![]() ![]() Open it’s Garmin folder and delete the gmapbmap.img file (this is the eTrex factory global basemap which is shite) – Now change the name of the gmapsupp.img on the USB stick to gmapbmap.img and copy it into the Garmin folder of the eTrex. The export will be almost instantaneous and your mapfile will be saved to your USB, in the Garmin folder, as gmapsupp.img Depending on the area you need you may be able to load up 2 or 3 tiles together, but don’t go beyond 5MB total on the data counter at the bottom. When the MapInstall window appears, make sure to select the ‘fenix’ map from the dropdown list and pick the tiles that you need. Go ahead and export that track to the USB stick. ![]() When the popup window appears, select the USB stick as your GPS device, and select the checkbox to ‘send maps with MapInstall when done’. ![]() Select a track or waypoint (any one will do) and choose to ‘send to device’. First, download and install them into basecamp, and insert an empty USB drive into your computer. These minimalist maps are for a Garmin Fenix GPS watch, but with a little bit of tweaking they’ll work on your eTrex10. If the latest version of Basecamp is terrible (it is) you can download the more stable earlier 4.6.3 version for Mac here. UK & Ireland map is here too (just in case the other link is broken) If you really have to put maps on your eTrex10, then you need to download these ‘fenix’ compatible maps here. So while you can upload waypoints or a route, and while it will record your tracks, it’s capacity to store a map is almost zero.īut there is a way. It has a black and white screen that I think is easier to see in daylight and has less clutter than it’s more expensive colour siblings, but it also has the obvious disadvantage of having practically zero internal memory – only 8MB – and no memory expansion options. Garmins eTrex10 is the cheapest and simplest of the eTrex series. ![]()
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