In my opinion - the XT2 works best WITHOUT Tread being fully installed. I have Tread running on my phone, but I have not allowed the XT2 to store data or to synchronized. That gives me access to traffic and weather data and up ahead places, like fuel, cafes while on the move.

If you have already ...

"Gdb files are database files used by Garmin Basecamp to store all of the data - waypoints, routes, tracks, lists, list folders, categories etc etc that are stored in Basecamp. I have about 20 of these - I start a new one each year. It is not in a readable format, and you would not send a gdb file ...

Thank You so much for the detailed reply! jfheath. I will investigate these suggestions and report back! If you remember, In Mapsouce, when creating a route you simply placed a "via point" at an intersection if you wanted no announcement on it and not in the intersection if you did. I was still ...

I recently bought a Garmin XT2 (after owning 450, 550 and 665) and can't believe how frustrating it is to load routes created with Mapsource (Still the best option for creating detailed routes for Zumo in my opinion). Why can't Garmin simply let Mapsource connect to the XT2 or design a modern ...