Dan_Ashley
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Does anyone know of road trip planning software that will automatically plan a rest stop every so many miles?
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Dragonrider
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That's only for those who use windows, anyone on a Mac needs to go to the Harley mapping system. While Streets & Trips is really good, it's not worth running windows to get it.
Bob Denman
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You can't input "fun" to an application; I prefer the "organic approach" to an adventure! :thumbup:
Dan_Ashley
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I solved my problem by using Google maps. I hate to do this because now the NSA knows where I plan to stop for gas on my trip this week. BUT Google has a nice way to drag and drop points along your trip, then tells you how many miles from one point to the next. The only downside is that I had to use my desktop. The drag and drop would't work on my iPad.
It would be nice if some trip planning software would say: here is the route. And then let me put in some parsmeters for gas stops...like "I gotta stop ever 120 miles for gas." Then it would pick gas stations no further apart than 120 miles, and plot those on the map. The HD software came close to this, but it made me choose between riding from the West coast to the East coast, or vice-versa. Since, I want to go someplace else, this wouldn't work for me. Google maps came the closest, but planning gas stops was not automatic.
It would be nice if some trip planning software would say: here is the route. And then let me put in some parsmeters for gas stops...like "I gotta stop ever 120 miles for gas." Then it would pick gas stations no further apart than 120 miles, and plot those on the map. The HD software came close to this, but it made me choose between riding from the West coast to the East coast, or vice-versa. Since, I want to go someplace else, this wouldn't work for me. Google maps came the closest, but planning gas stops was not automatic.
Bob Denman
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The NSA isn't looking for you; the government is at least partiallly shut down... :thumbup:
shelbydave
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I loved this program, and used it quite a bit, but I can't put the data into my GPS, and it's really hard to mount the laptop in the :spyder2:
There's a program out there called Tyre, that I have used to plan trips, and also Garmin BaseCamp. I'm not sure if they will figure in fuel stops like Delorme used to do, but I don't think I could go by those on the Bike. We usually take the roads less travelled, and sometimes gas stops are dictated by the road, rather than the odometer.
Dan_Ashley
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oh good. (double entendre)
Bob Denman
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I just hope that they don't wake anybody up, and tell them to keep an eye on you... :shocked:
Dan_Ashley
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GeoffCee
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On UK News they said the Grand Canyon would be closed. Does it have a door?:hun::roflblack:
srwilli
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I use Tyre maps for trip planning. It is compatible with TomTom and Garmin. You can set waypoints directly on the map. It is free for download at
http://www.tyretotravel.com/. it allows you to measure distance between waypoints so you could set waypoints based on mileage.
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http://www.tyretotravel.com/. it allows you to measure distance between waypoints so you could set waypoints based on mileage.
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Oldmanzues
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Somebody in the area go look. I would bet a beer, the parking lot is still full.
i still use the which way medoth" at interesection, right or left according to what looks okay.
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JJW SpyderRider
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I have both Delorme and Street Atlas and hate parts of Street Atlas and parts of DeLorme.
- Selecting a route is SOOOO much easier with DeLorme. Pick a start and stop and the route is calculated.
- Insert stops anywhere you like and the route is recalculated immediately. Street makes you recalculate to see where the new via or stop changes the route and zooms all the way out. :banghead:
- To zoom in Delorme you can do a single level zoom or a window zoom. Streets makes you zoom a level at a time until you get down to the level you want. This alone takes so much more time than a window zoom.
- DeLorme can handle almost unlimited routes on one map. This way you can break the trip up into several legs if needed. Street only handles one route at a time. :banghead:
- I think both will allow to enter fuel tank size and MPG to calculate gas stops.
- Street generates the GPX file for the Garmin 660 GPS very easy. Delorme makes you save the track layer to the active drawlayer. The program provides the file name but the actual file is on yet another layer with another name.:banghead:
- Street puts a flag at every stop but also at every via you input. This can add up to a lot of flags. Delorme only has the start and stop flags. You have to remember where your stops are because there are no flags. :banghead:
- Both allow the route to be imported to the GPS as a custom route. I use this all the time and love it.
- When using a custom route make sure to turn off "Automatic recalculations" otherwise if you miss the route due to a change in the road for example it will reroute you as the GPS sees fit. :banghead:
NancysToy
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Microsoft Streets & Trips lets you put in your gas tank size and average fuel mileage under various conditions, as well how low you want the tank to be when you want to stop. The fuel warnings can be toggled on or off. It then includes "Stop for Fuel" warnings at the appropriate place in your route. If you use fruit to compute, it is not available, but it works well if you suffer with Windows.
As long as we are wishing for things in trip planning software (or GPS's), how about being able to put in a trip from say Chicago to Detroit, and then select a road, like US-12? I can't tell you how many times I have longed for that kind of feature.
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GeoffCee
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Garmin's MapSource has a crude stab at this under Preferences which allows you to select your preferred road-type with a sliding scale, narrow country roads at one end of the scale and inter-state highways at the other. My biggest gripe is being taken off route onto a minor road, or track, in order to save a few yards in total distance traveled. Grrrr! :sour:
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