On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:39:19 +0000, Peter Hill
wrote:

On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:01:47 -0500, Rich Webb
wrote:

On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:31:10 -0800, "William Sommerwerck"
wrote:

One of the things I like about Garmin is the optional "beanbag" dash mount,
which for most (but not all) users works much better than the windshield
suction cup. (I don't know if there's a comparable mount for the TomTom.)

WRT mounts, I'm sold on the "sit on the dash with non-slip feet" style.
Keeps in reach for bluetooth (phone) or to check the traffic maps.

Wouldn't do for me. My dash has a grain effect so suction feet don't
work.

It also has a sloping dash. What holds the bean bag in place?

Here also, the usual pebble-grain vinyl. Mine is an older model of this
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=63953 that I used with an
older Garmin. The feet bottoms have the soft, high-friction stuff that
looks sort of like velvet; I believe that a similar material is used as
a drawer liner. No suction, just friction. It *will* slide off given
enough acceleration or, I suppose, if I tried jumping the Snake River
Canyon but in normal driving it just sits in place quite nicely.

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Rich Webb Norfolk, VA