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Iowawegian
06-18-2009, 01:02 PM
We got a Garmin Nuvi for xmas and haven't ever used it. We are going to Banff on bike this summer and just tried to put in an address that we are staying at up there.

Does this thing not have Canadian maps?
RoadKill
06-18-2009, 01:17 PM
We got a Garmin Nuvi for xmas and haven't ever used it. We are going to Banff on bike this summer and just tried to put in an address that we are staying at up there.

Does this thing not have Canadian maps?

No they probably do not. They have to be purchased seperately, but I would call Garmin 1st.
Iowawegian
06-18-2009, 01:19 PM
Thanks!!
StarQ
06-18-2009, 01:26 PM
I think some do and some don't, depends on the model. You might have to buy the update.

City Navigator® North America NT – Canada Only or City Navigator® North America NT
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=252
Iowawegian
06-18-2009, 01:57 PM
Well, call me cheap, but for a 100.00 bucks, I'll get a food old fashioned paper map when we cross into Canada!

Sometimes the best road trips are when you have no idea where you are and it really doesn't matter!!
Thanks for the help!
dr_bar
06-18-2009, 02:13 PM
What model do you have???
BoomerCPO
06-18-2009, 02:33 PM
Well, call me cheap, but for a 100.00 bucks, I'll get a food old fashioned paper map when we cross into Canada!

Sometimes the best road trips are when you have no idea where you are and it really doesn't matter!!
Thanks for the help!

My Nuvi came loaded with USA Maps only.

Boomer........who will someday sneak into Canada on a Venture disguised as a Beer Truck and get free directions from the locals.:crackup:
StarQ
06-18-2009, 02:38 PM
GPS providers make money selling update maps. I went through that with Magellan going from the Meridian Platinum to the Explorist to the Triton models. Each needed a new map program to create cards for the units. I pefer Garmin units now.

The Canada only version for the Garmin Nuvi is $60.

Well, call me cheap, but for a 100.00 bucks, I'll get a food old fashioned paper map when we cross into Canada!

Sometimes the best road trips are when you have no idea where you are and it really doesn't matter!!
Thanks for the help!
Iowawegian
06-18-2009, 02:59 PM
What model do you have???

Don't remember. The books at home, but it's the cheapest model they make.
Iowawegian
06-18-2009, 03:08 PM
My Nuvi came loaded with USA Maps only.

Boomer........who will someday sneak into Canada on a Venture disguised as a Beer Truck and get free directions from the locals.:crackup:

The funny thing is...every campground I've made reservations at....the owners ride motorcycle and have been emailing me great bike routes to ride!!
dr_bar
06-18-2009, 03:43 PM
If that's the case, then it's probably like Boomer's. My Garmin is just a tad bit more expensive and I really didn't need to go that far, but I liked the unit and it's options. It came loaded with a lot more than just a road/street map of Canada and the USA. This baby should be able to find me an icecream cone at the touch of a button, lol...
BoomerCPO
06-18-2009, 04:18 PM
The funny thing is...every campground I've made reservations at....the owners ride motorcycle and have been emailing me great bike routes to ride!!

Well there ya go! Leave the Garmin turned off and enjoy the rides.


Boomer........who rides around lost even with the GPS turned ON.
StarQ
06-18-2009, 04:22 PM
I always say "With my GPS, I might be lost but I know exactly where I am."

Well there ya go! Leave the Garmin turned off and enjoy the rides.

Boomer........who rides around lost even with the GPS turned ON.
BoomerCPO
06-18-2009, 04:46 PM
I always say "With my GPS, I might be lost but I know exactly where I am."

That may work for you but it does nothing for me.:crackup:


Boomer.....who's had the best rides being completely lost and didn't give a hoot about he was at.:happy34:
BradT
06-18-2009, 10:32 PM
MOst of the Garmin units I looked at have Both Canada and US loaded, but the Nuvi 200 is only one or the other. Units sold in Canada it has Canadian only Maps.

Next model up has both

Brad
Gray Ghost
06-18-2009, 11:48 PM
I didn't think Canada had roads. I mean it is always snow season up there, so how can they have any real roads?:cold:
retc403
06-19-2009, 12:36 AM
You'll need mapping once up there if you don't have your US Pass Port. They're now required to get back in from Mexico and Canada, thanks to Homeland Security. A good friend goes fishing in Canada a couple times a year and just got his. He said it takes the full process and lots of time to get it.
I think the "entry level" Garman only has pre-loaded mapping for the country of sale.
Have a good trip.



We got a Garmin Nuvi for xmas and haven't ever used it. We are going to Banff on bike this summer and just tried to put in an address that we are staying at up there.

Does this thing not have Canadian maps?
JohnnyB
06-19-2009, 12:55 AM
We got a Garmin Nuvi for xmas and haven't ever used it. We are going to Banff on bike this summer and just tried to put in an address that we are staying at up there.

Does this thing not have Canadian maps?
I have a Magellan and it comes with maps for the all the USA States-Canada& Puerto Rico. I thought all the GPS units came loaded. Thank you for the info I will stick with Magellan in the future. :thumbsup2:
dr_bar
06-19-2009, 02:17 AM
I have a Magellan and it comes with maps for the all the USA States-Canada& Puerto Rico. I thought all the GPS units came loaded. Thank you for the info I will stick with Magellan in the future. :thumbsup2:

My IPX-4 rated Magellan got about 10 drops of rain on it and it quit working,. Had to fight with Magellan to get it replaced and to this day don't trust it in the rain. Hence the new acquisition... But yes, it had both Canada and the USA preloaded although you had to switch between them to access the maps.