Garmin Colorado 400i - SD Card didn’t like getting cold
I use a Garmin Colorado 400i handheld GPS. This is the model that includes the Inland Waterways map. Recently, I decided to go ahead and buy the streets map so that I could use the GPS in the truck from time to time. I ordered the map on an SD card, and for the first day or two, all was well. Then, on a recent trip across Wyoming, I wound up getting stuck in some Mid-March Winter weather. Green River, Wyoming was having a full blizzard when I pulled the FJ Cruiser off I-80 for the night. Next morning, while sitting in the truck waiting for it to warm up a bit before I got back on the highway, I decided to fire up the GPS and let it plot the route home just for fun. When I did, I got the old message I used to get before I put the SD Card in, there were no roads close to my starting point. When I tried to make sure both maps were enabled, the handheld reported that the only map installed was the initial Inland Waterways map. I shut it down, popped the SD card in and out a couple of times, but still wasn’t able to make the GPS recognize the Streets map.
An hour or so later, I checked again after things had warmed up, and the handheld now reported that both maps were installed and it was able to plot the driving route for me. I haven’t had a chance to recreate this yet, but it does seem like this was a temperature related thing. I would really be interested in hearing from other folks with these who have had similar incidents in cold weather.
