Ep. 356: Best Outdoor Recreation Mapping App | RV camping travel hiking

[@laughingram7287]

Looks pretty good. I like having the MVUM at my fingertips instead of having to order the maps from the National Forest Service. The layering looks pretty cool as well. Thanks, Ram 👍🏼👍🏾

[@bretthackman5415]

Yeah, love this app for my atv riding and trip planning! Great Video!

[@GrandAdventure]

Thank you Brett!

[@jimrobinson3408]

Episode 181 brought me to your channel originally! It would be interesting to have you recreate that episode with GAIA GPS :)

[@GrandAdventure]

@@jimrobinson3408 someday we probably will. The purpose of this episode was to bridge the idea of using Gaia for that.

[@bigjonbird1]

Great video. Randomly came across it. And very impressed at all the info you covered. Thanks

[@GrandAdventure]

Thank you very much! We hope the we can count on you as a viewer going forward.

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

Hey marc, we are just now planning our trip west so this is perfect timing, as we want to get out and boondock more this year. Im going to get this going today, Come on GAIA, time to sponsor grand adventure. Haha. I usually use google maps, and garming RV gps together for travel days, and have tried lots of others, looking forward to experimenting with Gaia. Larry

[@GrandAdventure]

You're heading west while we're heading east. 🙄Safe travels and good luck with the planning, Larry. This should turn out to be very useful tool for that planning. Perhaps we'll cross paths in the other direction this fall.

[@larrycox6614]

WOW! This is awesome! Thanks for bringing this to our attention. If Gaia doesn't get you off the pavement, I don't know what will.

[@GrandAdventure]

Our pleasure, Larry. Thanks so much for watching!

[@e-square9976]

Right on Marc! Been using GAIA for past three years or so. It’s super powerful and fun to use. I check out your every coordinate posting….ok that sounded creepy. 😂❤ great video! E

[@GrandAdventure]

LOL! No creepiness perceived. 😁

[@EugeneTheJeep]

I've used this app for many years for backcountry 4x4 runs. This app is wonderful, the only app I actually pay for. The yearly cost, which isn't cheap, is so worth the cost!

[@GrandAdventure]

We completely agree, Clifford. When you realize that you're not only paying for the app development, but also their fees to license the maps, we feel that it's worth the investment.

[@EugeneTheJeep]

@@GrandAdventure Exactly, you're paying for all the map layers, many of which change constantly. The Nat Geo maps sold me, absolutely worth the cost!

[@daviscrt]

I been using Gaia for a while. I like the recording feature, especially driving back to a boondocking spots at night. Thanks Don

[@GrandAdventure]

Happy to hear that you're also happy with Gaia, Don!

[@bobanddangsjourney]

This looks great Marc - we tried this out a few years ago, and while it looked good then we had mapping covered. But some of the new features you showed are pretty compelling - we will give this another shot. We look forward to your upcoming trip - Bob and Dang

[@GrandAdventure]

Thanks you two! We've been really impressed over the past year, and with your truck's head unit using Android Auto or Apple CarPlay it's especially compelling. The ability to explore an area with your position on Nat Geo Trails Illustrated maps displayed on your infotainment screen is positively wonderful. It also takes all of the steps presented in our Episode 181 boondocking site tutorial kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5OsmIJ3oMtphNE and puts them in a single mapping package.

[@joemontague217]

Never heard of Gaia GPS like th e looks of it thanks

[@GrandAdventure]

You bet Joe! Best we can tell, it's owned by Outside Magazine's parent.

[@CampgroundRecon]

+1 for Gaia GPS. Just renewed my annual subscription.

[@GrandAdventure]

Our renewal comes up next week, and we will happily extend our subscription.

[@gorrdd]

Great information, Marc. Thanks for the in-depth review of this mapping software. Very useful... Gord

[@GrandAdventure]

Happy to hear that, Gord. Thanks for watching!

[@raymondemigii4086]

Thanks Mark. I'm going to have to check out Gaia and see how it works out. Looks pretty good

[@GrandAdventure]

You're most welcome, Raymond. We didn't mention it in the video, but you get a 7-day free trial of the premium features when registering.

