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[JWL]

I just found out my Gaia annual subscription is going from $39.95 to $59.99. That’s a pretty big jump! I don’t use it that much (unfortunately) so I am canceling it. I usually use Google maps and I will mark out a route using back roads whenever possible on Benchmark Maps. But I would like to have something for off road and out of cell service. I’m going to see just how much if anything I can get off of just the Gaia app. I may try ONX (?) or something different just out of principle but from what I’m reading here I don’t know. 

[rubberlegs]

 

The biggest issue with Backcountry Navigator is their use of a propitiatory .bcn file system. .

 

For future reference: It's possible to get the waypoints out of Backcountry Nav. The .bcn files are "sqlite" files, an open-source file format. Use the free software at https://sqlitestudio.pl/ to edit the file, which can display a spreadsheet of all the waypoints. Then you can paste them into your own spreadsheet, and add a cell in each row to create the proper GPX format from other columns. I used this:

="<wpt lat="""  & B57 & """ lon=""" & C57 & """><name>" & E57 & "</name><desc>" & F57 & text(G57,"YYYY-MM-DD") & "</desc></wpt>"

(oops, I forgot the time from column G... might edit this later...) used to build a GPX file something like this:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<gpx xmlns="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/1" xmlns:gpxx="http://www.garmin.com/xmlschemas/GpxExtensions/v3" creator="CALTOPO" version="1.1">
<wpt lat="36.12345" lon="-117.67890"><name>Some bogus waypoint</name><desc>2023-01-08 </desc></wpt>
<wpt lat="36.234567" lon="-117.0987654321"><name>Another waypoint</name><desc>2023-01-08</desc></wpt>
</gpx>

If this looks complicated, private-message me if you want one converted. It's just a few minutes.

[ski3pin]

rubberlegs is a computer genius and has set my waypoints free! Thank you sir.

[goinoregon]

ahhh yes, sqlite files.  i should have known that.

but first i have to figure out how my cursor got locked..... wth...