Episodes

The new Garmin Fenix 8, Irish mapping for a TwoNav GPS unit and a new GPS Training course for 2025. In this month’s podcast It’s our 100’th episode Fenix 8 – what has changed Irish mapping for TwoNav NEW – GPS Training courses over Zoom for 2025 Andy’s Top Tips 1. It’s our 100th podcast Sorry it’s a little late in the month, normally it is the 1st of every month. Holidays and very busy at GPS Training If you do not already do please subscribe to the GPS Training podcast on whatever plat...

This weekend Andy heads out on an epic 109 miles as he participates in the Spine Challenger race, we catch up with him a couple of days before.

Going overseas, heading off-grid, birdseye, and transferring .gpx files onto a Garmin GPS watch. In this month’s podcast As many of us are venturing overseas again we look at – Overseas mapping – Official or TOPO Active/ OSM We then will discuss going off grid – and using the – inReach mini/ inReach mini 2 We discuss the – End or Garmin’s Birdseye Vouchers We will look at some training videos we have put together for those wanting to do a long-distance trail, whilst using a Garmin watch, ei...

In this month’s podcast We look at the range of Garmin Fenix 7 GPS watches Ahead of Andy’s Spine Challenger race in June, if you don’t know what that is, don’t worry, we will tell you more, BUT, we are going to discuss the kit he has been training with and what he will be taking with him on the event. Andy’s top tips So, without a further ado let’s get on with this month’s GPS Training Podcast 1. The first thing on this month’s Podcast is a look at the Garmin Fenix 7 range of watches In the ...

We look and review the new Garmin inReach 2 and the Garmin Instinct 2 GPS watch, plus Andy’s Top Tips. In this month’s podcast We look at the new Garmin inReach Mini2 We then look at the new Garmin Instinct 2 series of GPS Watches Andy’s top tips 1. The first thing on this month’s Podcast is a look at the Garmin inReach mini 2 What is a Garmin inReach mini? Contract needed for it to work – like a mobile phone contract We have had the Garmin inReach mini (1) for a number of years, now we h...

In this special ’mid-month’ podcast I am joined by a special guest, Tommy Wilkinson. He was, and still is, a keen racer, having won numerous Scottish DH races and spent two seasons chasing the World Cup dream as a dirtbag privateer. A “little bobble” on a jump in 2013 left Tommy with a fractured skull, brain hemorrhage, a spinal cord contusion, damaged disc, and permanently paralyzed right arm.

I walk the Northumberland Coast Path with Chris, the Coast Walker. In this months Podcast – Last Sunday I walked with Chris the Coast walker and I chatted to him whilst out on the Northumberland Coast Path We look at using the GPS Training free OS route planning software on a tablet of mobile phone, then transferring it to your GPS Unit The walk and talk series on YouTube – 1 year on, what do people want to see? Andy’s top tips So, without a further ado let’s get on with this month’s GPS T...

On New Years Day we have an interview with Allan Knight, the oldest man to walk from John-o-Groats to Land’s End on foot.

Our Christmas get together, a look back over the past year So, it’s our Christmas party, well it’s not really but we are going to look back over the year and look ahead to 2022 If I said – tell me about 2021, in relation to GPS Training, what one word would sum it up for you Key points, that I can think of, from the past year – – January/ Feb – New website – The start of the ‘walk and talk’ series – more about that later – Starting to get out delivering courses – Easter? – June – Andy comin...

PODCAST SPECIAL – After walking 118 miles the microphone is turned through 180 degrees as the guest presenter, Paul Freeman asks the questions and finds out the highs and lows of walking 118 miles. If you can support, please visit my Just Giving fundraising page – more here Overview of Charity Walk Every year, Shepherds Walks raise money on the challenge walks for two great charities – Hospice Care North Northumberland Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue With the year we have just h...

Best route planning software, battery save tips, ways to carry your GPS, and Andy's top tips.

The October GPS Training Podcast – A big thank you – more about that later, Old OS map cards in new Garmin GPS Units – what you need to know, The Garmin GPSMAP 65s with a 1:25k map card, GPS course locations for 2022, and Andy’s top tips. The first thing on this month’s Podcast is a very big thank you to Ian As you may hear we have no Ian on this month’s Podcast, this is, very sadly he has decided to leave GPS Training. Ian has been a member of the GPS Training team for 14 years. He has also...

2021 Garmin Map Card, Spine Race, what have they done to the OS app, more units discontinued and ask Ian. In this month’s podcast A quick update on the 2021 OS map cards from Garmin Spine race – well done to all our customers who have taken part in this event. After we sung the praises of the OS app in a recent Podcast, in their wisdom they managed to undo any good work they had done just a few weeks later. We look at what they have done. Yet more units discontinued by Garmin, we look at a ...

