So I wanted to start tracking where I have been when out riding my Atv.. I have never had a handheld GPS... So I did the research and ended up buying a Garmin Montana 600... Being new to all of this.. Where do I start? I live in Wisconsin and the primarily use of this GPS will be for Atv use only... I'm basically looking on how to use track where I have been..save it and bring it back up again to find my way back need be. Any help would be great
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Rich did a nice "GPS 101" series of articles at GPSTracklog a few years ago: http://gpstracklog.com/2010/02/handheld-gps-101-waypoints.html
Garmin also has a series of beginner tutorials: http://www8.garmin.com/learningcenter/on-the-trail/oregon/
These are all for the Oregon, but the Montana is similar.
If you want to try some free maps from here, just download whatever looks interesting:
http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/maps/
This tutorial explains how to install and view the maps on your computer:
http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/tutorials/how-to-open-maps-in-garmin-basecamp/
And this one explains how to send maps to your GPS:
http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/tutorials/how-to-load-maps-on-my-garmin-gps-unit/
Now get out and enjoy your Montana! I've had one for about three years and it has been great. It should be compatible with all the maps on this site.
Thanks for the links I've been outside just messing with waypoints... Kinda figuring that out... I guess it will take some time haha
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