| Friday Feature: Universal X-Grip Cell Phone Mount |
| by Rebecca Pearson on December 9, 2011 4720 views
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 A popular selling unit over the past few months has been the RAM Mount Universal X-Grip Phone Cradle paired with a compatible locking suction cup mount, screw down mount, or motorcycle mount. Jim from …
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| Friday Feature: Tips for Buying a Truck Routing GPS |
| by Roxanne Laverty on November 18, 2011 1650 views
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 While there are plenty of options for truck routing GPS devices, some are definitely more popular than others. Some key features users should research about any GPS, especially trucking navigators, are: 1. Coverage area - Detailed maps covering a driver's entire travel area is imperative. Since maps should …
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| Friday Feature: Testing Out the New Montana Cradle |
| by Rebecca Pearson on November 4, 2011 1988 views
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 Neil, a GPS City customer from Northern California, sent us his review of the new Garmin Montana series cradle. Manufactured by RAM Mounts, the cradle is customized to fit the Montana, a popular outdoor handheld GPS that only began shipping last …
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| Friday Feature: The Making of a RAM Mount |
| by Rebecca Pearson on October 28, 2011 1644 views
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 Ever wonder how many parts go into creating a RAM Mount? In our Friday Feature, Rick from Toronto, shares the different parts he used for his truck's windshield mount. Rick says, "[I was] trying to find a good location in my truck for my GPS. I …
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| Friday Feature: Adding RAM Mounts to Your Boat |
| by Rebecca Pearson on October 21, 2011 1554 views
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 In this week's Friday Feature, Al from Michigan shares how using RAM Mounts helped him organize his boat. Read Al's story for pointers on the best way to secure electronics to a boat.
Al explains, "In a boat, you have to keep everything secure. I … View Article |
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| Friday Feature: A Long Day of Fishing |
| by Rebecca Pearson on October 14, 2011 1479 views
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 In this week's Friday Feature, Vonn from Alberta shares his story about a fishing trip gone wrong. Luckily, Vonn had his Garmin nuvi and his sons had a View Article |
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| Friday Feature: Riding the Trails with the Oregon 450 |
| by Rebecca Pearson on September 30, 2011 1834 views
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 Sometimes it takes an extreme situation to realize the importance of having a GPS. In this week's Friday Feature, Mike from New Brunswick, Canada shares his story about the day he got lost for hours and realized it was time to buy himself a GPS. "On …
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| Friday Feature: Navigating through Paris |
| by Rebecca Pearson on September 23, 2011 1878 views
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 What should you do when you are in a foreign country and expected to navigate around one of the country's busiest cities? Grab a GPS! In today's Friday Feature, Harry Z. has to drive into Paris, France by himself while under a strict deadline. Luckily, …
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| Friday Feature: Geocaching the Trans Canada Trail |
| by Rebecca Pearson on September 16, 2011 2235 views
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 Over the past ten years, geocaching has continued to grow in popularity. The activity, which is described as a modern day treasure hunt, allows people to explore new places that would otherwise be overlooked, whether in their own city or another country. In today's Friday …
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| Friday Feature: Mounting a GoPro HD Camera |
| by Rebecca Pearson on September 9, 2011 1847 views
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 For the risk takers who would like to document their adventures on the open road, Lynn from San Diego offers some great tips for camera mounting systems.
Lynn explains, "GPS units, phones, iPods, etc., are all relatively easy to mount on a motorcycle with Ram … View Article |
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| Friday Feature: Following Hurricane Irene |
| by Roxanne Laverty on August 26, 2011 2183 views
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 Note: Today's Friday Feature is a little different from previous weeks. Instead of featuring a customers' post from our GPS City Gallery, we decided to focus on a major story affecting the east coast of the United States and Canada - …
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| Friday Feature: Garmin Montana 650 |
| by Rebecca Pearson on August 19, 2011 2748 views
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 Mike from Ottawa is the proud owner of the new Garmin Montana 650. Released in June, the Montana 650 was ideal for Mike who was looking for a rugged GPS with advanced technology and top of the line features.
Mike said, "I've had many Garmin GPS …
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| Friday Feature: Indispensable Garmin |
| by Rebecca Pearson on August 12, 2011 2234 views
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 Today's Friday Feature describes an outdoor adventure in New England. Below, Paul shares trek into Maine's wilderness and why he considers his Garmin GPS indispensable.
