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Garmin Oregon Accessories: Slip Case and Retractable Lanyard

As I was poking around the Garmin site this morning looking for details on the new Dakota I noticed that Garmin has added a $12.99 slip case for the Oregon. The case is designed to remain on the unit while the GPS is in use. I can’t tell from the pictures if there [...]

50% Off All InvisibleShield Products

There has been some discussion about Garmin Oregon screen protectors on the Oregon Wiki so this deal caught my eye when I saw it today. The offer from Zagg is a great chance to pick up an InvisibleShield for your Garmin GPS or any of your electronic gadgets. The promotion is good for 50% all [...]

GPSFix Store – Customized Shopping for the Garmin Oregon and Colorado

A lot of people ask about which GPS they should buy or which accessories or maps will work with their Garmin Oregon or Colorado. Given the number and types of options Garmin makes available it is sometimes hard to know if what you are buying is the right GPS or is compatible with [...]

Garmin 1:24K Topos on Regional DVDs, GB Discoverer Improvements, New Belt Clip

GPSTracklog is reporting that Garmin will be making their 1:24k US Topo maps available as a series of regional DVDs.  The coverage of one DVD will be the equivalent of what two microSD cards cover today.   The first DVD will be available this quarter for around $130.   Garmin made some confusing statements in their BaseCamp [...]

Foarm Cases for Colorado (and Oregon soon)

I noticed this new form fitting case for the Colorado today on Amazon. It is made by a company called Foarm which advertises the case as “military grade” with the following features:

A semi-rigid ‘Special Ops Black’ Textured-Rubber-Skin provides tactile hand grip.
Fits the GPS unit precisely and recesses the Nav Wheel to prevent unwanted [...]

Oregon Hard Neoprene Cases In Stock

After being on back-order for months both GPSNOW.com and Amazon have the Oregon hard neoprene case in stock for about $30. According to GPSNow the new Oregon case (p/n 010-10850-20) is also compatible with the Colorado and they have reduced the price on the Colorado hard neoprene case (p/n 010-10850-10) to $20 “while [...]