Can anyone recommend a decent gps for off road travel in the USA?

[100acrehuphalump]

I'm looking for a GPS service or device for traveling off road in national forests and BLM lands that May or may not show mapping? Sorry I'm new to the whole technology thing. Thanks

 

[brentbba]

Search on MotionX here and you'll uncover a treasure of information. Pay particular attention to posts from RobRed and find his link to his blog. Tons more info there on GPS software for your mini.

 

[Jr_Explorer]

You can also just get a modern Garmin (and probably a Magellan but I've only used Garmins) and upload into it topo maps. The later, higher end Garmins allow you to load multiple maps and switch between them.

 

[verdesardog]

garmin etrex 20 with topos from GPSfiledepot.com

 

[tarditi]

I use my android phone with Backcountry Navigator Pro installed.

For stand-alone GPSes I've had several Garmins and always pleased with their performance.

 

[hudsonhawk]

I use a garmin oregon 400 with topo maps. Works great

 

[Scott Brady]

I just use my iPhone. There are some great apps that allow offline topo maps

On the Moto, I use a Garmin Montana

 

[JHa6av8r]

My question first would be what do you already have? I had an iPad so I added a Garmin GLO and use Trimble Outdoors MyTopo Maps Pro. Works great for my needs.

 

[RobRed]

if you are interested in iPad use hit the links in my Sig. The advantage to using a tablet like the iPad, or phone like Scott, is the ability to inexpensively add additional mapping as well as almost continuous software updates.

 

[deserteagle56]

Any of the Garmin Montana models. Load free topo maps from gpsfiledepot.com, plug it in to your cigarette lighter and go.

 

[FullMonte]

I use Google maps on my Samsung note 3. I know it sound crazy but, I normally don't have cell reception but the gps on this thing hasn't let me down yet. It's pretty accurate. I also use back country navigator app on android at times.

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[Mountainunicycler]

I use Gaia GPS on my phone to download USFS topos, I've never had an issue with it yet and when I forget to download maps the auto-caching feature usually does a good job of saving me.

 

[Jeep or Tacoma]

lowrance baja

 

[kojackJKU]

If your not going to a tablet based system, the Montana is the best GPS. I would pay for Garmin software however, topo and Birdseye are great additions to the Montana series.


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[jerdog53]

Garmin Montana primarily and an iPad mini with Avenza PDF maps secondarily