Memory overflow in Garmin GPSmap

[rchardwiick]

Need some technical advice on GPS. We're just back from 3 weeks on the Camino del Norte. Our Garmin (model "GPSmap 60Cx") very useful - e.g. helped more than one hopelessly-lost pilgrim to re-find their way. But after 297km the Garmin's memory overflowed. I saved track every evening, but of course this loses date stamps. So the saved track cannot be used for geolocating our photos.

My question therefore is : what is the best (least weighty) solution to the memory overflow problem?

? Buy a new gps with bigger memory? And if so, which ??

? Buy some sort of mini-computer? And if so, what??

?Anything else?

In advance, thank you for your advice
Richard H

 

[newfydog]

I have been using a Garmin Dakota 10 all year, including 1000 km on the GR 652a/Arles route. It has been a great unit, rugged, with no memory problems. If one needs more memory, the Dakota 20 takes sd cards, which has to be the lightest memory expansion there is.

 

[rchardwiick]

Thanks for quick reply. With your hint I found my way to the Garmin shop and yes, the new models do seem much more memory-capable than my "old" GPSMap 60Cx.
Richard H

P.S. added later after more research
It seems that not everyone likes the Garmin Oregon. See for example this very critical review:-
http://freegeographytools.com/2010/a-re ... -interface

But on the other hand, here is an enthusiastic pre-view (May 2010) of the (?still not-yet released?) Garmin GPSMap 62:-
http://gpstracklog.com/2010/05/garmin-g ... -pics.html