"While looking for some exploring to do while I was home in Massachusetts in the winter of 2002, … View Article |
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| Friday Feature: ecoRoute HD |
| by Rebecca Pearson on August 5, 2011 2730 views
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 Our Friday Feature this week focuses on an important money and gas saving solution, the Garmin ecoRoute HD cable. We share the easy to install solution along with a testimonial from GPS City customer Charles. The Garmin ecoRoute HD cable helps car owners be their own …
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| Friday Feature: An Inside Look at Finding a Cache |
| by Rebecca Pearson on July 29, 2011 1391 views
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 In recent years, geocaching, a modern day treasure hunt using GPS devices, has steadily gained popularity across the globe. For those still unfamiliar with geocaching and what it entails to find a cache, one of our GPS City customers, Dan S., provides an inside …
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| Friday Feature: Mounting a GPSMAP 78s on a SeaDoo |
| by Rebecca Pearson on July 22, 2011 2411 views
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 Our Friday Feature is courtesy of Steven from Kawartha Lakes in Ontario. During the summer, Steven enjoys bringing his SeaDoo out on the water. To ensure he enjoys himself without getting lost, Steven decided to a mount his GPS handheld to his SeaDoo. Steven explains, "I …
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| Friday Feature: For the Backseat Driver |
| by Rebecca Pearson on July 15, 2011 2038 views
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 Planning a road trip this summer? Need a way to keep the kids entertained during the long drive? One of our GPS City customers, Eric, shares his trick on keeping his son occupied during their long drive across Canada. Eric decided to bring his iPad 2 …
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| Friday Feature: Jogging Stroller Drink Holder |
| by Rebecca Pearson on July 8, 2011 2242 views
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 Today's Friday Feature comes from Chris in Calgary. Wanting to minimize the costs of a new baby, Chris was looking for an affordable cup holder option that could be used on the jogging stroller and in his truck. Chris explains, "It is amazing that you can …
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| Friday Feature: Portable GPS Antenna Installation |
| by Rebecca Pearson on July 1, 2011 2505 views
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 A GPS City customer, Adam, recently submitted a great post to our Customer Gallery. In his post, Adam provides insight on how he installed a GPS antenna on an aircraft. Read below for Adam's helpful tips. "I was looking for a solution to place a GPS …
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| Friday Feature: Prepping the Boat for Summer |
| by Rebecca Pearson on June 24, 2011 2350 views
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 With summer officially started, our Friday Feature this week brings us out on the water with Tom and his pontoon boat. To catch more fish, Tom decided to purchase some advanced equipment. Tom explains, "[I] picked up a Lowrance Elite 5 DSI Fishfinder. I wanted to …
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| Friday Feature: Coast to Coast With a GPS |
| by Rebecca Pearson on June 17, 2011 2085 views
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 This week's Friday Feature follows GPS City customer Tom on his coast to coast drive. Tom left the East Coast and headed west. Once he arrived in California, he turned around and headed back east. Tom explains, "I purchased my Garmin, RAM Mount and …
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| Friday Feature: From Canada to New Mexico |
| by Rebecca Pearson on June 10, 2011 2047 views
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 Our Friday Feature for the week follows LC all the way from Canada to New Mexico. However, instead of going the traditional driving route, LC decided to make the trip into an off-roading adventure. LC explains, "We left Calgary toward Banff in late September hoping to …
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| Friday Feature: Google Maps and GPS |
| by Rebecca Pearson on June 3, 2011 2512 views
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 Previously in the GPS City Buzz, we shared a video explaining how to connect your GPS to Google. Today, we introduce our customer, Christopher, who used Google on his GPS during a trip to California. "A couple of years ago, I went to Southern …
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| Friday Feature: RAM Mount for the Garmin 62s |
| by Rebecca Pearson on May 27, 2011 3142 views
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 The warmer weather is here and riders have started bringing their motorcycles out of hiding. While prepping for summer road trips, some riders have difficulty deciding where on their motorcycle they should mount a GPS. Below, one of our customers, Antar, shares how he resolved …
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| Friday Feature: The More I Cache, the More I Love It |
| by Rebecca Pearson on May 20, 2011 1897 views
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 Today's Friday Feature introduces Dean, a resident of Ontario, who started geocaching as a way to see new places. Below, Dean shares some of the places he has visited on his way to 600 caches. Dan explains, "[Geocaching] has been taking us to some …
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| Friday Feature: Motorcycle Mount |
| by Rebecca Pearson on May 13, 2011 3526 views
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 This week's Friday Feature introduces David from New England. David has a dilemma with his Kawasaki Concours. He explains, "I had four items I needed hard-mounted on my Kawasaki Concours as opposed to just stuffed in a tank bag: a Garmin Zumo GPS, its XM …
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| Friday Feature: Marathon Training with the Garmin Forerunner 405 |
| by Rebecca Pearson on May 6, 2011 3243 views
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 Today's Friday Feature introduces Danny, a runner training for his first marathon. Knowing a marathon takes months of training and preparation, Danny wanted to buy a sport watch with a GPS to help him train. Danny explains, "I did some investigating and decided to buy …
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| Friday Feature: A Year of Cycling with a Garmin Edge |
| by Rebecca Pearson on April 29, 2011 2525 views
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 Today's Friday Feature was submitted to our Gallery almost a year ago. Back in June 2010, Ken Walker posted a story about his bicycle GPS. For one year, Ken tracked his progress using his Garmin Edge 705. Read below for a glimpse into Ken's journey. Beginning …
