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When I’m in the great outdoors I usually take my GPS with me.  I usually keep a track of where I’ve been and then save them back to my Windows PC.  The two main reasons are so that I can view where I’ve been in Google Earth and also to use the track to add […]

Over time my Garmin Oregon’s touch screen managed to get a few nicks and scratches, which I mostly ignored. Then I dropped the unit and put a fairly big scrape in the touchscreen. Recently I discovered that this screen can be purchased for $20 and replaced at home in about 30 minutes. Here is an […]

The Garmin Oregon series of handheld GPS units are very popular amongst Geocachers. Recently I was asked how to install a microSD card into one and also how to load GPX files and additional maps. This short instructable will guide users through the process of installing a Micro SD card into a Garmin Oregon 450. […]

The Garmin Oregon series of handheld GPS units are very popular amongst Geocachers. Recently I was asked how to install a microSD card into one and also how to load GPX files and additional maps. This short Instructable will guide users through the process of downloading some high quality free maps into a Garmin Oregon […]