[@rickskidmore3075]

Great video. Will definitly check it out. Love the tee-shirt.

[@GrandAdventure]

Thanks Rick! I picked that one up at the RV/MH Hall of Fame & Museum in Elkhart.

[@Thesaltymedic36]

Definitely has my interest when I leave and go FT. Not really needed on the east coast 😂. Out west, definitely. I like how it can track your location and leave waypoints. Especially down forest roads with no street signs 😂

[@GrandAdventure]

There are definitely some places back East where the Nat Geo Trails Illustrated map layer would be very informative -- northern New England, the Adirondacks, The Smoky Mountains, Delmarva Peninsula, ... www.natgeomaps.com/trail-maps/trails-illustrated-maps

[@kimprebish9091]

Curious why you don’t think Gaia navigation is not needed on the East coast. I live in the White Mountains and I thought while looking at Marc’s video, it would work great.

[@cpwatching5647]

GAIA looks awesome. Great overview. You must be in sales. We will likely go for it. We agree with the Nat Geo maps. We just got some new ones and will put them to use very soon. Take care and safe travels.

[@GrandAdventure]

Thanks CPW! Same to you.

[@marilynhamer2688]

I’ll check it out. I’ve never heard of it 👍

[@GrandAdventure]

It's incredibly useful mapping, Marilyn. We're happy that we could introduce you to it.

[@gypsymountaineers3215]

Good video. We will have to check into that app. We usually have a minimum of 3 devices running when we are going down the road as well as a Truckers Atlas. I like the layers on the app.

[@GrandAdventure]

Thank you Sue!

[@mccarthy7566]

Very helpful Marc, thanks.

[@GrandAdventure]

Glad you found it useful, Pete. Thanks for watching!

[@erickaesman4001]

I like and use Gaia on my tablet for an additional nav tool. My Garmin does not show a lot of details for instance the small side roads off the hwy , interstate, or paeved roads. Thank you for the video. I learned a bunch about the different layers I havent used yet!

[@GrandAdventure]

We're happy to have been able to take you a little deeper into Gaia, Eric!

[@dteitsma]

Great tips and thorough. I’ll check out Gaia. Thanks

[@GrandAdventure]

You are most welcome, and thank you for watching!

[@untetherednomad6393]

I use BC Nav Pro and GAIA. GAIA is more polished and elegant to use.

[@GrandAdventure]

We've also used Backcountry Navigator Pro for about 10 years and like it, but find the feature set of Gaia GPS to be far deeper.

[@normgibson6565]

interesting might give it a try

[@GrandAdventure]

Happy to provide the info, Norm!

[@GaryPaulson]

I am very interested in Gaia GPS but when I went to install it, I saw all the negative reviews (android version) with coments about 'ever since Outside purchased. Thoughts?

[@GrandAdventure]

I've had zero issues because of the purchase, Gary. The only change I've detected is that they've integrated the login with other Outside Online products. Otherwise, it's business as usual as far as I can tell.

[@kcn-qt6fc]

Mark - Can this software help me map out routes to avoid high mountain passes that I don't want to tow over?

[@GrandAdventure]

Not directly/automatically. But just like any topographic maps, it'll allow you to see terrain and elevation to deduce which are the lowest routes.

[@rexcarlson3464]

Like

[@GrandAdventure]

Thank you sir!

[@larryk3986]

Can you somehow put GAIA GPS info into a Garmin RV GPS?

[@GrandAdventure]

Not that we're aware of, Larry.

[@johnn8388]

Nice infomercial. 😂

[@GrandAdventure]

For 5 months a year we will present the products that we use and like. We gain nothing from Gaia GPS for this video, except knowing that we've shared something that we like with others.

[@mountainskyaerialphotograp3921]

Too bad Gaia is a very WOKE company.

[@GrandAdventure]

You could say the same for 90% of the companies in the outdoor space.

[@laughingram7287]

Looks pretty good. I like having the MVUM at my fingertips instead of having to order the maps from the National Forest Service. The layering looks pretty cool as well. Thanks, Ram 👍🏼👍🏾

[@GrandAdventure]

Our pleasure, Ram. It's been a wonderful tool that we decided to use for a full season before creating our video.