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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 59807" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>One thought for those who already have a 'Tablet'. There is an app called CoPilot Western EU which costs £22.50 and which works under the Android operating system, but there might be something similar for Apple's system. It gives every road in the EU including the kind of road that I live on which is about 8 feet, 2.5 m, wide. It stores all these maps so it does not need to be on line and can act as a SatNav/ guider etc. Your Tablet will have Bluetooth and a small Bluetooth earpiece/receiver can be used inside ones helmet. Ruggedized and waterproof tablets are available but you would have to work out your own mounting system. They can be run continuously from their USB charger cable which can connect into a cheap connector which will plug into a cigarette lighter to give the correct output voltage for charging the Tablet. It also has the advantage of showing you your real speed and the speed limit of the road you are on and, whether you want it or not, it sounds a warning if you exceed that speed limit. Presumably this could also be installed on an Android powered phone which could be carried in a pocket if looking at the maps was not important. It also carries a database of hotels, fuel stations etc. and I was able to find a hotel in France last year at 0130 in the morning, miles from anywhere and with no WIFI signal so it can have other uses. Of course I have no connection with any of these products.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 59807, member: 456"] One thought for those who already have a 'Tablet'. There is an app called CoPilot Western EU which costs £22.50 and which works under the Android operating system, but there might be something similar for Apple's system. It gives every road in the EU including the kind of road that I live on which is about 8 feet, 2.5 m, wide. It stores all these maps so it does not need to be on line and can act as a SatNav/ guider etc. Your Tablet will have Bluetooth and a small Bluetooth earpiece/receiver can be used inside ones helmet. Ruggedized and waterproof tablets are available but you would have to work out your own mounting system. They can be run continuously from their USB charger cable which can connect into a cheap connector which will plug into a cigarette lighter to give the correct output voltage for charging the Tablet. It also has the advantage of showing you your real speed and the speed limit of the road you are on and, whether you want it or not, it sounds a warning if you exceed that speed limit. Presumably this could also be installed on an Android powered phone which could be carried in a pocket if looking at the maps was not important. It also carries a database of hotels, fuel stations etc. and I was able to find a hotel in France last year at 0130 in the morning, miles from anywhere and with no WIFI signal so it can have other uses. Of course I have no connection with any of these products. [/QUOTE]
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