[Az-Geocaching] what map for Garmin 60CSx

[az_pistolero]

I use CitySelect and Topo from Garmin (both are MapSource add-ons) on  
my GPSv.   Not as much memory as the 60CSx appears to have, but it's  
small and has great battery life.

The CitySelect maps are most up to date, and most major forest roads  
are included.   If you use these maps, you can ask the unit to "go  
to" a location and it'll figure the best roads.    Beware that'll  
sometimes put you someplace that's not really a good trail head.

The Topos are 1:100,000 resolution.   If you're used to the 1:24,000  
USGS Quads, you may be a little dissapointed.

On the other hand, you can put a ton of Topos on your GPS, while the  
CitySelect maps take up more memory.

Jon


On Oct 24, 2006, at 2:04 PM, Roping The Wind wrote:

>
> I would recommend both Topo and city select for your 60CSx. You can  
> download
> to your GPS both Too and city streets and then switch back and  
> forth to
> whatever one you want to use, whether you are urban caching and  
> want city
> streets or if you are out in the boonies and want topo maps. Brian- 
> Team AI
> actually figured out how to toggle between the two and showed me  
> how to do
> it. The 60 series has plenty of internal memory to allow you to  
> download
> both for a very wide area. With the X series, you also have the  
> memory card,
> which gives you practically unlimited memory.
>
> If you can only afford one, and assuming you mostly cache out of  
> town a bit,
> I would recommend Topo. Topo maps do show city streets, but alot of  
> the
> newer developments and such arent on those topos. If you are  
> driving in
> older areas of the valley, all the streets are on the topo maps. The
> residential streets that do appear on topo are not named however.
>
> There is also Road and Rec.. which I think is kind of a combination  
> of the
> two. But not sure how detailed that is either way (city or boonies)  
> as I
> havent really used R and R in a long time.
>
> Scott
> Team Ropingthewind
>