Creating a GPS route for a motorcycle trip using BaseCamp #garmin #garminbasecamp
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Publicado 2018-03-13
Let me also mention there are probably other ways to go about it, but this works for me and its quick and simple. No right or wrong way.
Other things to note on how I use routes. When I am creating my routes I will at times break the trip up into different routes. Meaning, I might for a long trip create one route to get to a restaurant, then create another route from there to my destination. Then I will create a route home from that destination.
For gas stops I do not add a waypoint. When I need to stop for gas I will just pull in and the GPS will let me know I am off the route and will tell me how to get back on track when I leave. Same goes for for any other spur of the moment stops.
The waypoints referred in this video are technically “shaping points” because a waypoint really is a place you want to stop along the way. In BaseCamp though they refer to them as a waypoints. In the Harley infotainment system the GPS will alert me to each waypoint and tell me that I have reached my destination however I know that it was just a waypoint/shaping point.
Lastly if you have a waypoint selected on a road and say there is construction, and you have to follow a detour and you can not ride over that waypoint, the GPS will keep trying to route you to that waypoint. In the Harley infotainment GPS there is a way to skip that waypoint and continue on to the next one. And similarly, anytime you veer of the intended route the GPS will determine the route to the next waypoint.
For information on BaseCamp: www.garmin.com/en-US/shop/downloads/basecamp
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Nicely done Kevin. Thanks for taking the time of putting it together. Found it to be very informative. Ride safe
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Lot of videos in base camp on YouTube, yours was the most concise and clear I found, thx very much! Nice one! 👍🏻
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Great tutorial, got me started with Basecamp. Many thanks.
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Thank you Kevin. Very useful intro to Base Camp.
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Very good video. really clear. Thank you
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Many thanks for this. Your video is clear, concise and accurate, in great contrast to the BaseCamp manual. It worked perfectly for me the first time.
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Great job Kevin. Straight to the point on how to create your own individual route made simple.
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Finally, a video that makes me realize that I might actually be able to figure this program out. Thank you very much for creating it. Good job!
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Terrific video. Thank you very much for teaching this old dog some new tricks!
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WOW. I can't believe how clear and concise your instructions are. As a feeble geezer, I could never get a custom route set up. I ride on least traveled roads and like to plan my routes. I have been using Google maps and printing up routes on paper & taping to my tank bag in spite of having a Garmin GPS. Now I am FREE. I can set up my own personalized and quirky routes and listen through earbuds without taking my eyes off the road. ROADKILL, my 1981 Suzuki GS 850G, & I thank you from the bottom of our crankcases.
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Excellent work Kev, been struggling with Basecamp for ages. You've broken it right down into bight size pieces. Thanks for taking the time to prepare an excellent presentation.
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Kevin, a great job with your video. I will recommend to my cycle buddies.
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Very informative, thank you. I'll come back with more comment once I try this on my system.
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Brilliant Kevin, just been touring Spain on routes I worked out on Basecamp during the winter. But the minute I started each day Garmin rerouted immediately. I was also close to smashing up the £700 BMW Navigator VI on the roadside. Your answer about too big a gap in waypoints makes total sense.........you have saved my Garmin.
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Very helpful. Thanks for posting this.
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Very helpful !!!.. and very easy to understand. Thank you for your help.
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Nice job! thanks for doing this.
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Thank you .. very helpful video . the use of the - and + was a huge tip for me ...
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Entirely agree that after reviewing a dozen other videos yours was the first useful one. I can't understand why some of the other dudes will spend an hour scrolling through Basecamo or Zumo menus. Who needs that? Having said that why don't you get yourself a good bike like a BMW or a Honda? Okay joke, sorry, had to be said. Many thanks!
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Thanks. Great instructional video!
