Thinking of updating navigation/emcomm tools. Currently using a iPhone 12 Pro max and/or Samsung A8 tablet with maps offline. Wanted to add a inreach mini but then they released the Garmin Tread which has the functionality of the inreach built in. For those that have the tread is it worth the...
Needles Point is the location of Kamp George in the UP. For spots I got a bunch save in Gaia for the UP but not much in the lower. @SJ.Overland, @MWallace, and I have been discussing where and when we are gonna split the drive up at or meet up but haven’t confirmed just yet.
I think @MWallace and I are going up Saturday and meeting up with another member in the LP them staying somewhere that night. @SJ.Overland will be meeting up with us at some point. We will end up getting to Needles Point Sunday.
Thanks. Haven’t noticed too many drawbacks compared to the softtopper other than the price difference and weight. Although it only weighs about 240 it is still a lot more than the softtopper. For the price I justified by adding up a quality rack and clamshell style hardtop RTT. Wasn’t too much...
Done a few things since last post. Nothing too crazy but have swapped the Softtopper out for a Go Fast Camper. The Softtopper was/is great but the the GFC provides another level of security and comfortable consistent sleeping.
I think with good tires and 4 wheel drive you’d be fine. It’s mostly sandy mud and not a lot of rocks so skids and sliders aren’t a must but anomalies do happen. Wouldn’t worry about a winch for this trip as long as you got a decent tow strap. I know at least two people in attendance that has a...
Any tablet with a cellular connection will work. Most manufactures have a WiFi and a Wifi+Cellular model. You want the Wifi+Cellular model. I will say that not all tablets are created equal. On trips most of the people in our group use different brands and we have noticed some have more lag...
I have been using Gaia a long time and it works for planing, recording, and sharing. I just purchased the expedition level of OB1 because I think it will be a better app but for now I will be using both.
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