I have been lurking for a while and soaking up all of the great info on this site. Many thanks to this phenomenal community!
Here is my opportunity/challenge: I am preparing my overland vehicle for a 6-9 month rebuild/upgrade. It is a Hummer H1 with a comprehensive battery/power management system for both 12V and 24V. In addition to powertrain and suspension upgrades, I am taking the interior down to bare metal and reconfiguring the whole thing. As most are aware, while the seats themselves can be somewhat cramped when not modified, there is vast real estate between the driver and passenger seats.
Now this is where I could use some assistance. I want to build a new navigation "system" from the ground up - no constraints based on previously owned equipment and I have a planned budget for the nav system of $10K to include hardware. The truck also has a BGAN and plenty of room for exterior antennas, but this is *NOT* part of the $10K budget. Monthly subscription fees, software, etc are also *NOT* part of the budget.
The vehicle will largely be used for overloading in the US/Canada/Mexico for not more than 2-3 months at a time, but my better half would like to do an 4 month expedition through Northern Africa in 2022.
So my ask is, based on my situation and needs:
1. Is my navigation budget realistic or do I need to adjust?
2. If you could design the "perfect" nav system with moderate redundancy - I know, very subjective - based on the intended use, vehicle, duration of use, and budget, what would you build?
I do prefer laptops over tablets, but I am not wedded to that direction. I am routinely a OS X user but am willing to go PC or Android if it were to yield substantially better results.
I very much appreciate your thoughts and insight. I have this opportunity to do it correctly and have it tucked away nicely in the new interior design.
Here is my opportunity/challenge: I am preparing my overland vehicle for a 6-9 month rebuild/upgrade. It is a Hummer H1 with a comprehensive battery/power management system for both 12V and 24V. In addition to powertrain and suspension upgrades, I am taking the interior down to bare metal and reconfiguring the whole thing. As most are aware, while the seats themselves can be somewhat cramped when not modified, there is vast real estate between the driver and passenger seats.
Now this is where I could use some assistance. I want to build a new navigation "system" from the ground up - no constraints based on previously owned equipment and I have a planned budget for the nav system of $10K to include hardware. The truck also has a BGAN and plenty of room for exterior antennas, but this is *NOT* part of the $10K budget. Monthly subscription fees, software, etc are also *NOT* part of the budget.
The vehicle will largely be used for overloading in the US/Canada/Mexico for not more than 2-3 months at a time, but my better half would like to do an 4 month expedition through Northern Africa in 2022.
So my ask is, based on my situation and needs:
1. Is my navigation budget realistic or do I need to adjust?
2. If you could design the "perfect" nav system with moderate redundancy - I know, very subjective - based on the intended use, vehicle, duration of use, and budget, what would you build?
I do prefer laptops over tablets, but I am not wedded to that direction. I am routinely a OS X user but am willing to go PC or Android if it were to yield substantially better results.
I very much appreciate your thoughts and insight. I have this opportunity to do it correctly and have it tucked away nicely in the new interior design.