Ez ryder Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 On 10/5/2021 at 10:37 AM, CFM said: Those $25 used Garmin units you can’t save tracks while driving, can you ? That’s the biggest feature needed here because of lakes/ponds/rivers……for coming back at night. I have a mapping Garmin i’ve used for about 12yrs now, and even used they are a ton of $$$. Polaris app on your phone will track your ride . I think the best part of the poo app is the group ride . Deff nice to see where every one is and real nice if a gut is hooking uo with your crew mid day etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted October 28, 2021 Gold Member Share Posted October 28, 2021 I got my old Garmin Nuvi rigged up. Ordering a GPS Trail Masters chip.. Also run my Phone with the VAST app it works great and shows conditions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akvanden Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Ez ryder said: Polaris app on your phone will track your ride . I think the best part of the poo app is the group ride . Deff nice to see where every one is and real nice if a gut is hooking uo with your crew mid day etc etc Really got into the group ride thing last year, especially with guys now having it with the 7s. Going to find a way to swap the Garmin out for some sort of small tablet or large phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akvanden Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 (edited) Bought this - pretty slick. Going to use my phone and run Ride Command. It's wireless charging so I'm hoping it keeps it warm enough while riding. Will keep the Garmin with as backup in case phone doesn't like cold or the Chinese made wireless stops working. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082SQFV98/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Edited November 24, 2021 by akvanden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 10/27/2021 at 7:45 PM, Ez ryder said: Polaris app on your phone will track your ride . I think the best part of the poo app is the group ride . Deff nice to see where every one is and real nice if a gut is hooking uo with your crew mid day etc etc ...but it rapes your battery. Nice option, but you need a heated bag/fast charger for it to keep up. 18 minutes ago, akvanden said: Bought this - pretty slick. Going to use my phone and run Ride Command. It's wireless charging so I'm hoping it keeps it warm enough while riding. Will keep the Garmin with as backup in case phone doesn't like cold or the Chinese made wireless stops working. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082SQFV98/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 That won't work. Going to kill your battery fast. Wired is a must and even then keeping up wtih the screen on isn't always possible. I have a full quad lock setup with charger but no way it will keep up so I use it on the 4 wheelers and boat, not the sled. On the sled I use a Garmin since I didn't get the fancy Poo display...which I miss big time. Zooming without moving your hands is huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akvanden Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 20 minutes ago, Deephaven said: ...but it rapes your battery. Nice option, but you need a heated bag/fast charger for it to keep up. That won't work. Going to kill your battery fast. Wired is a must and even then keeping up wtih the screen on isn't always possible. I have a full quad lock setup with charger but no way it will keep up so I use it on the 4 wheelers and boat, not the sled. On the sled I use a Garmin since I didn't get the fancy Poo display...which I miss big time. Zooming without moving your hands is huge. You worried me, so I just went and tested it out with Ride Command running with screen on. Was at 54%, left for 10 minutes, came back and it was at 62%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 1 minute ago, akvanden said: You worried me, so I just went and tested it out with Ride Command running with screen on. Was at 54%, left for 10 minutes, came back and it was at 62%. Do it at -15F and you will have a HUGELY different experience. Before fast chargers even plugged in chargers wouldn't keep up with the cold. I had to resort to heating the battery with a hand warmer and finally said screw this and went the route of a Garmin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 The other problem with the mestou is there is NO WAY my phone would stay in it while riding. If you want wireless, get a Quad Lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akvanden Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, Deephaven said: Do it at -15F and you will have a HUGELY different experience. Before fast chargers even plugged in chargers wouldn't keep up with the cold. I had to resort to heating the battery with a hand warmer and finally said screw this and went the route of a Garmin. 3 minutes ago, Deephaven said: The other problem with the mestou is there is NO WAY my phone would stay in it while riding. If you want wireless, get a Quad Lock. Guess I'll keep the Garmin close by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 If you only ride a couple hours at a time it may make it. Dies slowly. I regularly will slap on 300mi in a day and 2-3 hrs in losing mapping sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkisNH Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 So....I did a little retail therapy and bought a zumo XT and 2 install kits. One for the Triumph Trophy and on for the Sled 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 19 hours ago, akvanden said: Bought this - pretty slick. Going to use my phone and run Ride Command. It's wireless charging so I'm hoping it keeps it warm enough while riding. Will keep the Garmin with as backup in case phone doesn't like cold or the Chinese made wireless stops working. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082SQFV98/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 You should order some of the ram mount rubber holders . They go behind mount and go over corners as a back up . I have never had a phone fall out of holder when using the extra rubber holder on my sxs . And you know my old lady riding style lol. Remind me before next meeting I think I have a extra I can give u 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 I had one of those ram mounts with the rubber stuff on my mountain bike pre-quad lock and yes they saved my phone many times. Definitely a must add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akvanden Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 I also bought a magbak case with the idea of attaching magnetically. From what I can tell, the magnets are more than strong enough. Still have the cold issue though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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