Thread: Garmin Monterra GPS

Just noticed it does not have any ozzy maps. I just downloaded it free? Is that a cheap version? I could not find another. Got the whole west coast and otago downloaded so I am sussed. Keen to see how it works at home in the scrub.

Originally Posted by R93

Just noticed it does not have any ozzy maps. I just downloaded it free? Is that a cheap version? I could not find another. Got the whole west coast and otago downloaded so I am sussed. Keen to see how it works at home in the scrub.

Put it down ya pants, if it works in there you'll be good in the worst bush anywhere

Originally Posted by Gibo

Put it down ya pants, if it works in there you'll be good in the worst bush anywhere

I may be a metro-sexual and could man-scaped Gibo

Originally Posted by R93

I may be a metro-sexual and could man-scaped Gibo

Your call, I have plenty to say either way

I feel cornered

The Topo 250 you can get free. So those are the 1:250,000 topo maps for the whole of NZ. Still pretty good. There's a big difference with the 1:50,000 ones though. 5 times the detail basically, and you can zoom in heaps.

If you pay for the app you get something like 1,000 credits, which can be used to buy individual tiles of areas. You can then buy individual tiles at 1:50,000 in NZ, or pay the $30-40 for the whole country. I did that and have kept my 1,000 credits for if I ever go overseas or when Aus gets added.

This is what ya want R93

That's the one! Awesome maps. The detail without having to carry big unwieldy bits of paper around.

There's always an argument for taking a backup in case your phone breaks or something though.

I downloaded the whole West Coast and Otago for around $6. They are 1:50,000 maps. I downloaded the initial view ranger app for free so was worried it was a cheap version. Looks good so far.

Screenshot of the map quality. 1:50000
Cheers for the heads up on this Brads.
If it works where I will use it most, I will be stoked.


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Yup, you're onto it. And see the bar at the bottom? You can zoom in so much on the 1:50,000 maps so as to make that a 200m bar.

I also use Google Earth on my phone and take a few screenshots of the areas i'll be going, so you can even see the terrain, etc. Really handy and again all stored on the marvelous phone!

Still means taking the phone and putting a lot of trust in it. I have back country navigator good for playing wouldn't use it in the bush, I'll let you know how it is soon just got one as well have to keep up with the gear whore lol

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True, but it's either trust in a GPS or trust in a phone. GPS are more durable and you can get water proof ones, etc, but it's probably pretty close with some of the phone cases around now. I figure as long as you have a good case, and a paper or laminated backup map, and a PLB for when the shit really hits the fan then you're pretty well covered.

Whenever I go with my wife we are just going to keep 1 of the phones turned off in bombproof protection in the pack as well....so we'll have multiple backups.

That's fair call, Modern day hunter I spose you have to stuff up really bad to get lost an need one, only time I use them is coming off the hill tahr hunting on the coast in the dark to avoid getting bluffed all the time...................................where im lazy an keep going down I have Sam an Blair to say left, straight or ok fuck crank that bad boy out here gets nasty as shit

I wouldn't really mind if I didn't have one but like to keep shit down in the back pack an hunt simple the way it should be without a gadget for this gadget for that end up spending more time on technology in the hills then what you do getting back to the basics......................and they don't find you the animals

Originally Posted by R93

You get one Abe and I will have a play if you think its any good.

Chris do you use your iphone as a gps? What is the best app?

Some other apps to check out: Locus, Back Country Navigator, Maverick. I use Locus Pro myself, has offline maps, topo shading and map overlays (eg overlay Sat map on topo) as well as every other feature you'd need. Developer is responsive too, I requested the NZtopo maps to be added as one of the online options and he added it.

Full NZTopo50 maps are available for free (my favorite price) I just use the PC program "Mobile Atlas Creator" to make the offline maps I want - NZTopo50, sat, street or whatever. Copy the file to my phone - easy as.



Heres an example of Topo map with Sat overlay (you can adjust the transparancy to suit)