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Ray, Even if the sled is not in, can they at least give you the SN? They would be able to do that on others items. Schooter

She had come in with her yellow Skidoo suit on. Then removed it to warm up by the fire. NICE!

I hope they keep some of the help, The young lady behind the counter last year was very nice!

Wow Dale looks petty fancy!

Phil, Not sure of the quality http://www.upnorthsports.com/Product/product.taf?_function=detail&_ID=7649&pc=1956 Schooter

Bill, I do not a close up picture on my computer, I can take one this weekend. If you google RAM mounts with this part number you should be able to see the detail RAM Mounting Systems RAM-B-149Z-GA32U Handlebar Mount for Garmin Nuvi 500 and 550 Schooter

I have mine attached to the handle bar with a RAM mont, it clicks on on off easy , so I can take it with me when we stop. I like it in TOPO mode I can see the elevation changes. There maybe other units just as good, It took me a long time to decide which unit to buy, because it is alot of $, but since I have one I think it is great, I even put it on the sled when I ride locally now. Schooter

If you go to Garmin.com you can do a comparision , I pull part of the comparison and it is attached I think the biggest advantage of the Nuvi is Price Battery life, ability for Topo I hope this helps! Schooter zūmo® 550 nüvi® 500 ~ $600 USD ~ $ 300 USD Unit dimensions, WxHxD: 4.8"W x 3.9"H x 1.6"D (12.2 x 9.9 x 4.1 cm) 4.21"W x 3.35"H x .9"D (10.7 x 8.5 x 2.3 cm) Display size, WxH: 2.8"W x 2.1"H (7.2 x 5.4 cm); 3.5 diag (8.9 cm) 2.8"W x 2.1"H (7.2 x 5.4 cm); 3.5" diag (8.9 cm) Display resolution, WxH: 320 x 240 pixels 320 x 240 pixels Display type: QVGA color TFT with white backlight QVGA color antiglare TFT with white backlight Weight: 10.6 ounces (300.5 g) 7.6 ounces (215 g Battery: removable, rechargeable lithium-ion user-replaceable, rechargeable lithium-ion Battery life: up to 4 hours up to 8 hours Waterproof: yes (IPX7) yes (IPX7) High-sensitivity receiver: yes yes Preloaded street maps: yes yes (regional or 48 states+TOPO) Routes: 50 10 Accepts data cards: SD card (not included) microSD™ card (not included) Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft."): NA yes (internal speaker) Bluetooth® wireless technology: yes no XM® compatible for U.S: yes (radio and traffic) no Speed limit indicator (): no yes Where Am I? (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection): no yes Multimode (switches modes to drive, hike, bike or boat): no yes Garmin Garage™ voices compatible ( no yes Photo navigation (navigate to geotagged photos): no yes World travel clock, currency & unit converter, calculator: no yes MP3 player: yes no Audio book player: yes no Headphone jack/audio line-out: yes no morcycle-friendly: yes yes Marine-friendly: no yes Geocaching-friendly: no yes

Happy BDay Ray

I have used the Nuvi 500 for 2 years , I have found it to be a great unit. The basis difference between the Nuvi 500 and 550 are the base maps that are loaded, The 500 does not come with Canada topo loaded but can be purchased as an adder. I have mine mounted to the handle bars with a RAM mount. The first year I used it in Canada, I used the cigaret lighter, halfway thru the trip the wire broke from the cold and vibration. Last year I moved a hard wire power cord the unit works great. I picked the Nuvi 500 since it east water proof, had off and on road capability and Ialso use the same unit in my truck I was also able to get the FMCQ trails loaded to the unit. I would buy the same unit again for multipurpose use. Schooter

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILL!! Enjoy the day Just browsing the web site while I am in Asia. thinking of places i would rather be! Schooter

Wayne and I had a great ride with condition from good leaving the HI to exellent up north. We left the HI on 383 to 367 to St. Ambroise jumped on 93 to St. Horone Fueled up back tracked 93 to local trail 134 we were the first sleds on 134 with a fresh 2 - 4 inches of snow, jumped on 328 east to 476 after ~ 15 k on 476 rode fresh 6" of powder again first ones to ride up to Onatchiway. Got to the Relais about noon. Headed west planing to go to Scooby Raid had to run the Road to the 53 K marker due to Logging, Road had > 6" of fresh powder over the Ice base. Jumped on trail 484 got turned around several times due to limited trail markings. rode >40 K on unmarked trails turned around and finally found trail 482 by this time is was 3:30 so decised to skip Scooby Raid adn just head to the Ice Cave. Then my GPS started to give me some problems and not familiar with the area stopped to find the problem, Broken Ground wire. After fixing drove south on 482 to 367 to 328 back up 476 to the ice Cave then back tracked from the Ice Cave to 328 to 134 to 93 to 267 to 383 From the Bridge crossing into the HI it was a little thin and had some MOGUL. From the Ice Cave back to the HI it was snowing pretty hard ~1/2 hour. overall rating for the day 8 out of 10. Schooter

After all the problems with the Skidoo we had to break out old reliable.

Bill and crew roughing it today at AUberge Du Ravage. Don't let him tell you that it's a tough life.

We left the HI about 1 pm and rode on 83 to La Baie, From there rode south to local trail 21 to 383 to relais La Bouleauniere then back 383 to the HI. Got a little wet, but all the trails had been groomed before the weather change. So we had some trails that were as smooth as glass. Schooter

That is Firday Night the 22nd lets not push is back I am ready now, Wish we could go for two weeks, But the boss would not appreciate that. Schooter

And you have to love the Decoration, Especially the (BTSP) Black Tight Stretchy Pants schooter

S Pump I used my Garmin 500 last year using the cigarette lighter on my F8. So you need to hook up a female lighter adapter. (you cannot cut off the plug and hardwire, there is a voltage reducer in the plug) or you can purshase a permanet hardwire kit. I moved to the hardwire kit because the cold temps. and the fragile wire attached to the cigarette plug.

How about this location?

Viper2 how far south have you gotten from palmerton? We have mate is past bake oven knob and up past neffs. schooter

With work :wacko: and the family I'm hoping to get 2,500 miles, Two trips to Western PA and 1 trip to Quebec

Bill, Just got my stickers , Great service as always! Thank you Schooter