GPS usit it or not really

[HummerNewbie]

Something I love about the Pioneer and use whenever possible is the phone number lookup. If you know the number you can set your route a lot faster than entering the address. Does the OEM NAV have it?

[DWPC]

I use a Palm III with a snap-on GPS that I got cheap on eBay several years ago. I can upload Delorme Topo maps for offroading, or street maps for traveling. And when I take a trip to an area I'm not familiar with, it's with ME, not back in the LAX airport parking lot 1000 miles away. I use it a lot too. I think spending $1500+ on factory in-dash nav unit that'll be probably be obsolete before the factory tires wear out is nuts.

[KenP]

Stock. Use it when I travel so I can find gas stations.

[HummerNewbie]

Originally Posted by KenP

Stock. Use it when I travel so I can find gas stations.

Was it helpful to find the two out on 70 in western KS?

[J6Niner]

I have a Magellan Meridian Platinum (several years old) for off-roading and mountain biking. This gps also does street routing with appropriate software. Easy to trace your offroad routes and back-track.

I also have a Lowrance iWay 350c for street routing. Very slick unit that displays pics and plays mp3s from a sd card. Gives you audible turn by turn directions that can be heard over the car stereo via built-in FM transmitter.

Both of these will run off batteries (Magellan is 2 AA and Lowrance is built-in Lion)... and were much cheaper than factory or aftermarket head units.