schooter

I purchased the Nuvi 550 last year great unit good for the weather and temp.

Happy Birthday Bill and Good luck with the New Vehicle!!!!!!!

It sounds like Ray's EXELLENT adventure! It was great to meet you and get to ride together. John

What I finally purchased was the Nuvi 500, The Nuvi 500 does not come with Canada Road maps, I choose the Nuvi 500 because it come with topo maps of the US. So I purchased an extra SD chip to go with it(Canada Road). Still learning how to use the unit and to put in favorite points in without taking off my gloves. But in General worked Great. I used it last week while in Quebec down to -15F, The battery only worked ~ 2 hours while mounted on teh handle bars. I did use my 12v connection that work well to recharge the unit but the cord is not built for the temperature. The wire coming out of the plug broke, so in the future I plan to hardwire to another connection point. Schooter

Not sure if this is what you are talking about? http://www.helmetlight.com/

1 US Dollar = 1.21949 Canadian Dollar 1 Canadian Dollar (CAD) = 0.82001 US Dollar (USD) current exchange rate per American express

Bill , Do you know if the trailer has been sold?

How are the COLLETT's woking? do I need to pbuy one prior to the Jan trip

Did you compare the NUVI vs ZUMO? Just trying to justify the cost difference and benifit

\ My old link does not work and the new site that I found is only in french. it was working several weeks ago.

After doing a little more digging I found this comparison, Still very confusing http://gpstracklog.typepad.com/gps_compari...sion-chart.html

Some of the guys that were with me needed to do some praying!

I am looking for a recommendation for a GPS. Would like to buy one unit that can be used for both snowmobiling and car. Typically to be used in the US, but want to be able to add the trail maps for Quebec. Any Pros and Cons would be appreciated. Thanks for the help in advance. Schooter

I have only been ther a couple of times , but I would recommend the Holiday inn In ,Jonquiere Direct access to trails, great security,Great people

Bill, Just wanted to say Thank You for your help last week on the trail with the Allentown 7. It was great riding with you! We enjoyed many wonderful sites and met many wonderful people. I am having a difficult time determining what sites were more beautiful! Indoors or Out. Schooter

Currenlty, We are planning on staying as the HI from the 9th thru the 13th and then down to the safari from the 14th thru the 17.

Dale, What no Photos? I am really looking forward to the trip on the 9th of Feb. I will be out of pocket most of this week traveling to Austin, Tx for work. :sad: Keep up the detailed reports Schooter

Looking to set up my '07' - F8 sled for a back packing, Not alot of room under the hood for an extra belt and some extra oil. Just wondering others have been doing? Schooter

Thank you for the GPS recommendation. and Yes we are planning on trailering to the HI. Still not sure why the interactive map does not show gas stations, I think it would be a benifit when planning a trip. One of the trial maps I did get was from Manicouagan area. The paper map show a trail (Chapelle snowmobile trail) connecting from RT 3 to Rt 93 ~ 122 km per the paper map. Does not look like there is any fuel so fuel up in Sacre-Coeur and then not to some place along rt 93 in Mt Valin ? (169 km) The interactive map indicates that they are not connected, So maybe Paper is better?

Looking at the Saguenay area, leave from HI Jonquiere to Casino Charlevoix and stay in Tadoussac, maybe up route 3 day two, but look like a total back track to get back to HI vi Mt Valin area.

Feds just drop the lending rate, might be a good idea to exchange some $ now before it de - values more. :sad:

I have been using the FCMQ interactive trail map to investigate some possible saddlebag trips. An item that I have not been able to find using this system are refueling locations. I have down loaded the trail map information into Google Earth as an overlay, but with that I loose the ability to tally the miles. Does anyone know if I am just missing something on the FCMQ map system or a better tool for planning. maybe there is a recommended download to a GPS system that would be better Thax SCHOOTER

Currency Cheat Sheet from AMEX US Dollar (USD) to Canadian Dollar (CAD) $ Friday, December 7, 2007 USD CAD USD CAD USD CAD 1 = 1.01 10 = 10.14 100 = 101 2 = 2.03 15 = 15.20 200 = 203 3 = 3.04 20 = 20.27 300 = 304 4 = 4.05 25 = 25.34 400 = 405 5 = 5.07 30 = 30.41 500 = 507 6 = 6.08 35 = 35.47 600 = 608 7 = 7.09 40 = 40.54 700 = 709 8 = 8.11 45 = 45.61 800 = 811 9 = 9.12 50 = 50.68 900 = 912 55 = 55.74 1000 = 1014 60 = 60.81 5000 = 5068 65 = 65.88 70 = 70.95 75 = 76.01 80 = 81.08 85 = 86.15 90 = 91.22 95 = 96.28 $ US Dollar (USD) Canadian Dollar (CAD) Friday, December 7, 2007 .