Samsung Tablet A 10.1 (wifi only)

[mbuckner 127]

Costco had them on sale thru Sep 2nd for $180, so I bought one.

 

I've downloaded Gaia Premium and have messing around with the software.

 

Looking forward to see how the hardware works out in the boonies.

[ChrisD 24]

I am sure, this setup will work great, Mike.

[mbuckner 127]

It's mounted ... but will have modify the mounting ..... Gaia worked great for my two week trip

[theksmith 3,589]

... Gaia worked great for my two week trip

 

sweet! so do you like the tablet better than traditional GPS units yet?

[AZRNintheJeep242 450]

Mike sure seemed like he was loving the tablet/GAIA GPS while we were in UT.

[mbuckner 127]

I plan still using my ancient Garmin Nuvi 265 for street and the highway; tried Waze and was not impressesd out on the highway (probably my learning curve).

 

The tablet works in that I can read the screen easier.

[theksmith 3,589]

i'm glad it's working overall for you!

 

 

- if you plan a route with Google Maps while you you have internet, it will pre-download the map for that trip. however, if you stray very far from your plan, then it won't have the map. that's a big limitation, but it is a completely free option.

 

 

- i highly recommend the app Copilot USA to get a Nuvi-like experience. it used to cost about $15, but they switched to "in-app purchases" so i'm not sure the current price: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa

 

after you install the app, you download the entire US map while you have internet access (about 1.5GB) and after that it works offline. it includes a lot of larger forest roads but it's mainly for street/highway use. it will handle trip routing as well as give spoken turn-by-turn directions.

[mbuckner 127]

I'll give a try on Copilot.

 

Thanks for the info.