DesertDawg's Montana Thread

DesertDawg · Post by **DesertDawg** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:26 pm

So many people have bought Montana's but are not making best use of them.

In this thread I will progressively add Montana Tips and Tricks. Dave.

How to Backup and Restore Your Garmin Montana

Backup and Restore of the Garmin Montana GPS by DesertDawg.pdf

How to Backup and Restore Garmin BaseCamp

Backup and Restore of BaseCamp by DesertDawg v1.0 18 Nov 2013.pdf

How to Download and Install non Original Garmin Maps

So as not to embarrass AD4x4, PM me for this instruction sheet. Describes how to load CN ME 2014.30

Abdul Qadir · Post by **Abdul Qadir** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 7:18 am

Great Dave

Snappy · Post by **Snappy** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 8:53 am

Thanks Dave! Really appreciate the extra info!

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Fox · Post by **Fox** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 10:48 am

Much appreciated Dave !

TeeUAE · Post by **TeeUAE** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:58 pm

DesertDawg

This is GREAT! I appreciate your contribution, and I am sure many members feel the same way.

Thank you

Tee

desert_hawk · Post by **desert_hawk** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 12:45 am

Great effort

DesertDawg · Post by **DesertDawg** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:22 pm

DesertDawg's Desert Maps

I have spent an inordinate amount of time creating desert maps which show fence lines / NoGo areas/ Gatchs /Tracks.

The first one is SweihanWest and covers this area:

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Here are some screen shots:

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Green Lines = Gatch /Tracks
Red Lines = Barriers (fence/pipe/wall)
Blue Areas = NoGo (farms/residential)
Blue Line = Tarmac

Here is the latest map.

DesertDawgSweihanWest v2.4 27 June 2014.gmap.zip

Load instructions:

's Desert Maps v1.0 21 Nov 2103.pdf

Hope you like it.

Dave

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:49 pm

Dave, This is great! Anybody who's driven in this area will know how easy it is to get stuck between farms, fences, etc. I will be loading this tonight ready for tomorrow's trip.

Thanks!

Idaho · Post by **Idaho** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:59 pm

This is fantastic.

So is it possible to go through the steps with base camp but upload it into my Garmin eTrex 30 instead? I know it does an over lay of an image but didn't see any image files in your folder.

Thanks.

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Abdul Qadir · Post by **Abdul Qadir** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:18 am

Thom wrote:Dave, This is great! Anybody who's driven in this area will know how easy it is to get stuck between farms, fences, etc. I will be loading this tonight ready for tomorrow's trip.

Thanks!

Dear Thom, please post the feedback after trip.

Great Dave thanks

Dune_Phantom · Post by **Dune_Phantom** » Sat Nov 23, 2013 9:00 am

Abdul Qadir wrote:
Thom wrote:Dave, This is great! Anybody who's driven in this area will know how easy it is to get stuck between farms, fences, etc. I will be loading this tonight ready for tomorrow's trip.

Thanks!

Dear Thom, please post the feedback after trip.

Great Dave thanks

Great work Dave. Amazing effort.

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Thom · Post by **Thom** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:02 pm

Abdul Qadir wrote:
Thom wrote:Dave, This is great! Anybody who's driven in this area will know how easy it is to get stuck between farms, fences, etc. I will be loading this tonight ready for tomorrow's trip.

Thanks!

Dear Thom, please post the feedback after trip.

Great Dave thanks

Well after this weekend's trip, I have only started using this map and must say it is a job extremely well done. The roads, berms, farms/no-go areas, etc are pretty accurate from what I could see and it is actually much easier to plan a route from A to B in this area, even with Birdseye maps loaded. We encountered one small farm hidden behind a dune, but when we consulted the map, it was there clear to see highlighted in blue.
The only small thing I noticed after dark was the no-go areas flashing between dark and light blue as the map moved across the screen. I haven't experimented with zoom or refresh settings. It may be something simple, but it is not a hindrance.

Definitely keen to see more.....

tillybean · Post by **tillybean** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:05 pm

Thank you Dave. You are a star and this is very much appreciated.

Fox · Post by **Fox** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:23 pm

Just successfully installed Sweihan West ! THAAAANK YOU Dave ! Looking forward to meet you on 24-Jan.

DesertDawg · Post by **DesertDawg** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 7:57 am

Thank you Fox.

In the middle of a minor update to Sweihan West 2.0 (there was a gatch road I had missed).

I have just started Sweihan East.

Dave