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Matt_Colie
Jan 12, 2014Explorer II
RC,
You have half the plan.....
Now part of my problem will be that I outgrew S&T some time ago, but it still should be able to do this. It will take longer for me to explain than it will probably take you to do.
With Strips & Treets, load your own preferences (fuel, hours/day, speeds) then plot where you want to go. It should tell you where to look for fuel and where to plan to overnight. Go into the exit data for fuel and set that stop, so S&T knows where to point to next. Then, either in the overlays or campground directories, find a place to overnight. Do this all along the route, but it won't last.
Now, go to the TripTik site and find what is of interest along the route. When you put in the hours of stop for the museum/attractions, S&T may change you End of Day. Well find another campground and set that as overnight and clear the other. You should get the TripTiK set for the entire route, but it will be getting angry with you, but let it.
When you get that all, go back to S&T and include the stops that you want and include a best guess of time for each stop. S&T will have adjusted the EOD for each day. Use what ever you have to find places for the night and put them into S&T. S&T will now have a guess for the next EOD.
When you start the day's travel, load just that day into the stand-alone unit. That may be a simple means of cross loading from S&T or you may have to do it manually, but no big deal either way.
As you travel, move the EODs, fuel stops and holdups so S&T can find you a new EOD.
This is all much easier than it sounds and it sure beats pouring over maps and guide books.
Matt
You have half the plan.....
Now part of my problem will be that I outgrew S&T some time ago, but it still should be able to do this. It will take longer for me to explain than it will probably take you to do.
With Strips & Treets, load your own preferences (fuel, hours/day, speeds) then plot where you want to go. It should tell you where to look for fuel and where to plan to overnight. Go into the exit data for fuel and set that stop, so S&T knows where to point to next. Then, either in the overlays or campground directories, find a place to overnight. Do this all along the route, but it won't last.
Now, go to the TripTik site and find what is of interest along the route. When you put in the hours of stop for the museum/attractions, S&T may change you End of Day. Well find another campground and set that as overnight and clear the other. You should get the TripTiK set for the entire route, but it will be getting angry with you, but let it.
When you get that all, go back to S&T and include the stops that you want and include a best guess of time for each stop. S&T will have adjusted the EOD for each day. Use what ever you have to find places for the night and put them into S&T. S&T will now have a guess for the next EOD.
When you start the day's travel, load just that day into the stand-alone unit. That may be a simple means of cross loading from S&T or you may have to do it manually, but no big deal either way.
As you travel, move the EODs, fuel stops and holdups so S&T can find you a new EOD.
This is all much easier than it sounds and it sure beats pouring over maps and guide books.
Matt
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