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Picture Gallery & Reviews
RAM Motorcycle Mount for the Garmin eTrex Venture
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Review and images courtesy of
Tony Barlow
RAM Mount shown:
RAM-B149ZA-GA5U
I've always loved owning a GPS for the way they can navigate out on the trail. My old gps was good in it's day, but compared with today's technology it came up lacking. On our last outing we found that it only seemed to be accurate within about 200 meters or so. Another downside was it's inability to track a trail and plot it on a map. Finally, it didn't seem to have the units that I needed to easily enter and record way points. After some research I found that you could get a gps that was accurate within 15 meters, could track in real time, and do much more for under $100. The one that I chose also came with a color screen that is easy to read even in bright sunlight. The Garmin eTrex Venture Handheld GPS comes in a few different models, but the one I chose was the Venture HC and was around $120. It is WAAS enabled to be accurate within 15 meters, has a 256-color TFT display that can be read in direct sunlight and is backlit for easy night viewing, and saves 500 way points and 50 routes, stores your favorite way points using names and graphic symbols. The automatic track log saves up to 10,000 points and 10 tracks, and TrackBack lets you reverse tracks to navigate back to your starting point. The software allows you to save these tracks on your computer, make maps, and save the file on your hard drive. The data can be saved in different formats, but the one I found useful was gpx format which is easily shared and/or uploaded to google maps. RAM-GPS Bike or motorcycle mount is how I chose to mount the unit to my dirt bike. It is stronger than any others I've seen and has ani-shock attributes that protect the gps. I purchased the shorter arm version motorcycle mount and was able to mount it in a safe place within easy reach. This mount allows many different options with the two pivot points and it's strong enough that I'm confident it will hold up. I've tested this mount on a few very rough trails and was not disappointed.
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