Subj : Garmin GPS Units?
To   : COUGAR428
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Mon Mar 20 2023 17:13:00

> Both of my Garmin GPS units will let me set a route and then pick
> an alternate.  The directions step you through doing this.  The
> reason I have 2 is that I have one for my vehicle and one for my
> wifes vehicle.

> I still have maps in my vehicle as well.  There have been one or two
> times where the GPS has tried to send me 'Off road' in Pittsburgh at
> a mall.  Other than that, these units are great.  They may not be
> the newest thing on the market, but I can and have recently
> downloaded updates for the US maps.  Unbelievably, I have the latest
> maps on my Nuvi (granted I did have to buy a 4GB SD card for it).

> I also owned a Tomtom GPS, but I found the Garmin better for me
> personally.

Thanks for the input!  I have since found some YT videos where people let
the Garmin pick a route and then they "shape" it to add the side roads they
would rather take.

It sounds like it would be a close fit to what I am looking for.


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