Thanks for that, I appreciate it!

Thanks for the input, Ted! Glad to hear it is working well for you. Honestly still not a big fan because of the many glitches we seemed to have with it, but I understand why people use it. Maybe it is the area we were riding as well! I'm currently on the hunt for the best trail navigation system out there...still trying to find the few best options to make a video on them.

Thanks for the input! I have to be honest, we were less than impressed with that trail. It was wide and almost all sand. I felt like I was riding on the beach the entire time... But with no ocean.

Midwest ATV we rode 300 miles that day took it up to iron mountain from Gillett. If you know any good ones please let me know

Wow, that's some serious mileage. Does it get better or was it like a beach the whole time?

You can ride that trail all the way to Canada if you want. It’s a mix of sand and mud trails. There are some videos on my channel

Good to know. Thanks for the info!

Thanks brother! Glad to hear it was helpful. I'm hoping over time the App will get better. It's just definitely not there yet.

What is the other app you use the link is broken.

Thanks for the input Kyle. Glad to see it is working well where you ride. Maybe I just hit a less accurate section of the country for data..? But hey, if it's working for you, why stop using it!

Thanks for the compliment and congrats on the new machines! Hopefully this summer is filled with some good rides!!

We bought 2 Cforce 500 cfmoto about 3 month’s ago and love them. We do trails every weekend but when they get hot they have a hard time starting and at idle they shut off other than that the run awesome.

@@excelpestcontrol just take them to the dealer. The warranty will take care of that at no charge and you should be great after that. It is a an emissions issue and it is covered. I love my CFMoto

To be honest, I'm probably the wrong person to ask when it comes to snowmobiles. They are great, but I only ride from time to time (dont own a sled) and I have not used a Garmin GPS specifically made for the trails. I will have to look into it now though!

Thanks for the comment and input! I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one getting that ridiculous straight line out and back (not glad it happens though, drives me crazy!). Let me know what you think of the phone mount. It's super cheap and worked really good for me so far. I keep worrying my phone is going to pop off on the trail but so far it has held my phone really solid.

Midwest ATV you need to download the offline map for the ride command app!!! That’s what the straight line is from & if you pause the ride, forget to un pause later it will draw a straight line from where you paused to where you un paused the ride

Thanks for the tip, Chad. I don't know how the line could be from not downloading a map though, that line is supposed to be my track. So whether a map is downloaded or not, it will still draw the track, you know what I mean?

I have tested many, and I have found the app called "Geo Tracker - GPS Tracker" to be the best for basic use and providing a track of where you have been, where you started, etc. Aa of now, that's what I recommend. Hope that helps!

@@NavigateOffroad thanks for your help, keep up the great videos

Thanks, Ron! I appreciate the compliment, and always happy to try and help.

What is the best free best app?

Thanks for the input, I agree that the potential is there, but it definitely is lacking and has inaccuracies. As for the Can-Am part, you should be able to use it the same as if you had a Polaris when it comes to the phone app.

I have yet to find a good app with accurate trail information. I use Geo Tracker personal ln y. It's a good app for tracking and getting some data. It does not provide trail information however, more so just tracks where you go.

Nice, thanks for the input man.! I think you can still record rides because it is only using the GPS for tracking, not the cell towers. Without cell towers though, it can't show you where other riders are, which is why that feature did not work really well for us.

Midwest ATV great app though! At least now when we make another trip to WVA we have a good idea of where we are going and how to get there. 😎. Also cool to share the info with other riders heading to the same place or if you find yourself lost 🙄

Thanks for the feedback, I definitely get it for finding your way back...minus the fake trail it adds. I am currently using geo tracker (should be the first option in the play store when you search that term). It cant do buddy tracking, but is otherwise easy to use and very reliable. I meant to include the link, I will have to go add it.

Geo Tracker doesn't have offline maps that I can tell.

No, it doesn't. It's really only great for tracking your ride. Not at providing maps. I have not found an overall great solution for that yet.

