After some advice on maps for GArmin 800.

I am doing the Navad in a few weeks and want to run GArmin 800, charging from my dynamo hub in the day, phone as back up GPS unit.

The Garmin Europe/Swiss maps are mucho £ - so I was hoping to use open source maps.

Has anyone used these jobbies

https://www.velomap.org/download/odbl/

Do they work on Garmin 800 ok? I know most people use the Etrex unit which seems to work better with open source mapping. But hopefully there is a way I can use the 800.....

Any advice much appreciated.

Cheers

Ben

Try this: http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/down ... 00810.html

Yeah I found that site thanks.
It was more around how do the open source maps work on the Garmin 800 on the route. Are they accurate on the unit and work with the Garmin features.
I want to use the GArmin 800 as I want to charge it off my dynamo hub.

Does the 800 take a micro sd card same as the Dakota / eTrex, etc?

If the maps are routeable, which I think they are... it'll work.

...and yeah, it takes an SD card.

...and yeah, it takes an SD card.

Any reason not to just buy an OS 1:50k card from iOffer?

Are those i offer micro SD cards for real? That is £100s cheaper than the proper OS GArmin ones.....

biggaygibbon wrote:Are those i offer micro SD cards for real? That is £100s cheaper than the proper OS GArmin ones.....

Yes, I'll let you join the dots as to why though

And with a bit more googling, if you're gonna go the non-legit route, you might as well do it yourself as opposed to line someone elses pocket. I also happen to have noticed the person offering these has joined the forum (but not posted).

ah....

Are those i offer micro SD cards for real? That is £100s cheaper than the proper OS GArmin ones.....

I and many others here use the iOffer maps and I've not heard any complaints ... as far as I'm concerned, yes they are for real, as in, it's an sd card containing ordnance survey mapping at 1:50k scale for the wole of the UK. Mine arrived sealed with a Garmin security seal ... but make of that what you will.

I wasn't having a go. I am pretty lazy and am more open source, than large corporates making lots of moola. I think I will go with the i offer card - it isn't much more than buying the micro SD card and doing it yourself anyhuw.

Cheers dude.

s8tannorm wrote:

Are those i offer micro SD cards for real? That is £100s cheaper than the proper OS GArmin ones.....

I and many others here use the iOffer maps and I've not heard any complaints ... as far as I'm concerned, yes they are for real, as in, it's an sd card containing ordnance survey mapping at 1:50k scale for the wole of the UK. Mine arrived sealed with a Garmin security seal ... but make of that what you will.

£20, pop it in and it works. No trawling dubious sites and getting a virus.

exactamundo

I wasn't having a go.

I didn't think you were.

My reply (although trying to answer your question) was a little pointed towards Zippy's comments that I couldn't really understand ... Garmin want to charge £100+ for an sd card, someone will sell you something that does exactly the same job (and for all we know is actually the same product) for £25, yet they appear to be somehow in the wrong

I'm not really having a go, nor can I confirm anything with regards legality one way or other. I just have my own personal suspicions (which may or may not be unfounded). I think people should go in with their eyes open as to what they may or may not be buying from a legal sense.

As to right or wrong - that's a whole other discussion which brings in all kinds of thing such as morality, and in my mind different as to whether something is legal or not.

So my overall message really I guess is just to be aware and make your own mind up :)

As one who has a formal relationship with OS and knows their pricing inside out. The iOffer maps "do not fit" with any pricing model I have ever seen for country wide licensing of 1:50k. The Garmin pricing does with a LOT of margin. But maybe iOffer cut some deal with Garmin on surplus units, who knows?

I did some digging with OS and now know how iOffer sell their maps at £25. It's clever and legitimate and I am considering it too ;-)

Slightly off piste, but does this iOffer mapping work with any compatible Garmin? thinking about getting an Edge Touring model. According to the Garmin site it is compatible with there SD card, just thought I would check here as I know almost nothing about GPS. Cheers.

My understanding (which may only be on par with yours Gari) is that, yes it will work okay.

Bloody hell that was quick!! Thanks for that Stu.