Lowrance GPS
ORDER LINK WWW.AMAZON.COM Customer Reviews: “I’ve waited to buy GPS for my vehicle because I wanted something that would provide good auto-nav for trip AND be useable on 4×4 trails and fire roads. The Lowrance XOG is, for under 250 street price, a super value. For those wanting a auto-nav vehicle GPS to use offroad, its optional maps make it the only game in town (unlike the competition who’s detailed mapps are still vaporware). I won’t say much about the normal auto-nav beyond the onboard maps being accurate, a large base of points-of-interest, and easy to use. Voice commands are clear and the interface isn’t complicated. Its “normal” use is probably par for units in its price range. The BIG deal for the XOG is the ability to use optional maps from Lowrance’s MapCreate software, and 1:100000 BLM maps, close-up detail 1:25000 USGS Topographic Quad maps (scanned), and even satellite photo images; all from Lowrance MapSelect webpage, and even Lowrance fishing maps of lakes for boat use. It overlays the road data over the option maps and you can turn them on/off with the menu. Its notable that Lowrance has a long and solid history in marine electronics. The optional maps are loaded on a SD card (not supplied). Though at 5/map, they could get expensive for large areas, but two or three will cover a lot of trail country. I’ve used the USGS maps and they cover roughly 6×6 miles (in great topo and landmark detail). Anyone who has used USGS topo maps will instantly recognize the …
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