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Old 22-08-14, 02:28 PM   #25
Dave20046
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Default Re: What have you tinkered with today?

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Originally Posted by Bibio View Post
i use Tyre it uses googlemaps as its base mapping. i tend to plan out on googlemaps then import into Tyre. i then expand the route to 1 waypoint for every 5 miles. i also use Whatgas to find petrol stations then add them into Tyre as a waypoint. top tip... when you expand the route in Tyre to say 70 then thats the maximum waypoint allowed so if you add more it will remove some at the start.
Cheers bibio, was using tyre but the model garmin I borrowed doesn't support multiple way points
. But that's handy to know about the petrol stops- will use that next time
Went out and bought a higher spec garmin.... And still ended up using google maps !
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