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Best route creation software - by far
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<blockquote data-quote="hppants" data-source="post: 1327498" data-attributes="member: 27852"><p>I REALLY like the Tom Tom GPS software - easy to understand for navigation. But you cannot (and I mean CANNOT) get a google maps route into the GPS. Oh, everyone says that the Tyre software package will convert it, but let me assure you, before you set out on your "imported" route, you better have extra time and extra gas because what you get isn't close to what you thought you were getting.</p><p></p><p>OTOH, Garmin does a wonderful job of getting a computer generated route into the GPS. I've seen it done with plenty of packages, including basecamp. But the GPS software is like Hebrew to me. I just cannot get used to it and likely never will. It must have been designed by a (RARE) right-brained programmer.</p><p></p><p>So I suffer through my inadequacies. I use a paper map for the 30,000 foot view, with my route highlighted. And I use the Tom Tom to navigate point-to-point. It has sort of become a blessing because invariably on a tour, the daily route almost assuredly changes from the "plan" anyway. Because of this, I don't spend much time thinking about the route in the first place, which kind of falls into my overall "throw the plan in the trash and ride with the wind" objective anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hppants, post: 1327498, member: 27852"] I REALLY like the Tom Tom GPS software - easy to understand for navigation. But you cannot (and I mean CANNOT) get a google maps route into the GPS. Oh, everyone says that the Tyre software package will convert it, but let me assure you, before you set out on your "imported" route, you better have extra time and extra gas because what you get isn't close to what you thought you were getting. OTOH, Garmin does a wonderful job of getting a computer generated route into the GPS. I've seen it done with plenty of packages, including basecamp. But the GPS software is like Hebrew to me. I just cannot get used to it and likely never will. It must have been designed by a (RARE) right-brained programmer. So I suffer through my inadequacies. I use a paper map for the 30,000 foot view, with my route highlighted. And I use the Tom Tom to navigate point-to-point. It has sort of become a blessing because invariably on a tour, the daily route almost assuredly changes from the "plan" anyway. Because of this, I don't spend much time thinking about the route in the first place, which kind of falls into my overall "throw the plan in the trash and ride with the wind" objective anyway. [/QUOTE]
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