Garmin GPSMAP 276C User Gallery
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| RAM MOUNT ON ROAD KING |
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Here are photos of my Garmin GRS 276c mounted on my 2005 Road King with the RAM mounting system. Been riding over 2 years with it and works like a charm. Great system. |
POSTED BY: John Taylor on May 11, 2010
CATEGORY: RAM Mounts
VIEWS: 19323 |
| PLACES: Sacramento |
| TAGS: ram mount, motorcycle mount |
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| 7,400 MILES IN 17 DAYS! |
Track of trip was transmitted live to the net (gaps due to radio coverage) |
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home again! | | | |
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I purchased my Garmin GPSmap276C, along with a RAM mount and the hockey puck dash mount from GPS City in 2004 (just as the unit came to market) for a coast to coast vacation I was planning to take in June of 04. I had always wanted to drive cross country, and I finally got the chance.
I preloaded all the detailed street level maps I would need on 2 memory cards. I also printed out a full set of turn-by-turn directions in case something bad happened to the GPS unit along the way. Luckily, everything went off without a hitch! For 17 days, I followed the 276C's voice navigation instructions. In over 7,000 miles of driving, I only encountered 2 minor navigation glitches- both of which were corrected in subsequent firmware updates from Garmin.
My route took me to the Gateway Arch, Kansas Cosmosphere, Pikes Peak, the Royal Gorge Railroad, the Meteor Crater, the Grand Canyon, Valley of Fire, the Queen Mary, the Santa Monica Pier, and up the Pacific Coast Highway to San Francisco before turning East onto I-80 and heading home. A few weeks after returning home, I also visited Cape Cod, finishing a full coast-to-coast tour. All along the way, the 276C worked great! It had no problem finding places for me (and my car) to refuel, or redirecting me back onto my route during those times when I decided to stray off the beaten path. And the trip computer was always extremely accurate as to arrival times, etc.
Being a ham radio guy, I also had the 276C tied into my ham radio in the car. Using something called APRS, the Garmin was transmitting my position, speed, elevation, and heading every 5 minutes. These transmisions were automatically recevied and relayed by other ham stations and linked to the internet- giving all my friends back home (or anywhere in the world for that matter with internet access) live position reports showing where I was on detailed maps! WAY COOL! The map pictured here is a composite of all the position reports received via the internet displayed on a Landsat map of the USA. The gaps in the track are due to areas of poor radio coverage where my signal didn't make it to the 'net.
My only negative comment is that the original software did not provide for elevation mapping (2-D tracks only) when downloading saved tracks. Later software updates corrected this, allowing for full 3-D tracklogs. It would have been neat to see the elevation profile as I crossed the Great Plains, went over the Continental Divide, ascended Pikes Peak, etc. But who knows? There were so many other places I wanted to visit and/or stay and explore longer, maybe the pieces for another epic trip will fall together someday...
All in all, the trip was fantastic, and would have been much less enjoyable without the GPS navigation. I can't even imagine trying to navigate the L.A. freeways while trying to read maps and printed directions! The 276C took all the stress out of making the correct turns, and also gave me the freedom to wander around abit without fear of getting lost.
One last note: For those sharp-eyed readers, the photo of the trip computer screen, the total trip time is obviously not accurate. This is due to turning off the unit at night, during rest stops, while touring attractions, etc.
More photos and details available at the website link. |
POSTED BY: Tom Rowinski on June 11, 2009
CATEGORY: Travel
VIEWS: 4073 |
| PLACES: USA Coast to Coast |
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| HARLEY ULTRA CLASSIC |
note ball mount on the right |
may have to paint the screw heads black |
coffee time | | | |
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I mounted two diamond plate bases with 1" ball on the inner fairing. The left is used for a Garmin GPS Map 396, which moves from bike to truck to boat to airplane depending on the mission of the day. The right is used for a cup holder or Ipod mount depending on need for the ride. |
POSTED BY: Patrick on November 15, 2008
CATEGORY: Motorcycle
VIEWS: 32767 |
| PLACES: Washington State |
| TAGS: motorcycle mount, ram mount |
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| CIRCUMNAVIGATING THE WORLD |
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Since 19 months we are now on our journey around the world. And Garmin is showing us the way we want (or have) to go.
We appreciate the help of Garmin (Model 276C) not only for the roads (we use good maps as well) but in the cities where it shows us the best way to a RV Park or Camping. Or sometimes to a hotel!
Or to a famous Whiskey Distillery in Tennessee (see picture).
Kind regards |
POSTED BY: Paul & Brigitta on March 28, 2008
CATEGORY: Automotive
VIEWS: 2562 |
| PLACES: tennessee |
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| VACATIONS GUIDED BY MY GARMIN 276C |
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I recently went out of Margarita Island, Venezuela (where I live). My trip started in the oriental part of Venezuela targeting to ride around the country.... that was first time I ride my car too far from home, so i decided to carry a good friend who guide me trough the whole way: My GARMING 276C mounted in my dashboard with it's Ram Mount from GPS City....
At the end of the story, my girlfriend and I made around 3500 KM trip in my Toyota Land Cruiser, riding for first time trough a beautiful country I did not know before... all without effort due to the auto-route capability of my 276C.
I thank you guys from GPS City for your excellent customer service and the complete product gallery you have in stock fur us.... I recommend you 100%
Note: click on the link below to watch additional pictures of this trip...
http://public.fotki.com/andres-dandrea/vacaciones-2007/
Andres D'Andrea
Margarita Island, Venezuela
Toyota Land Cruiser FJ-40 1977
Garmin 276C with RAM Mount for dashboard |
POSTED BY: Andres D'Andrea on February 28, 2008
CATEGORY: Automotive
VIEWS: 2793 |
| PLACES: venezuela |
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| GARMIN 276C IN A 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE |
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I permanently installed my Garmin 276c Chartplotter into my Jeep Cherokee using a RAM mount. I wanted it to the immediate top and right of the steering wheel, but below the dash line, so I popped out ventilation louvers and installed a RAM mounting ball in their place. |
POSTED BY: Chris on February 25, 2008
CATEGORY: Automotive
VIEWS: 2931 |
| TAGS: dash mount |
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| RAM UBOLT MOUNT WITH GARMIN GPSMAP 276C AND STREETPILOT 2610 |
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I have here Pics from Hayabusa with Garmin GPSMAP 276c and RAM Mount and Garmin 2610 and RAM Mount
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POSTED BY: Ralf on August 3, 2006
CATEGORY: Motorcycle
VIEWS: 22733 |
| TAGS: ubolt, motorcycle mount, ram mount |
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