Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx

TurnerR · 02-20-2009, 05:47 PM

I bought this GPS the other night and I must say I can't believe I have waited so long. Its great! My wife and I are about to do our first Geocache before a romantic dinner. LOL. Great way to start the night.

Anyone have any advice for me? I am getting the road maps for the whole U.S. and the topo maps to throw on a memory card.

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ocdropzone · 02-20-2009, 06:45 PM

-Take your wife on a romantic picnic and bring a flash light to impress her with your nav skills

-get a very fine point sharpie to mark your micro SD cards with. I have got the same GPS, (love it) but with 2-3 cards those little buggers are easy to get mixed up. and switch them out over something white (like a sheet) drop one and they are a you know what to find. you can get some 1-2GB card on ebay very cheap now.
-on my windshield mount the pivot screws tend to come loose periodically, give them a good twist every now and than.
-get the car power adapter but it kind of a pain to get the plug in with the windshield mount. it won't charge the batteries but works great in the car.

TurnerR · 02-20-2009, 07:55 PM

Awsome! Thanks Robb. I asked the salesman if I can download the topo, and U.S. Road map on to one big SD card. Say a 4 or 8GB. He didn't know, but I am assuming that it would possibly make it slow or it wouldn't work. Have any experience there or just get a few like you said?

BigBluePile · 02-20-2009, 08:17 PM

When I down load topo's on to my garmin thru garmins mapping program you have to select the parts of the map to put on your gps. You could put the entire country on a disk but I wouldnt. The gps should have a basic us map on it already.

scuba · 02-20-2009, 11:53 PM

True story I found a geocache not too long ago in a mine. Anyway, Can I ask how much you payed for it ?!?? Let us know how ya like it

okie81 · 02-21-2009, 10:31 AM

I LOVE the 60csx. The electronic compass and altimeter and invaluable.

You can't fit the entire North American mapset (city navigator or TOPO) onto a 4mb micro SD so instead, I bought an extra 4gb card to put my other maps on and taped it to the inside of the battery compartment.

TurnerR · 02-21-2009, 10:34 AM

I payed the full retail 399... Wife was annoyed and I could have found it cheaper,but I support my local business. Just trying to do my part for the economy... lol.

I love it. We backed out last night because it was pretty cold but a buddy is in from school this weekend so we are gonna do a midnight run this evening hitting up a bunch of local spots. Should be great.

xjsqared · 03-09-2009, 02:47 PM

60csx sure is one of my best "tools" I have ever bought, works great for off trails, such as hunting and fishing. I wish I had a better map for city navigation, such as driving on roads, I guess city navigator is what I want...does that also have the feature to type in where you want to go and then it tells you turn by turn? Great idea of keeping separate memory chips in the battery lid.

02-20-2009, 06:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
ocdropzone Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR Posts: 4,711	-Take your wife on a romantic picnic and bring a flash light to impress her with your nav skills -get a very fine point sharpie to mark your micro SD cards with. I have got the same GPS, (love it) but with 2-3 cards those little buggers are easy to get mixed up. and switch them out over something white (like a sheet) drop one and they are a you know what to find. you can get some 1-2GB card on ebay very cheap now. -on my windshield mount the pivot screws tend to come loose periodically, give them a good twist every now and than. -get the car power adapter but it kind of a pain to get the plug in with the windshield mount. it won't charge the batteries but works great in the car. __________________ ~Robb '81 Trekker The B4Runner Build TREKKER Forum Mini FAQ/Misc Ideas Thread TRY THESE SEARCH LINKS GOOGLE FOR TOYOTA WEBSITES LINK TO ONLINE FACTORY SERVICE MANUALS Drive a real 1st Gen Wheel Responsibly, Don't Screw It Up for Others

02-20-2009, 07:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
TurnerR Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Cleveland, TN Posts: 109	Awsome! Thanks Robb. I asked the salesman if I can download the topo, and U.S. Road map on to one big SD card. Say a 4 or 8GB. He didn't know, but I am assuming that it would possibly make it slow or it wouldn't work. Have any experience there or just get a few like you said? __________________ 1996 Tacoma, Standard Cab, 2.7, 5 speed, 31x10.50 A/Ts SOLD 2008 scion xD 2007 Honda cbr600rr 1970 Ford Bronco

02-20-2009, 11:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
scuba Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Temecula, Or on the rocks Posts: 6,968	True story I found a geocache not too long ago in a mine. Anyway, Can I ask how much you payed for it ?!?? Let us know how ya like it __________________ Screw you guys I'm goin to TTORA Mods, please be mature and leave my sig alone, thanks. No, I will not be your friend.

02-21-2009, 10:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
okie81 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nor, CAL Posts: 1,158	I LOVE the 60csx. The electronic compass and altimeter and invaluable. You can't fit the entire North American mapset (city navigator or TOPO) onto a 4mb micro SD so instead, I bought an extra 4gb card to put my other maps on and taped it to the inside of the battery compartment. __________________ 2001 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4-Dub TRD supercharger, Thorley Headers, URD 7th, Toytec Coilovers, OME 890's, baseball card in spokes Last edited by okie81; 02-21-2009 at 10:33 AM.

02-21-2009, 10:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
TurnerR Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Cleveland, TN Posts: 109	I payed the full retail 399... Wife was annoyed and I could have found it cheaper,but I support my local business. Just trying to do my part for the economy... lol. I love it. We backed out last night because it was pretty cold but a buddy is in from school this weekend so we are gonna do a midnight run this evening hitting up a bunch of local spots. Should be great. __________________ 1996 Tacoma, Standard Cab, 2.7, 5 speed, 31x10.50 A/Ts SOLD 2008 scion xD 2007 Honda cbr600rr 1970 Ford Bronco

03-09-2009, 02:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
xjsqared Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 11	60csx sure is one of my best "tools" I have ever bought, works great for off trails, such as hunting and fishing. I wish I had a better map for city navigation, such as driving on roads, I guess city navigator is what I want...does that also have the feature to type in where you want to go and then it tells you turn by turn? Great idea of keeping separate memory chips in the battery lid.

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