[Talk-ca] Pocket GPSs in cars...

Fri Jun 28 18:44:37 UTC 2013

I just had a visit to the Winners store here in Fredericton and they had several generic suction cup mounts that can be used in a car for phones or GPS.  The price was about $10.  I also found and bought a handlebar mount for my bicycle and gave it a test last night.  I drove off the curb several times and my eTrex 20 stayed in place.  I added a pair of elastic bands and a I looped the lanyard around the mount in case the GPS does slip out.

Winners sells new, surplus, and overstock merchandise from other retailers.  They mainly sell clothing, shoes, and house ware but you can also find phone and GPS accessories like the car and bicycle mounts I mentioned above.

Bernie.

-----Original Message-----
From: Colin McGregor [mailto:colin.mc151 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, 2013-06-26 3:31 PM
To: talk-ca
Subject: Re: [Talk-ca] Pocket GPSs in cars...

On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 2:04 PM, Richard Weait <richard at weait.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Colin McGregor <colin.mc151 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Interesting thought. What sort of fabric (I am thinking that some 
>> fabrics would make things worse (silk? polyester?))? How large? Also, 
>> how well does it work?
>
> It works brilliantly.  It's Mom-made, so, of course, it's perfect.  :)

Always the case :-) .

> The non-skid portion is, I think, the same stuff used to keep your 
> carpet from slipping.  The rest of the fabric is "just decorative", so 
> mine has a map theme.
>
> I've asked Mom if she would consider making another that I could give 
> away.  If so, I won't have it for  a few weeks, at least.

Long, strange story, but I have a sewing machine (old, and simple, but very functional). Getting some small pieces of oddball fabric should not be hard in Toronto's garment district (near King and Spadina), some beans (or similar filler) and making four straight seams all seems easy enough.

So, three ideas worth further investigation:

- A GPS holder specifically designed for the eTrex 20
- A dollar store notepad or cell phone holder adapted to hold GPS
- A bean-bag made to cradle the GPS.

All good stuff, thanks all.

Colin.

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