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Thanks all for the warm welcome.   Boyd, Globalmapper is indeed pricey, the 3D feature doesn't really interest me.   I am going to wing it from the GPSFileDepot instructions and see what happens.   

I navigate in plan mode with north at the top.  The little Nuvi 1300 engine does a good job of keeping up with detailed topo displays; realize that wheeling (jeep term) is done at very slow speeds.   

I will keep you all posted as to my progress. (or lack of sic)

Thanks. 

   

 ;DI have been lurking around this forum and wanted to introduce myself.   My passion is taking my Jeep off road in remote and isolated places.   I typically drag along a bunch of D-size 24K top maps, compass and an old e-Trex legend.   I have recently picked up a couple of nuvi 1300's; they were on sale <$80.  This is what brought me to this site. 
I must commend Boyd for the great job on the New Jersey pine lands topo maps.   These maps look great on cheep little Nuvi.  I would not have considered the Nuvi 1300 as worthy of displaying a topo map, what a surprise.

Boyd, I am very interested in building a set of 24K topo maps for some sections of Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona for the Nuvi.   I may need to pick your brain with the process.   I will follow the procedures that are laid out on this forum and hopefully will be able to share the fruits of my labor.