Delorme Topo North America for chasing?...

[Jim_Coons]

Sorry to keep throwing out random questions about gear, but has anyone used Delorme's Topo North American for chase navigation.

The Delorme website claims that it can be used as an in-car routing solution, but has anyone tried it?

It would be nice to get the topographical information included for hiking and such for just a little more $$$ than the Delorme Street Atlas USA. The Topo program is on sale right now for $70 (Normally $100) and Street Atlas is $40.

 

[STexan]

I loaded it onto me Garmin Nuvi hear while back. I thought it might come in handy when looking for high spots with a road leading to it, but to me it didn't seem to offer a lot of guidance and I don't use it anymore. When you zoom out enough to be practical to make an informed decision, then the topo detail pretty much becomes unintelligible. I have several printed large-area topo maps that seem to do a better job. That reminds me I need to update my Garmin.