GPS devices for cars

[calli4120]

Are there any GPS units designed for mobile navigation that can/will accept lake chips?

My wife does alot of driving for work and could use a GPS for her car and I would love to be able to use it on the weekends for fishing. Finding one unit that could do both functions would be great to save a little money.

[LightningBG]

Look at Lakemasters site at lakemap . com or look at the manufacturers site and look for "on the water maps" to see whats available.

[Red_Eye]

Lightnin has given good directions. I recently purchased a Garmin Nuvi 550 for driving directions (for the wife:) and a Lakemaster chip for myself. Generally any NUVI that takes a micro SD chip then Lakemaster has the chip for it and it becomes a good way of getting two tools in one. I choose the 550 because its reported battery life is 8 hours and its water proof. I really like it. The only drawback is the size screen is 3.2 inches versus 4.5 so that is a trade-off with some of the other models NUVI.

[walleyemaniac]

I'm not sure, but check Garmin Nuvu's I think they they have models that take Lakemaster. Or if you could find a Lowrance XOG yet they're a nice little unit only thing is it's discontinued. Otherwise I don't know of any others. I haven't messed with Garmins either maybe someone else can lend some advise that way.

[tsande00]

As stated above, go on Garmins HSOforum and they have a listing of what units can accommodate their Lakemaster chips. Most any with an SD card will accept a Lakemaster.

A tip that I read on these boards was to put the GPS in a zip lock bag while using it for fishing to keep it dry since most are not waterproof.

[deadeye]

Garmin does pretty good. I got a nuvi 500, its waterproof, durable and does accept lakemaster chips (the garmin lakemaster micro sd card).

I have been pretty happy with it so far. It comes with a topo database on it and I loaded it with more detailed maps for hunting. Haven't gotten the lakemaster card as I have a h2o with a card for fishing but from what I have seen it works great.

[sapalas]

I bought the CD version of the Lakemaster maps and you can get up to two unlock codes. I had it on my eTrex first and just got them loaded onto my Nuvi 765T the other day. I like the eTrex better for fine tuning your location, the nuvi doesn't quite have the zoom levels of the etrex.

[SevenTine]

I have the lowrance XOG. Works well for both driving and fishing. It's a little simpler to save waypoints on a traditional handheld. You have to add the current coordinate as an address with the XOG. Easier to move around the map with the XOG. I think I got mine for $175. Tough to beat for a dual purpose GPS that takes the chip.

[buckhunter21]

+1 for the XOG. Works great for both uses and takes any kind of chip in the SD size. Only thing I dont like about it is its not waterproof but so far its held up. Lowrance stopped making them so they are pretty hard to find but you can sometimes find them at some stores or the "online auction store" you can usually get them for around $150.