Base Camp for planning trip

[bayoubelle]

I am trying to learn Base Camp to create my routes so I can transfer to my Nuvi. This is a difficult program, but since the smart phone they have taken away all our easy routing tools.

What is a hub? I am trying to get several routes. I prefer to have a different route for each leg of the trip. Is a hub the same thing, or should I plan a separate trip for each leg?

[neal10a]

justme wrote:
Here is a link to free topo maps that may be of interest to BaseCamp users. https://www.gpsfiledepot.com/maps/state/all

Thanks for the link--- it was very helpful.....

[phil-t]

Thanks for the info on the updates/changes, Jim.

[hypoxia]

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[johnhicks]

Let me confirm that Basecamp is an absolute ***** to learn. It's the same as Adobe Photoshop back in the old days.

But once you figure it out you'll forget all about paper maps.

The trick for me was "shaping points" as distinct from waypoints.

[bayoubelle]

Thanks for all the info. I had never heard of hub until I started playing with Basecamp. I wasn't using it, because I like each leg of my trip to be a separate route. Basecamp definitely has a learning curve, I was an avid Mapsource and Delorme user. Neither of these softwares are really supported anymore, especially on a MAC. I have always preferred to use the laptop to route my trips and then transfer to the Nuvi. Since the advancement of the smart phone and internet on the go, us R travelers have been left in the dust. Google Maps is ok, but when you don't have internet, our in big trouble.

Paper maps are good to check that you are following a major road and the most direct route, but like someone here said, they don't tell you how many lanes or which one to be in. I have to say we started traveling with paper maps, but since I have gotten used to a navigation tool, I will never be without, as imperfect as they are.

[justme]

Here is a link to free topo maps that may be of interest to BaseCamp users. https://www.gpsfiledepot.com/maps/state/all

[Pops]

Got it, thanks guys

[phil-t]

Maps come with the device, depending on the model. Yes, you are absolutely correct, maps are not FREE, and in that respect, neither is BaseCamp.
I would not use BaseCamp without one of their gps devices.

[fj12ryder]

You don't have to pay for the maps when you have maps for your GPS. You update the maps for your Garmin GPS and Save a copy to your computer for BaseCamp to use. That way BaseCamp is always as up-to-date as possible.

[Pops]

I don't understand where everyone is calling BaseCamp free. Yes, I downloaded it free, but then you have to pay $60-80 to get detailed maps. Am I missing something?

[justme]

I am in the process of learning BaseCamp. It is a very powerful program, but it has its quirks that can be frustrating like linking it to Google maps or importing free topo maps. It has a problem with the 64bit version of Google Earth and the 32 bit Google map version works well. Any program that has the power and complexity of BaseCamp can be a challange to learn about all of its capability, but in the end it is worth it. Seems like every day I learn something new about BaseCamp. At first I shuned BaseCamp thinking freebe software can not amout to much, but I was wrong and Garman actually provides a great freebe for their products.

"Garmin BaseCamp GPS mapping software is a very powerful routing tool, but many people are discouraged from using it because of its steep learning curve."

[chuckbear]

ppine wrote:
Whatever happened to just looking at a map and heading out?

What's a "map"? Chuck

[phil-t]

az99 wrote:
That is funny. My place too except no cell service when the GPS starts screwing with them. Nobody can be bothered to write down directions anymore.

GPS Coordinates don't lie. SOme people don't know how to give directions - run into them all the time.
I like talking to folks on the phone, getting their directions, while viewing what they are saying on google maps; then transfer to a dedicated GPS unit. Has never failed me, and I get transports for DAV that are "in the sticks".

[az99]

ppine wrote:
The only people that ever get lost going to my house are those that use a GPS. Then they call on their cell phones often more than once. If they had a map or took directions they would never get lost.

The world is as simple or as complicated as you want it to be.

That is funny. My place too except no cell service when the GPS starts screwing with them. Nobody can be bothered to write down directions anymore.