Sat nav designed for car AND foot?

Paul_Herring

frivolous_fay wrote: »

How about an iPhone? Anything available for that?

Google for 'locoGPS'

Stompa

timbim wrote: »

All you need for walking is a grid reference.

Doesn't that depend on where you're walking? If I were walking across London (say) I'd prefer a map.

frivolous_fay

Paul_Herring wrote: »

Google for 'locoGPS'

Thanks, but does 'jailbroken' mean so-called hacking of the iphone? O/H has the standard O2 setup and no plans to mess with it

timbim_2

Wait, are you looking for somthing for walking in town or hiking?

frivolous_fay

Bit of both

I just had a bit of a brainwave actually and remembered our MAIN method of transportation... bicycle! *goes off to google cycle computers*

timbim_2

Ah, now cycle computers are those nice devices that tell you how far you've been, not where you are or you're going. What you'd need is a specialised mounting bracket to fit a car sat-nav to a bike.

frivolous_fay

Oooooh

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=160&pID=10884

timbim_2

Now what I'm waiting for is a SatNav working in tandem with Google maps, so you can plan routes online, as most GPS route planners are very, very arkward to use.

Garetha

I have a Garmin Nuvi - and it will do walking sat nav
As it doesn't know about paths / right of way / etc all you get is a straight line from where you are towards your destination - and all you do is follow the nearest path in that direction.

Check the battery life. Some have as little as 2 hours - no good for a long walk unless you switch it off when you're happy where you're going.

unrich

Pocket loox n100.

Ebay is probably the place to get them now.