BaseCamp Video Tutorials for Beginners by Norwood
NOTE September 2022:
It appears Google has locked these videos as "Private", perhaps because their system believes there's a problem with the description or tags that are entered for the video. See: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7300965
These video tutorials are intended for beginners and are a little simpler than Garmin's tutorials. No prior experience with MapSource or BaseCamp is needed.
Experienced users may find these boring but also may find a tip or two
Lesson 1 - The Garmin BaseCamp Map and Menu
http://youtu.be/jDqVvHvd754
Lesson 2 - Data storage for Garmin BaseCamp
http://youtu.be/kpRaWRii7hE
Lesson 3 - Edit and OPTIONS
http://youtu.be/qwDSNPyVX-Q
Lesson 4 - Create My Collection, your database
http://youtu.be/stpwMUBQLNc
Lesson 5 - The Drawing Tools
http://youtu.be/ECNujneoot0
Lesson 6 - Backup Database, Google Earth
http://youtu.be/freaF_WciZk
Lesson 7 - Find, Search, Yelp, Icons and Data
http://youtu.be/ayGruPddSRE
Lesson 8 - Connecting your GPS and moving data
http://youtu.be/DZk5-wQbm84
Lesson 9 - EXTRAS on your GPS unit
http://youtu.be/fQmuT1tmVhM
Lesson 10 - Routing with NEW ROUTE tool only
http://youtu.be/1WkOq3_FurM
Lesson 11 - Routing with Waypoints your create
http://youtu.be/qB8N7nAGb_0
Lesson 12 - BaseCamp created route and then modify
http://youtu.be/pFTjsqucHSo
Lesson 13 - Auto Routing using your data
http://youtu.be/mu4r-ee1XSk
Lesson 14 - Adding a stopover and your time element
http://youtu.be/MJbI5STi7uo
Lesson 15 - Common routing errors and how to avoid them
http://youtu.be/uS93soMx0Mg
Lesson 16 - Shared Data Files Conversion to GPX format
http://youtu.be/pnQSKZJd5So
Lesson 17 - Garmin POI Loader moving data to your GPS unit
http://youtu.be/uGvgv8mVPPw
Lesson 18 - Garmin Custom Waypoint Symbols
http://youtu.be/AuMFEzGNv3Q
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Lesson Nugget 1 -Making your map larger and more controls. short video.
http://youtu.be/s1cD2v3xSKk
Lesson Nugget 2 - The best accessory for Garmin BaseCamp is the Mouse with center track wheel...as this video shows... Less than 2 mins
http://youtu.be/R5ZBd04MoWI
Lesson Nugget 3 -How to extend a saved routed your created. I offer three methods...I hope to plant an idea that you may use.
http://youtu.be/sO45PNp5Jns
Lesson Nugget 4 -The "ALT" key will make using the "Rubber Band Routing" method easy and simply and will use less keystrokes to edit data.
http://youtu.be/QiVT1QlvHEg
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Adding more knowledge about Garmin BaseCamp.
The link below with permission from Ed Conde and Steve Bruning includes their excellent presentation of BaseCamp both for the PC and Mac.
http://www.newenglandriders.org/Learn_BaseCamp.htm
Kudos to Ed and Steve for a well presented documentation!
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Norwood
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