Back country navigator is more reliable and less buggy. Check it out! Android only

Midwest ATV You do know you can download google maps for offline use right? Just open your google map app, navigate to the area you are going to be ridding, zoom in or out as needed, hit the hamburger (3 horizontal lines) select offline maps, custom map, move the selection square to the map area you want to locally save, then select download. That’s all there is to it. No need for data or cell signal. Internal phone gps is all that is needed. I used this in the middle of nowhere works perfect. If you already know this, perhaps someone else doesn’t and can see this instructions.

I don't see the link for the other application!

I don’t see it either

Thanks for the input, Troy. Does it work well for you or create random paths you were not on?

Thanks for your input. As for a couple of the comments, we never blamed "Polaris" for all the information in the app. It's called the Polaris Ride Command App. So their name will come up, but we never said Polaris sucks and so does their app. Also we did use this on more than one ride (In more than one state!), we just only filmed it during one ride. Now if it works for you, great! I am glad you found something that works for your needs. Personally, I don't think its very good. You can say that the data is only as good as the users putting it in, but I don't really think that changes the point. Polaris is the one advertising it as an app for trail data, but (at least everywhere we tried in multiple states), the data was bad. So I don't think it matters where the data is coming from, simply that its not accurate. Even with the data coming from "approved users" it is not very well vetted. As for not charging a dime, that's great. Again, that doesn't make the app good. There was no argument being made that people were stuck paying for an app that provides bad data. Like I mentioned, if it works good for you, great. But simply because something is free or has user input data doesn't make it good. None of these arguments can be used to justify it being a great app against what was stated.

I believe it is really trail dependent. I have some that show trail information, but many that do not. Wherever Polaris is getting this type of information from....it seems sporadic and only half updated. Sorry, I realize that answer does not really help you much!

Following your comment

Yeah I'd like to know what app as well

Gaia

Scott, does it have the trail maps on that model? If so, I would love to hear how well it works out for you when you get back. Enjoy the trails! I hear Colorado has some amazing rides!

Midwest ATV I bought the FunTreks SD card with trails for Colorado. I will check to see if it has trails on the GPS by itself.

@@scootw8354 oh ok, gotcha. And the software is pretty accurate for the trails?

Midwest ATV I’m leaving tomorrow for Colorado. I’ll let you know next week!

@@scootw8354 awesome, enjoy!!

Can am ride command by brp

Geo Tracker - GPS Tracker. You should be able to find it in the app store. At least for Android, I guess I'm not entirely sure with IOS if it's available.

Thanks for letting me know! I actually just tried Avenza Maps when hitting a trail in MN. I think the pdf maps have to be setup specifically for it.. But it seemed to work OK. Where do you use it at?

@@NavigateOffroad we used it out in South Dakota. Finding & downloading maps is a pain for MN

OK, Good to know! Thanks for the input.

@@fuctPhuc its a pdf map... it doesnt track where you are so unless u use a gps with it to tell u where ur at, its just a phone size version of the forestry map ur given when u arrive to the black hills

@@Toddly1 It will show your location and track you as long as the map is referenced. All of their maps from their mapstore are referenced so that works. If you're loading your own it would have to be a geospatial PDF. There is a GPS tracking option though.

What?! You might have a shortage issue or a bad battery...we have not experiance any sort of battery issues. Have you had it tested at all? Is i

@@NavigateOffroad No i mean the apps effect on my phones battery lol

bahahaha! My bad. I had just responded to a message about a UTV before this, and I did not realize it was for the Ride Command video! I must be losing my mind, sorry about that. I agree, it does drain the cell phone much quicker. That's a great point, I should have brought that up in the video.

I was going to thumbs up this comment until that last sentence...😆 GPS trailmasters? Never heard of that but I'm going to check it out now!

I like VVmapping for snowmobiling. I was going to upgrade to the PIDD unit for my sled but I dont think its worth it

Thanks for your input Dale. I completely agree with! There is so much potential there.... But it just pretty much... Well, sucks.

Hey JoAnn, I can completely understand why that would turn someone off from Ride Command. I have found an app that works pretty well, that I use now. It is called Gaia. I am planning to do a video on it soon. It's not specifically made for offroading, however a lot of trails are now being made with Geo PDFs that allow you to download the trail right into the app.

It’s a midwest app for sure