[aaronrkelly]

Im the same way.....and I still say "absolute necessity" if you ride much at all.

Yeah, I can stop occasionally and check the map.....and then try to remember which exit I need.....and hope I catch it while Im rolling down the road.....and check the map again....etc.

Or I can click in a destination and get real time data on

how many miles left
how much time left
miles to the next turn
etc

It will tell me 1 miles then 1/4 mile when I need to exit.....it will tell me which side of the interstate my exit is.

Its MANY times handier then a map.

I use the cheapest auto GPS I can....figuring if it doesnt hold up to MC use then Im out very little.

So far Ive been using the same GPSs for 3 years....and they still work fine. Light rain, moring dew, heat in the summer, cold in the winter....still working great.

You can score a refurb TomTomOne 130 from Newegg for $49 after a $20 rebate.

I use these in my cages.....they are decent.

Also on a recent trip I just pulled up the points of interest and attractions and just took off seeing stuff......cant do that with a map.

It also has phone numbers for points of interest.....which is uber handy when you need to see if someone has something.

There are just tons of things a GPS has going for it over a map.