This is a good range also
www.quadlockcase.com.au
That's a really 'neat' solution .
The vacant space offered by the absence of heated seat switches begs to be used!
Yep, the entire panel is one piece, unfortunately.
Our CarPlay works as advertised, but the Garmin product does look to be superior. Will have a look at the Garmin Overlander against the Tread!
That's true. And he will offer trainings for the Garmin Tread Overlander, starting this year. However, he also recommends "Locus Map" (only Android) as the absolute reference in Offroad Navigation.
Tread Overland basically combines the Overlander and a Garmin InReach satellite communicator. If you don’t already own a Garmin Explorer+ or InReach Mini and want that function then the tread is a handy two-devices-in-one. The latter devices are most helpful in wilderness or remote areas so if this is not so much your use case then the Overlander may be the go.
I was able to mount directly to the A pillar with a ram mount with M6 thread. this is were the grab handle is bolted.
Were you able to re-fit the A pillar trim piece? I think it's there in photo 3 but it's hard to tell.
I removed the ram ball and drilled a hole big enough for the hex part of the ram mount. Fitted the trim and the ram ball last.
Off road I mean
No, so far Garmin (and in Oz, Hema) have resisted porting their software to CarPlay, regardless of the device.
www.newtracs.com
Thanks, appreciate the quick response.
Yes, I think we’re going the ‘nuclear option’ and fix-mounting our StarLink. No more offline, at least in most circumstances/countries. Might need to stop though because I can’t see the business case for an in-motion solution.A couple of further inputs.
There are new players as well such as Newtracs for Australia
They have just released CarPlay support as well.Newtracs | Offline 4x4 maps & trail conditions database
Australia's best offline 4x4 maps & trail conditions database. Newtracs automatically updated 4wd track conditions based on usage by our extensive 4wd enthusiast user base.
Also, latest apple upgrades to their phone and maps now support offline downloading, not necessarily recommending for off-road but for on-road trips with limited service this is good to know.
Have you looked at OSMAND+ in the Google Play store? Offline maps, stored locally, no internet required except for initial downloading or updating. It does offline routing, displays contours (in either feet or meters), hillshading, GPX track logging, Wikipedia info about locations. Monthly map updates are free for anywhere in the world once you have purchased the + version. Maps are based on OpenStreetMap data, I think the contours come from the Shuttle SRTM datasets. All of Australia is about 4GB for maps, contours and hillshading. I use it all the time for local and holiday navigation and planning and trip logging on my Samsung S22 Ultra, hasn't let me down yet and I've been using it since about version 0.7 or thereabouts. Wouldn't contemplate a trip without it. Can't comment on Android Auto though as I haven't yet received my Grenadier. Sample of the area around Uluru attached hopefully to give a feelThere are a few disparate threads on navigation systems and on pathfinder but I can’t find one devoted specifically to off road navigation systems so here it is. Stu if I’m wrong feel free to merge.
So I have been considering this for a while I use Waze happily on road through Carplay but no good when you lose mobile signal which is quickly in Australia outside of the main cities and routes.
Pathfinder is a cool feature but doesn’t help if you don’t have a map or someone whose been there before.
I have been using HEMA maps on an ipad for a long time and they are overall good, but my iPad is getting long in the tooth, has had a battery replaced, I don’t use it much for anything else anymore and dies from heat sitting on the dash in the sun.
So my options are.
- New iPAd - but not cheap and still dies in the sun.
- Cheaper generic Android tablet - an option but still likely heat impacted and I am not used to Android ecosystem and will likely have to buy new mounting stuff.
- HEMA hardware (HL-2 or 7) - a serious option Mid priced, but the reviews tend to the awful
- Garmin Overlander - uses HEMA maps, very rugged, heat and dust rated and Garmin just makes good gear. - also not cheap though and less versatile than an iPad. But you get what you pay for, also comes with suction mount and adapter for 3rd party ball mount systems. Also can load the files generated by pathfinder to it.
So in the end I have a Garmin Navigator coming for Fathers Day.