In this month’s podcast – GPX files, the Garmin GPSMAP 65s is making some waves and Ian’s FAQ’s. If you are heading away this summer, we are going to discuss some good websites to download .gpx files from. Don’t worry if that makes no sense to you we will tell you what a .gpx file is, and what you do with them. The recent upsurge of the Garmin GPSMAP 65s, it has taken a few months to gain traction, but we are now struggling to keep them in stock. No – Ian’s FAQ’s this month but an update abou...

Ask Ian. In this months Podcast we test Ian’s tech knowledge, as he answers some of the listeners questions. Questions – Anthony Tranter – In the Basecamp software when I look at the GPS unit I see the recorded Tracks. The strange thing is the unit has recorded two tracks with different naming conversations. For example one might be named 2021-02-21-11:00:31 (consistent naming convention with Saved Tracks in the unit) and another might be named 21/02/2021 09:42:24. This looks like it’s the sam...

The best budget GPS Unit, why has the Garmin GPSMAP 66sr grown so much and let us have your questions for ask Ian. In this month’s podcast We are going to discuss the real shift from Garmin into the Garmin GPSMAP range – why is this? Ask Ian – a mid-month Podcast Special The best budget GPS unit And then we have Ian’s FAQ’s, the frequently asked questions Ian gets asked whilst supporting our customers. The first thing on this month’s Podcast is a look at the real change in shift regarding ...

After 142 days of walking the Coastal Path of Britain, Chris had to 'bail out' from Wales as the country went back into lockdown. I again caught up with Chris, the coast walker about his adventures to date.

Walk and talk, new 1:25k map card and Ian’s FAQ’s We look at our new video series – Walk and talk Mobile phone apps New 1:25k map card – release date And then we have Ian’s FAQ’s, the frequently asked questions Ian gets asked whilst supporting our customers. The first thing on this months Podcast is a look at our ‘walk and talk’ series The idea behind the videos In a series of videos we look at a number of Outdoor GPS units and give a simple, practical guide on how each of them works and ...

An interview with Greg Villalobos, who is not only a trail rider but also works extensively in media. A great chat discussing a wide range of topics. Greg’s name kept cropping up in my conversations with customers, because this guy called Greg had done a great review on YouTube on the Montana 700i GPS unit, from a trail rider’s perspective. First of all, Greg, what is Trail Riding? How did you get into it? Away from Trail Riding what is your full-time job? Adventure Spec, well come to that a...

It’s our 50th episode, so we have a slightly different Podcast this month. hold onto your seats and I hope you enjoy it. In this month’s podcast I am going to talk to each of the team members about what their roles are within GPS Training and hopefully tease a few funny stories out of each of them Then we are going ask the questions to the staff? Some random questions I have put in a hat The first thing on this months Podcast is to help you find out more about each of the team here at GPS Tr...

In this month’s GPS Training podcast we talk about the all-new GPS Training website, the future of the Garmin Montana 680t, Power Banks, and then we have Ian’s FAQ’s. In this month’s podcast The all-new GPS training website Garmin Montana 680t being discontinued, what else will follow? Powering a GPS with a built-in battery – do we need a battery pack? If so what options are there? And then we have Ian’s FAQ’s, the frequently asked questions Ian gets asked whilst supporting our customers. ...

We look at the best selling GPS units – top 10 In this month’s podcast We look back at the most popular outdoor GPS units from the last two months, a bit of a hit parade for the start of 2021 We then will look at the GPS training opportunities we have for 2021, both our online courses and physical courses we hold around the country And then we have Ian’s FAQ’s, the frequently asked questions Ian gets asked whilst supporting our customers. The first thing on this months Podcast is to look at...

What we want this Christmas and give Garmin your thoughts on what you would like to see on GPS units in the future. So, without further ado let’s get on with today’s podcast …… It’s our 47th podcast. In today’s podcast, we look at – · What we want for Christmas 2020 · We tell you how to give Garmin your ideas of what you would like to see in the future. · We have Ian’s FAQ’s It’s Christmas 2020, lets look at what is on offer. What new watches/ units have been added to the stables this yea...

26 miles in 24 hours – the inside story. A Podcast with a difference – the microphone is turned around and Paul Freeman and Jon Monks talk about Jon’s 62-mile walk along the Northumberland Coast Path. If you want to support the two charities I mention in the Podcast you can do that online here.