matty_daak
New member
Hi all,
So I have a 4 week trip planned for late next year in my 110 Defender. I've always been a sucker for paper maps - here in the UK I use OS Maps 1:50,000 land ranger series or 1:25,000 for more populated areas. They've always seen me in good stead and are easy to use if a little cumbersome, however, with this planned trip down through France, Spain, Portugal, across to Morocco for a few weeks then back up through Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Holland and finally back to the UK I think it's time to get into the 21st century navigation wise! I've dabbled with a Memory Maps setup on a friends laptop with an external GPS receiver, Memory Maps uses the same OS Maps I'm used to so this worked well for me but I'm not sure about European or Moroccan coverage. I've been reading up on posts of what others are using and to be honest it boggles my mind as I'm not great with Technology :Wow1:
So I have a few questions, firstly, is there anyone out there that has done a similar route and if so what kit are you successfully using and how easy is it to use? I'll have a trusty navigator (the misses) so I can keep my eyes mainly on the road/route, I've been looking at tablets and iPads and even ToughBooks to be semi-perminantly mounted in the vehicle but I don't really know what I'm looking for.
Any info would be greatly appreciated on this subject, as I said I'm not best with technology!
Matt.
So I have a 4 week trip planned for late next year in my 110 Defender. I've always been a sucker for paper maps - here in the UK I use OS Maps 1:50,000 land ranger series or 1:25,000 for more populated areas. They've always seen me in good stead and are easy to use if a little cumbersome, however, with this planned trip down through France, Spain, Portugal, across to Morocco for a few weeks then back up through Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Holland and finally back to the UK I think it's time to get into the 21st century navigation wise! I've dabbled with a Memory Maps setup on a friends laptop with an external GPS receiver, Memory Maps uses the same OS Maps I'm used to so this worked well for me but I'm not sure about European or Moroccan coverage. I've been reading up on posts of what others are using and to be honest it boggles my mind as I'm not great with Technology :Wow1:
So I have a few questions, firstly, is there anyone out there that has done a similar route and if so what kit are you successfully using and how easy is it to use? I'll have a trusty navigator (the misses) so I can keep my eyes mainly on the road/route, I've been looking at tablets and iPads and even ToughBooks to be semi-perminantly mounted in the vehicle but I don't really know what I'm looking for.
Any info would be greatly appreciated on this subject, as I said I'm not best with technology!
Matt.