Garmin talk

I ordered a Garmin Tread Overland Edition a week ago. It was delivered a few days ago and I have had the opportunity to play with it a bit.

The reasons I selected this particular model are two fold:

One is that it has the RV/Camper Profile.

The other reason is it it Android based for sideloading apps.

Alright, so I got a new (to me) Drivesmart 61, it came with the GTM-36. Score! Except it has a bit of an issue. I have updated everything with Garmin Express, then checked on-device while plugged into the GTM-36 (just in case it would only look for updates for that while it was connected). Note that there is a 006B125700.GCD in .System/RemoteSW, so it SHOULD be able to update it if it wanted.

I have a couple of Nuvi 3597 Auto GPSs I am having problems with.
When I go to recently found and it lists an address, I select the explanation circle and then the three bars in the upper left to save it in "Saved", it askes for a name. I enter a name, hit "Done" but it won't save it. both my 3597s do the same thing. they are both up to date. Software 5.50. Has anyone else notoced this?

v7.29.0.0 changelog (Windows)

Fixed an incorrect translation for Settings in Traditional Chinese.
Resolved an issue with not being able to retrieve purchased content.
Resolved an issue with the Queue Pod not displaying updates.
Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

v7.29.0.0 changelog (Mac)
Fixed an incorrect translation for Settings in Traditional Chinese.

By any chance does anybody here on POI Factory happen to have a Garmin Overlander? They have been discontinued for four years, but if anybody happens to have one, I have a few questions about it.

https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/685257

If I install map updates to my Garmin unit first, will the Garmin Base Camp install quicker to the computer?

Is there a way to copy updated maps from the gps directly to base camp?

Thanks for any input

As posted in the subject line, I am just wondering if anybody here has installed any third party apps on their Garmin devices? After watching this YouTube video, I am considering trying this.

Does anyone have the DEM option turned on to display the "Digital Elevation Map" on their device?

Not sure exacty what it does or how turbing it on would affect the display.

Thanks.

Has anyone had any experience of POI databases for Europe, similar to the RLC and Speed Cameras ones on here.

I used Tomtom's android app on my recent trip to Ireland and I found I ended up with almost constant warnings of "Speed Control" zones but no warnings of actual cameras.

I mentioned low clearance solutions in a recent post. I ran across this on the Garmin website:

Garmin Devices That Include the RV/Camper Profile

Garmin RV/Camper devices take into account the size and weight of your RV or Camper to find a suggested route.

The Following Devices Include the RV/Camper Profile Feature:

RV 660 LMT RV Navigator

RV 760 RV Navigator

As old as it is, my 1450 will not power up. I have not used it in a long time. When I pluged it in, it showed the Garmin logo and then the green progress bar barely started then nothing. Blank.
Seems I had this problem before and I tried same fix as before. Plug into wall outlet for a long length of time. No help this go around.
Guess Ill stick with my phone apps for now.
Any ideas?

Update at will

Note that this seems to apply at the moment to TopoActive maps and not necessarily to City Navigator maps

While downloading the TopoActive NA 2026.10 map update for a GPS, I noticed that the usual location for the cached map downloads was not being stored in the location that I was used to having to delete the downloaded data from which was:

C:/ProgramData/GARMIN/CoreService/Downloads/Map

I think a lot of individuals are using older versions of Windows. Someone on the Garmin forums reports successfully using Garmin Express 7.28 on Windows 7 using the utility at https://vxkex.com/

Note that at present the individual doesn’t mention a successful map update using the workaround.

I have, or at least had, TopoActive on my Garmin Zumo XT, which is a motorcycle GPS, not an automobile GPS. If you have an Edge 540/840/1040, Forerunner 970 or Fenix 7, you may want to be careful.

I have never found TopoActive to be very worthwhile for my activities.

https://tinyurl.com/4st7kxkp

https://tinyurl.com/3539wp94

I updated to City Navigator North America 2027.1 a number of weeks ago.

I still have two City Navigator North America NT 2026.1 files.

Can I safely delete both of those?

Poi do not display on my Garmin DriveSmart 66 EX, they use to be displayed and now they don’t probably after an update.

I have tried everything I could think of, no success.

Anyone has an idea of the cause?

Thanks.

Any Ideas?

I had to switch to another surface pro (windows 11 rather than 10), when I attempted to download my favorite poi files, I discovered they are not showing up in my Garmin file folder. The previous week is still reflected in my poi file folder. Any suggestions? Is the problem in my poi factory download process or is it in the downloaded file process?