US Northwest North Idaho/Spokane Adventure Group Donuts & Rigs

[PapaDave]

North Idaho/ Eastern WA Meet & Greet- Donuts and Rigs

We will be meeting at Yozzy Overland.

Saturday April 19th, 2025
9-11am
Yozzy Overland
9044 W Prairie Avenue, Suite 107
Post falls, ID

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[PapaDave]

These people aren’t that scary, this meet up will be fun. Come!

 

[Ebbs]

Looking forward to it! Hope to see a good mix of new and familiar faces!

 

[TacoCat64]

Looking forward to meeting some folks!

 

[WU7X]

I will really try to get to this one. I've been very inactive with this group, usually doing loner things, or planning weeklong trips for a group of my Retired Old Fart friends from around the country.

Want to find out if anyone is using OnX versus Gaia GPS, and what they think, how they rate the two.

Also planning to do a very small group trip across northeastern OR to the coast this Sept.

Pics are from a ROF trip through MT I planned last year.

 

[Bodge Garage]

I will really try to get to this one. I've been very inactive with this group, usually doing loner things, or planning weeklong trips for a group of my Retired Old Fart friends from around the country.

Want to find out if anyone is using OnX versus Gaia GPS, and what they think, how they rate the two.

Also planning to do a very small group trip across northeastern OR to the coast this Sept.

Pics are from a ROF trip through MT I planned last year.View attachment 291047View attachment 291048View attachment 291049View attachment 291050

Hi Dale! It would be great to see you again.
I have been using Gaia for years and still like it. I so have onX as well. I use onX more for finding curated trials and Gaia for just straight up mapping.

 

[Ebbs]

Hi Dale! It would be great to see you again.
I have been using Gaia for years and still like it. I so have onX as well. I use onX more for finding curated trials and Gaia for just straight up mapping.

Same. Gaia for all the trips, but OnX as a supplement for things like recent imagery (helps with early season and checking the snow regression), and seeing where things cross into private land (as frequently GAIA has led me into areas that though they public access, private land owners will throw up a locked gate, or block it someway. though illegal, doesn't help us if we're short on gas and have to re-route too far)

Pros-
OnX- user interface is nicer on the surface, easier to use, curated trails with recent conditions (if folks take the time to do it) and photos, Seems to be getting better at a much faster pace than GAIA especially for our purposes. nice overlay with temp for areas. easily distinguished snowmobile only roads in winter mode. Elite members get great discounts. (25% off Method for example... so one purchase of rims will save you the cost of a year of elite), better satellite map mode and hybrid mode, easier to manage folders/routes, sharing routes/folders with other onx users is super simple

GAIA-super customizable, tons of layers to tell you all the info you want/need. Can download any size map (only limited by device memory and layer size) can save to external memory card, Better topo map mode. more detailed topo maps (they have historic map layers too), super easy to export folder (route+waypoints)

Cons-
OnX- Maps download are limited to very small (for high detail) and odd shapes, no saving to external memory. Personally have had issues with the map going all black, despite map and gpx being downloaded for offline use. only way I've been able to avoid it is by going into offline mode (in the app not to be confused with airplane mode on the device)... but it's difficult to remember to do, especially when you go out of service when you don't expect (only happens when I go out of service, lock the device like at a stop, then open it back up) has happened on 3 different devices. that's the #1 killer for me... I have to be able to depend on it. Not as much route info as Gaia gives, speed, heading, ascent, decent, ect unless recording. At times it can be difficult to export a folder (route+waypoints).

GAIA-can be overwhelming to use, their folder management is a PITA, Android Auto Version, App Version, and Web version are all different and limit what you can do. I mostly use App Version, but planning routes can be difficult due to simple things like adjusting routes. Web version is great, so I end up going into the web browser on my tablet to make it easier. sharing with other users is not as nice as OnX, but isn't bad.

overall, neither is a bad choice IMO... my issue with OnX is the black screen issue, but though i've read others have this issue as well, no one I've run into on the trails has experienced it... so I chalk it up to me winning the undesired lottery.

 

[PapaDave]

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[PapaDave]

I am looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday 9-11am! BTW if you are thinking about coming but don’t know anyone just come find me and say hi! I won’t say it’s the best start but still a place to start!

This is my wife Kelly and I (I’m on the left).

Here is our group’s thread and calendar

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[Ebbs]

I am looking forward to seeing everyone this coming Saturday 9-11am! BTW if you are thinking about coming but don’t know anyone just come find me and say hi! I won’t say it’s the best start but still a place to start!

This is my wife Kelly and I (I’m on the left).

Here is our group’s thread and calendar

US Northwest - Inland Northwest Adventure Group- Eastern WA/North Idaho/Western Montana

Inland Northwest Monthly Adventure Group Eastern WA-North Idaho-Western MT We are a group who likes to get out often and use the gear we’ve got to see amazing places. Post #2 on the forum thread has the 2025 plan. Currently we do not do meet ups, just a trip a month. DM me with questions...

www.overlandbound.com

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Future Dave... focus on your dishes... we still have a weekend before this!

 

[PapaDave]

Ah man! It’s been a long weekend flying out and back to Virginia and now to California