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| Friday Feature: The Garmin Zumo 550 |
| by Rebecca Pearson on April 22, 2011 2347 views
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 Motorcycle season is officially upon us. With the warm weather on the way, today's Friday Feature focuses on Martin and what he deems "arguably the best motorcycle GPS on the market," the Garmin Zumo 550. Since the Kawasaki motorcycle he bought did not use …
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| Friday Feature: A GPS Enthusiast |
| by Rebecca Pearson on April 15, 2011 2259 views
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 This week, our Friday Feature brings us all over North America with Fred, a customer who loves to travel the continent. As a result of his travels, he has become a GPS enthusiast. Below, Fred shares some of his tips he has learned over …
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| Friday Feature: Frazer Hill Geocache |
| by Rebecca Pearson on April 8, 2011 1941 views
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 Following yesterday's list of Six Geocaching Essentials, today's Friday Feature brings us on a real-life geocaching adventure. Read as Dean and his son trek around Ontario's McGregor Bay and Lake Huron in search of the Frazer Hill Geocache. "Last summer we decided to do …
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| Friday Feature: How to Keep Your Laptop from Falling in Your Lap |
| by Rebecca Pearson on April 1, 2011 2240 views
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 Today's Friday Feature was submitted only a few days ago to our GPS City Gallery. It started with one of our customers, Michael, stating, "Everyone said I should, so I did." What was Michael talking about? Read his story below to find out. Michael, …
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| Friday Feature: A Dog and His GPS |
| by Rebecca Pearson on March 25, 2011 2953 views
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 Another Friday and another look back at a great Gallery submission from one of our customers! Today features Gerald from New Brunswick and his dog, Jack. Gerald and Jack enjoy hiking through the woods and backcountry, even if it is filled with snow. Curious about Jack's …
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| Friday Feature: GPS, Don't Leave Home Without It |
| by Rebecca Pearson on March 18, 2011 2056 views
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 Ron loves to travel and wherever he travels, he brings along his GPS. He can usually be found on the open road, riding his motorcycle with his GPS of choice: the Zumo 550. Designed by bikers for bikers, Garmin's Zumo 550 has preloaded …
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| Friday Feature: Fishing and Kayaking with a GPS |
| by Rebecca Pearson on March 11, 2011 3109 views
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 Today's Friday Feature introduces Jim from Placida, FL. Back in August 2008, Jim shared his story in our GPS City Gallery: Jim has a passion for fly fishing, kayaking and his Explorist 600 GPS. He enjoys taking his kayak out on the Gulf of …
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| Friday Feature: Off-Roading Around Los Angeles |
| by Rebecca Pearson on March 4, 2011 1684 views
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 Today's Friday Feature is about Kenny off-roading around Los Angeles in his Jeep. Although Kenny loved using his Magellan GPS, he could never find the perfect resting place that was both sturdy and accessible. Luckily, he found a compatible
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| Friday Feature: A 1987 Honda Transalp |
| by Rebecca Pearson on February 25, 2011 3727 views
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 Today's Friday Feature is about Shaun and his Honda Transalp. Shaun posted his story and pictures in our GPS City Gallery last week: One of Shaun's favorite activities is to ride his 1987 Honda Transalp motorcycle near his Toronto home. He enjoyed the "back …
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| Friday Feature: Sailing in the British Virgin Islands |
| by Rebecca Pearson on February 18, 2011 1764 views
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 Happy Friday! Time for another Friday Feature taken from the GPS City Gallery. This week we venture to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to follow Ghislain as he charters a boat on the open waters. Every year, Ghislain charters a sailboat to travel around the British …
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| Friday Feature: Geocaching in Brazil |
| by Rebecca Pearson on February 11, 2011 1755 views
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 Time for our Friday Feature which highlights a loyal customer who has contributed to our GPS City Gallery. Today's story brings us to the South American country of Brazil. Read below to follow Darlene and her husband (pictured left) as they go on a geocaching …
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| Friday Feature: ATV Fun in the Snow |
| by Rebecca Pearson on February 4, 2011 1892 views
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 This week's Feature Friday is for those of you in Canada and the United States who have been buried under snow for the past few weeks. Even though you may be tired of it, there are still ways to have fun in the snow! As …
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| Friday Feature: Mounting Your GPS |
| by Rebecca Pearson on January 28, 2011 1615 views
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 Today's Friday Feature is from a GPS City Gallery posting back in 2009. Scott's story of mounting his car's GPS is a relatable one. Read below to find out how he resolved his issue.
Scott of Las Vegas was not satisfied with the windshield mount included …
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| Friday Feature: Greg & His Motorcycle |
| by Rebecca Pearson on January 21, 2011 1551 views
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 One of our customers, Greg, sent us a story last year about his motorcycle trip down the western coast of the United States. Posted in our GPS City Gallery, the story is shared again as part of our Friday Feature. Last January, Greg drove his motorcycle, …
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| Friday Feature: GPS City Gallery |
| by Rebecca Pearson on January 14, 2011 1466 views
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 At GPS City, we love to hear feedback from our customers. Since we're passionate about our products, we greatly appreciate when customers reciprocate the same feeling. GPS City's Gallery was created as a forum for our customers to share their stories and pictures. Below we …
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