stressful to the max!
@stephenbarabas62864 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe I bet... That makes any American city seem tame
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
When I got back sitting on a freeway next to other cars doing 65mp/h was stressful! It's all relative!
@Back2Africa_Overland3 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to use a small andriod tablet to load Open Street Maps instead of buying a Garmin Sat Nav ?
@TheRoadChoseMe3 жыл бұрын
In theory yes, but I've always heard the routing algorithms don't work nearly as well.
@j.a.89703 жыл бұрын
So would you say the garmin inreach isnt necessary for remote areas like way northern Ontario etc?
@AmazingWorld-ut7zh3 жыл бұрын
Needs also a strong passport...
@OS-hx4jk4 жыл бұрын
What is wrong with Google Maps? Why don't you recommend them? Just curious. Because even without data package, you can use them by downloading individual countries or regions ar a time.
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
In many countries in the world Google Maps is atrocious. All around Africa, much of Latin America. It doesn't have the detail in the cities, and it hardly has any roads other than main ones. Even today when I want to find a place I was in Africa the roads simply aren't in Google Maps.
@OS-hx4jk4 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe Cool. I binged watched your videos last night..excellent content. Very brave of you to take a Chrysler product on such an epic adventure. I'd stuck to Toyota Landcruiser 76 series!
@tomkelly38964 жыл бұрын
Jak assssss
@ballaratst Жыл бұрын
Hi Dan, what did you use on your Australia trip for remote travel?
@TheRoadChoseMe Жыл бұрын
Exactly the same as Africa, which is what I show in this video. It was flawless.
@ballaratst Жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe You mentioned you used Tracks4Africa maps when offroad, which map set were you using on your Garmin for remote Northern Territory or WA for example?
@TheRoadChoseMe Жыл бұрын
Open Street Maps loaded onto the Garmin. Free, and flawless for the entire world.
@davidforeman27342 жыл бұрын
Are you in BC if would you come to our BC BMW club and give a talk about this.
@TheRoadChoseMe2 жыл бұрын
I'm not in BC right now, but I'll be back there when I'm done touring Australia in about a year
@musicgrynd3 жыл бұрын
This is a great video!Does the Garmin GPS come with the SD card or do I buy that separately?I'm trying to buy this for my Dad.He wants it for searching for minerals in Africa.He wants something that will work in the middle of nowhere where there's no wifi.
@TheRoadChoseMe3 жыл бұрын
You have to buy an SD card- but even a $5 4GB one is plenty big enough to load on Open Street Maps for 20+ countries!
@musicgrynd3 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe thanks alot,really appreciate it.Any recommendations where I can get the $5 4GB SD card from?I live in Toronto.
@TheRoadChoseMe3 жыл бұрын
Just buy the smallest SD card from a store like best buy or Walmart or really anywhere (make sure it's an SD Mico)
@musicgrynd3 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe sounds good,thank you for taking your time out to help me out!
@EMVelez Жыл бұрын
Lip readers would have no trouble understanding you. LOL
@rvaillant4 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan. Excuse my ignorance, but do you have to get a data plan with the Garmin, or how does it get it's data?
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Hi Ron, No - it doesn't have any ability to connect to the internet. As I showed in the video, you download the OpenStreetMaps (FREE) onto an SD Memory card, then put that into the Garmin. You can also load in the iOverlander points of interest completely free too.
@rvaillant4 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe Thanks. Yes, I did see the sd card thing. So you get the map, but your vehicle will not show up on the Garmin like on a smart phone, I gather. Kind of old school meets new school, sort of, ha. Thanks again.
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Oh, sorry. The Garmin is a GPS, so it talks to satellites to know where you are, put the vehicle on the map and then do all the navigation! You don't pay for that kind of connectivity.
@rvaillant4 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe Thanks again. I wish I was in the area and could go Jeeping together.
@musicgrynd3 жыл бұрын
Hi,so I found a Garmin 52 on kijiji still new.Should I get it and would it work with the software you've provided in the links?
@TheRoadChoseMe3 жыл бұрын
Yes, that's the one I have and it works perfectly (min's called a "Garmin Drive 5") Just make certain it has an SD memory card slot in the back (I think they all do, but double check.)
@musicgrynd3 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe Awesome!I wasn't sure because in the link you posted it has the Garmin "51".Iv found a Garmin "52" on kijiji so I just wanted to make sure it will work with the software:)and IL definitely check for the SD slot.Thanks again.
@musicgrynd3 жыл бұрын
Hi,I finally got the Garmin for my Dad.I just have 1 more question:I want to load it with the Zambian tracks4Africa map for him and send him the gps.My question is,can he use the Garmin to plan your trip without a computer and Basecamp?Like can he key in directly into the gps directly without the computer?He doesn't have a laptop at the moment.
@TheRoadChoseMe3 жыл бұрын
Hey Trey, Yes, he can look around on the gamin screen to see where he wants to go, but it's kind of small and not ideal. You might want to buy the paper tracks4africa map of Zambia to be a guide. It's really, really good!
@musicgrynd3 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe oh ok I see..can he use an iPad maybe with bandcamp?I like the idea of the paper maps but his going into the Bush and he wants to use coordinates to set his destination,so I don't know if the paper would be idea for that kind of thing?
@TheRoadChoseMe3 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you can use basecamp on an ipad.. but something like that should work.
@musicgrynd3 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoadChoseMe ok that's alot for your help man,you've been really helpful and I appreciate your time.
@chrigdichein4 жыл бұрын
anybody using PocketEarth for navigation? I have it on an old ipad2, runs like a dream, tracking, altitude, routes... its cheap and fast...
@Mattcamel514 жыл бұрын
@Dan, do you have everything downloaded on offline maps or did you get some kind of cell coverage while in other countries?
@TheRoadChoseMe4 жыл бұрын
Exactly as I say in the video, I download Open Street Maps ahead of time onto my GPS. No internet needed.