Originally Posted by
mattbur
Thanks to all that have replied and offered me help. Rather than beat myself up about this any longer I suppose the thing to do is take the dive and buy one. Doesn't seem like Garmin will fix anything very soon so I might as well get in the pool and swim with the rest of you's.
No one is trying to discourage you. It's just
complicated.
By the way, the 800 and 810 don't necessarily come with maps.
The Touring, 820, and 1000 (the newer units) come with OSM maps.
I would suggest not buying maps.
Instead, you can get OSM maps free (equivalent to what the newer units come with).
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/...705800810.html
It might be confusing the first time, but it's easy to do.
You might need a microSD card (for the 800 or 810) if what you get doesn't have maps. An 8gb card is big enough (ones larger than 32gb might not work).