Hundreds of waypoints in Device Favorites?

No need to do it via Basecamp, just copy the gpx file from tyre into the GPX folder on your nuvi. However your nuvi isn't capable of 'routes' so all you're going to get are the various waypoints.

Well I manually (on the device) deleted all the old waypoints, I found I could select them (one at a time) and scroll down before deleting. AND I did create a route from scratch in BaseCamp, took awhile of moving points, certainly not as quick as Google Map adjustments.

However when I sent the selected route to the nuvi device, I found what you just told me. The route doesn't show up in the Nuvi. Appears I can only send it start and finish waypoints and then it's back to square one having to let the Nuvi create the route.

Which Garmins will handle routes ? It's no wonder so many folks are just using phones now, and importing Google maps. Garmin is just futile for custom routes.

Your model is an old model, most of the newer nuvis, apart from the very basic ones, handle routes/trips very well. Here's a breakdown, look for those that say multi-point routing

http://gpstracklog.com/compare/garmin-nuvi-comparison-chart

I've tried both nuvis and smart phones for navigation, nuvi wins handsdown :)

Thanks! That's good to hear. Now I just have to save the money to buy one of those.

No need to do it via Basecamp, just copy the gpx file from tyre into the GPX folder on your nuvi. However your nuvi isn't capable of 'routes' so all you're going to get are the various waypoints.

Just to make sure, so if I buy one of those "multi-point routing" capable units then I won't have all those waypoints showing when I send the route to the device?

If you just send the route then no.

However you might try to master Basecamp as it has various advantages. Routes created on maps other than the ones on your nuvi will generally be 'recalculated' depending on the settings on your nuvi. Basecamp will read the maps from your nuvi, and so provided the settings in Basecamp and on your nuvi match then you should get the exact route on your nuvi that you sent from Basecamp, although that is not always the case as there could be differences on the routing algorithms between the two. Having said that I've been using Basecamp to prepare routes for many years now, and only occasionally have there been differences.

If you just send the route then no.

Correct, so like if I click send "SELECTED ITEM" which would be on the route, then I would be free of any redundant Waypoints. I would love that.

However you might try to master Basecamp as it has various advantages. Routes created on maps other than the ones on your nuvi will generally be 'recalculated' depending on the settings on your nuvi. Basecamp will read the maps from your nuvi, and so provided the settings in Basecamp and on your nuvi match then you should get the exact route on your nuvi that you sent from Basecamp, although that is not always the case as there could be differences on the routing algorithms between the two. Having said that I've been using Basecamp to prepare routes for many years now, and only occasionally have there been differences.

I will continue with it and try the above suggestions. I've already have done some of that to a small degree, but the recalculation seems to go into a straight line when I send it back the Nuvi 1100, maybe I was doing something more than applying PREFERENCES AND OPTIONS which is what I think you are referring to above.
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And thanks again for that link you gave, I've checked many of them out.
I have a question, on the Lane Assist, some are listed as NO or YES and others as ACTIVE?
What does ACTIVE denote ?

Oh and what does POWERED MOUNT mean? Does that mean I HAVE to use the mount to get power to the unit and I can't use another mount and cord as usual?

I'm really liking the attributes and price of the Garmin nüvi 2555LMT with Lifetime Maps and Traffic, do you have any negatives you can think of on this one?

Active lane guidance is eye candy IMO ... you can see it demonstrated here http://gpstracklog.com/2013/04/garmin-active-lane-guidance-video.html

Powered mount means that you clip your nuvi into the mount, and the power cable goes to the mount, so yes, you do need to use the mount. Many prefer it because it avoids having to fiddle about trying to connect the cable to the nuvi.

I wouldn't get the 2555. It's a 2012 model so won't accept shaping/do not alert points from Basecamp. However provided you're not fussed about that it's a popular GPS.

Active lane guidance is eye candy IMO ... you can see it demonstrated here http://gpstracklog.com/2013/04/garmin-active-lane-guidance-video.html

Oh ok, so it's more like a birdseye view of lane assist. Wonder what paradigm they used to come up with the label ACTIVE (lol).
That's kinda more intuitive but not necessary to me, unless possibly the non-active lane assist window is too small to decipher much.

Powered mount means that you clip your nuvi into the mount, and the power cable goes to the mount, so yes, you do need to use the mount. Many prefer it because it avoids having to fiddle about trying to connect the cable to the nuvi.

Thanks, nope I do not want that. I like the option of mounting it where ever. Power cord not a problem to me.

I wouldn't get the 2555. It's a 2012 model so won't accept shaping/do not alert points from Basecamp. However provided you're not fussed about that it's a popular GPS.

What is shaping ? What is, do not alert points from BaseCamp ?

BTW, I uploaded two saved locations from my Nuvi 1100 into BaseCamp, and then applied only the NO TOLLROADS options to the route and then copied it to a new list. I sent the list back to the device. No go, it ignored my no toll route and went back as before. The Nuvi 1100 just ain't much with BaseCamp return data.

You’ll find many answers to your question, partly because Garmin has changed terminology over the years. Here is my understanding:

The base part of a Route is made up of Via Points. A Via Point can be a Waypoint, a POI (Point of Interest) or a Location. A Location is created by clicking on the Map with either the Route Creation tool or the Insert tool. If the Route is an Automated Route (any profile except Direct), it will be supplemented with additional points that follow routable features on the Map. A few of them will show up under the Route Directions tab.

A Waypoint is a Location on the map you create with the Waypoint tool and it is stored in the BaseCamp database A POI is also a Waypoint, but it comes from a database associated with the active Map. When a POI added to a Route, BaseCamp will create a Waypoint in the BaseCamp database.

A Shaping Point is a Via Point (Waypoint, POI or Location) that is set to Do Not Alert. Shaping Points will not show up on the Route Directions tab and will not be announced on a device that supports Shaping Points – many devices do not support them. A Shaping Point is created by selecting one or more Via Points under the Route Properties tab, right clicking and selecting Do Not Alert.

I don’t own a Nuvi, but contrary to what SUSSAMB has written, Garmin typically will send both the Route and all Waypoints/POIs added to the Route. Locations in Routes created by clicking on the Map are not sent as separate points. It is not possible to export just a Route without it including the Waypoints/POIs, but that doesn’t mean a particular device will make use of all of the information sent to it (a Shaping Point in an example, it will be interrupted as an Alerting Via Point). This may well be the case with a Nuvi, but it will not be the case with all devices.

There is an exception to the above. If you delete the Waypoints/POIs from the BaseCamp database after creating the Route, it will not send the Waypoints/POIs as separate objects (Waypoints) in addition to the Route. Nor will they be exported as separate objects. Perhaps this what SUSSAMB does?