Recommend a rugged tablet for GPS navigation ?

[DanielS]

Hi Wes. The mount is 5mm thick and I doubt it'd break as it's pretty solid. The charging pins would be fine too I believe as the tablet is very firm in the holder, see all the pics below:

[WesleyDRZ400]

Thanks great info, the one on the ebay link is 3G also so i take it that it is the LTE one?

I agree it is a little large but i am ditching my standard speedo anyway as i have a trail tech voyager to fit to the top of the bracket i have so might fit nicely.

[DanielS]

I'd check with him but there seems to be only 2 models - a wifi model and a wifi + mobile model. He says his has 3g and in the description is a link to the LTE version (2g/3g/4g etc) so I reckon it is. Just FYI, I paid £175 second hand for mine.

I can't remember where I bought my locking Brodit mount from, I think it was here on Amazon to avoid import duties:

Amazon Brodit Mount

RAM also do a locking mount but it was more expensive. Just make sure you buy the one with a built in charger as they do one without.

[WesleyDRZ400]

Brodit Mount is the same as that Spanish guy used and he said it was great so it has been tested, will prob get this set up also.

Thanks for info and photos (thumbs)

[Mike54]

Wes, what is it that you're trying to achieve which can't be done by a standard gps?

[WesleyDRZ400]

Wes, what is it that you're trying to achieve which can't be done by a standard gps?

Well i had a Garmin GPS for a little while and never got on with it, i really like real maps so next best thing is digital maps

I was looking into getting another GPS but then Daniel suggested this and i really like the idea for the following reasons

This Tablet has a sim option so you can put sim cards you buy in country you are in ect ect so not only is it a GPS it is also a computer connected to the net to search areas you want to visit when on your trip or use if plans change so you dont need to bring a laptop/tablet with you as your GPS tablet does this also. I never bothered before with buying sim cards in country's i was in but would do with using this.

I had a notebook before and would never get it out as it was well packed in my bags and when i would go to cafe's to use wifi it was unpacking/re packing ect ect but this is on the mount ready to use and take off in seconds


It is alot better than a GPS as you can upload what you like....OSM Maps system, locus map's system and loads more with new software/apps being available as it comes

also topographical/standard digital maps so you dont need to carry papers ones and the screen is big enough for it. The options are endless and the screen is far better/bigger than a GPS standard screen.

All other apps are endless which is good for other stuff, i am at work now and a guy here flys drones for a living and drone video is something i would like to do later on and he states you can operate it from this pad with the right apps/software, also go pro cameras ect ect and listen to music also when riding. Upload your photos from your SD card to store them/ view them ............ basically its like a all in one secured locked on the bars when riding and taken off when you need to use it or in the tent at night.



It is already tested by the spanish guy who rode from Spain to Georgia and stated the following

"Yes, I used it as a.mobile hotspot as well. Could navigate with it, listen to music or even online radio, and control the gopros and drone. All this simultaneously, as long as my hands could cope with it.

Temperatures were 10-38 Celsius, so could be tested on more extreme conditions.

Vibrations were not an issue neither, but I think the brodit support (though it needs to be supplemented to limit side to side tilting), helped a lot"

[Mike54]

Gotcha. I think you're asking an awful of of one device really. It's subject to continuous vibration and elements, if it goes wrong and you're reliant on it for so many things, what then? I know that's a personal POV though.

[Alan29]

Which tablets accept sim cards? I don't know any that have a phone facility, but I'm happy to be corrected.

[DanielS]

This Samsung we're talking about takes a sim card and you can use it as a phone. Mine is bigger than my head and you'd look a dick, but it functions as a phone just fine.

[Andi_Archer]

You can use a bluetooth headset whilst on the phone so your not looking like this guy :whistle: B)