Walkhighlands

Looking to upgrade my gps. After years of using my etrex (yellow basic) I have decided to ugrade to one with os maps but absolutey no disgrace to the basic garmin which has been fantastic.
My question is - when using the 1:50k os map on a garmin does the map lose much resolution when zooming in and also what basic model capable of taking os map of scotland would readers recommend

I use a Garmin GPSMap 64 which came with OS 1:50k and I never had any issues with losing resolution as I zoomed in.

I'm using the past tense because unfortunately I lost the micro SD card that the mapping was stored on - presumably while I was changing batteries out on the hills somewhere. I still use the unit for recording walks but I miss the mapping, even though I always have the "real" map in the backpack just in case.

This is all I need or want ~

Caberfeidh wrote:This is all I need or want ~

Sea Chart#2.jpg

But that only shows Caithness and some foreign places ....

islayhawk wrote:Looking to upgrade my gps. After years of using my etrex (yellow basic) I have decided to ugrade to one with os maps but absolutey no disgrace to the basic garmin which has been fantastic.
My question is - when using the 1:50k os map on a garmin does the map lose much resolution when zooming in and also what basic model capable of taking os map of scotland would readers recommend

Hi,

I use a GPSmap64s with talkytoasters maps downloaded on to it, I have found them brilliant in the lake district fells and they easily hold up to OS maps at a fraction of the price.