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Suggestions for Current Car Sat Navs that send/receive to/from BaseCamp

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I have a handheld etrex 20 which I use for lots of work in conjunction with BaseCamp. I want to buy a car sat nav and be able to move waypoints, track logs and routes/trips between the handheld and the car devices via basecamp..

I've searched the web for a couple of hours trying to answer the question of which in-car devices currently available on the market can transfer data to/from basecamp.

I found an old list here .. https://support.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/case.faces?caseId=%7Bf2cf7300-77af-11e2-65d0-000000000000%7D ..

and I had been looking mainly at nuvi models. It seems that the specific models on the list aren't readily available for sale any more.

Perhaps someone can assure me that if a device is specified as having USB connection then it will definitely talk to BaseCamp?

Maybe I should just restrict myself to DriveSmart models, as that list gives a blanket assurance that they will connect.

Any suggestions of current models please to satisfy me please?
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    Be aware that NO nuvi, Drive, Camper, RV or Dezl devices are able to import tracks. The zumo devices (designed for motorcycles) do have the ability to import tracks.

    All the nuvi and related devices can import waypoints and custom POI's. The current models that support Trip Planner (which I think is all of them) can import routes. There are a couple of older Trip Planner models, like the 2300 nuvi series that cannot import routes, but any of the newer devices with Trip Planner can.

    One other option would be a Garmin Montana handheld device with the added automotive cradle and City navigator map. This device can do "nuvi-like" road navigation and since it is a handheld can also import tracks, routes and waypoints. Note however, that the added City Navigator map on a Montana is not updatable and cannot have a lifetime map update subscription added to it.
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    .... Note however, that the added City Navigator map on a Montana is not updatable and cannot have a lifetime map update subscription added to it.


    When did THAT change? I have lifetime updates on my Montana and have never heard that it isn't possible. I don't think this is true. If tracks are not an issue most any Nuvi will do what the OP wants.
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    Garmin have withdrawn the DVD option. Neither the card or download version are updateable.
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    I had a Montana 600 with City navigator maps and lifetime updates, worked like a charm. And indeed as Rocky_TFS says, about every Nuvi works with basecamp if tracks are no issue....
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    You can add a lifetime subscription to a Montana IF you have the DVD version of City Navigator. But as sussamb says, Garmin no longer sells the DVD and the other formats cannot have a lifetime subscription added. You may still be able to find a store that has some old stock Garmin DVD maps on their shelves, but my guess is that supplies are dwindling.
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    If you really need tracks, then get a dual purpose hand held like a Montana but it will cost 4-5 times as much as small screen nuvi. The Montana can be set up to have automatically change Profiles when connected / disconnected to the mount which is handy.

    Where are you? There are likely to be excellent free Open Street maps or other 3rd party maps for your country so you don't need to worry about Garmin City Navigator maps anyway. For example, in NZ, the Open Project GPS map is are least a year more up to date than the latest City Navigator and the Points of Interest are vastly more up to date.

    For those that prefer CN, it looks like the nüMaps Lifetime service is still available: http://www.garmin.com/us/maps/numaps_lifetime. These used to be available to buy as physical cards with a code on the back of them. I still have one for sale.
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    If you really need tracks, then get a dual purpose hand held like a Montana but it will cost 4-5 times as much as small screen nuvi. The Montana can be set up to have automatically change Profiles when connected / disconnected to the mount which is handy.

    Where are you? There are likely to be excellent free Open Street maps or other 3rd party maps for your country so you don't need to worry about Garmin City Navigator maps anyway. For example, in NZ, the Open Project GPS map is are least a year more up to date than the latest City Navigator and the Points of Interest are vastly more up to date.

    For those that prefer CN, it looks like the nüMaps Lifetime service is still available: http://www.garmin.com/us/maps/numaps_lifetime. These used to be available to buy as physical cards with a code on the back of them. I still have one for sale.

    I hope a moderator or Garmin employee from the Garmin Express or Base Camp group addresses the last statement in this post, as I believe it is incorrect. As I understand it, there is no longer any official offering from Garmin to add a City Navigator map to a Montana device and add a lifetime map update subscription. If I have this wrong, please explain how to do it.
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    Good point. The nuMaps thing can only be used on a unit which had a factory installed City Navigator. Further detail from their site:

    This product only can be used to update the preloaded maps that came installed on your device. For example, a device preloaded with North America maps cannot be updated with nüMaps Lifetime Europe, and vice versa.

    I've used it a long time ago to give a NZ new nuvi 765 access to lifetime City Navigator Aust / NZ. However the owner prefers the NZ Open Project maps that I also load for him.

    So it cannot be used on a Montana for example. You'll need to purchase either a City Navigator card or preferably at least give open maps for your region a try.
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    Well, as far as I am concerned, here in the US the OSM maps do not compare favorably to City Navigator especially when it comes to address / POI search capabilities. So the failure of Garmin to offer CN map updates for a Montana significantly reduces the value of the Montana as a road navigator.