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dprochef
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Which model did you get? I've been looking at the Trek 30, for both baqckpacking and BW usage.
Didn't know if this was a good model?
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whiteh20
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My GPS is an Oregon 400T. If I was doing it again I would save some bucks and get the 60. Kind of the standard all GPS's are compared against.
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mntentman
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Will echo the other comments. Have used it with my Garmin and thought it was great.
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AdamXChicago
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Dakota 20 - trade-off between size & features of other Garmins. Not familiar with Trek series, sorry.
Guess I've got a few months to figure it all out - will be happy to share thoughts then...
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AdamXChicago
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Well, I can report that we really found the Red Pine handy, helpful and actually fun to use. The zoom-in / zoom-out feature provided a useful perspective. The software also allowed you to trace your route, so you can see where you travelled. The portages were marked correctly (just as accurate as the Fisher / Mackenzie maps) - but we were going along a fairly established route, so I can't comment on remote portage locations. I'm sure I just scratched the surface on its utility, but I feel this investment was well worth it.
AdamX
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McVacek
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We used it this past Sept in the BWCA. Worked great for us with our Dakota 20.
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soukup85
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Thanks for the feedback.
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AdamXChicago
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Just got a new Garmin and was looking into Red Pine Mapping's PaddleNav map for BWCA and Quetico. Anyone use this? All feedback would be greatly appreciated!
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whiteh20
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I have it for the BWCA and the Q. I purchased the one at wing night that Red Pine donated. I have not used it yet but playing with it, it appears to be awsome! I am purchasing another for my GPS as I gave this one to the boy before actually playing with it. Looks like a great product.
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andym
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We used it for the first time this summer. It was great. Which means no more (or less) mistakes than the various standard maps. I do think they are very readable basemaps and it makes it nice to just have all of the portages and campsites built in to them. We used them on a Garmin Vista HCx (if I remember the model correctly, it is one of the top of the Vista line).
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butthead
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Might take a look at, post in GPS forum, I linked a bunch of screenshots.
Have used printed maps made from the Red Pine software in Canada last year and the are quite accurate.
butthead
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H8weakness
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quote AdamXChicago: "Well, I can report that we really found the Red Pine handy, helpful and actually fun to use. The zoom-in / zoom-out feature provided a useful perspective. The software also allowed you to trace your route, so you can see where you travelled. The portages were marked correctly (just as accurate as the Fisher / Mackenzie maps) - but we were going along a fairly established route, so I can't comment on remote portage locations. I'm sure I just scratched the surface on its utility, but I feel this investment was well worth it.
AdamX"
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I used red pine mapping also on my Sept. trip. Very helpful little tool! Always bring a map or two with you. The little screen on my garmin 60csx made it a little hard to read at times.
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soukup85
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So has anyone used the PaddleNav maps yet?
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