Bracketron NavMat GPS Dashboard Pad, Weighted Beanbag Friction Base

This is the most amazing usable inexpensive simple wonderous dash-mount ever invented by any culture in any age. I'm being 100% sincere. I have the oddly heavy TomTom XXL 540TM 5-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator, a Toyota Highlander with their signature misshapen and oddly textured dashboard and I am a shockingly terrible driver. I'm not proud of this fact, but I feel that you need to understand how truly bad a driver I actually am to appreciate how truly superior and ingenious this dash mount is. Allow me to explain. I gun my car violently when the light changes because, one, it makes me feel like a super bad race-car driver, (woo woo!) and two, because I don't want to lose to the guy in the '91 Honda with the bumper duct-taped on in the lane next to me. (Can I get a shout out from other people who know this feeling?? I'M NOT LOSING TO YOU 18 YEAR OLD TAPED CAR DRIVER!!) As an added bonus, this rocket-like propulsion ensures that I will get the worst possible gas mileage possible. I'm close to Hummer territory here and I drive a flipping Toyota. That bad. It is said that the brakes on my car are very good so I take every opportunity possible to make sure I test them by using them suddenly and often randomly when I think I see a mammal or leaf or bag or shadow crossing the road. I tend to steer in the direction in which my eyes go so help all or any passengers if there's anything interesting to either side of me. Lots of interesting stuff to see on the roads here in Los Angeles; shops, the ocean, sofas and settees fallen from trucks on the freeway. I could go on, but it's getting to the point where a local chapter of feminists have petitioned me to undergo a gender reassignment so I'll stop reenforcing stereotypes about terrible women drivers.** **Only this part is untrue. This is Los Angeles, feminists don't live here, they all live in San Francisco and judge my terrible driving from afar. My husband will deny all claims besmirching his driving prowess, but his testing of this mount is equally strict and frequent as he tends to see curbs as challenges rather than impediments. For the sake of nuptial bliss, I will refrain from further comment on that topic, a subject he vehemently and yet unconvincingly denies and get on with my review. I had used a stick-to-the-dash type of holder before with no big issue until the sticky wore off rendering it useless and I had to look for a new dash holder. The old type of mount left the sticky residue on my bumpy dash after it fell off. Tres unchic, and as you surely can infer from my driving a mid-size Toyota, I am ALL ABOUT the chic and visual aesthetics are a foremost concern. Speaking of aesthetics I would be remiss if I didn't mention that this mount resembles a black beanbag chair you might find in the apartment of a very midcentury modern guinea pig. This in no way is to be taken as a slight. It is what it is. I came across this dash mount here on Amazon and couldn't understand just from what was written how this actually "stuck" to the dash (what is this "friction magic" of which you speak??) and had even less faith it would work with my stupid heavy Tomtom, my slalom rapid-fire kamikaze driving and my odd misshapen dash. Even after using this mount for over half a year, I cannot tell you what mysterious sorcery keeps the sand-sackesque mount on my dash, but it really truly actually works. It has yet to fall off ever. Seriously. Even with all my unnecessarily sharp lane changes, my dime stops, and my F1-like squealing starts; this miracle mount stays on. And then you can just lift it off when you arrive at your destination leaving no sticky residue, absolutely no hassle, and no people targeting your sweet ride because of your mad hardware. (You fellow Toyota owners will understand this fear of being targeted for the sweetness of your ride and hardware.) I will only ever use this type of dash-mount again, but since there are no breakable parts, I will never ever need to replace it ever for anything. I want to buy these for everybody everywhere. More Surperlatives! I did also buy a separate arm mount to use with this because other reviewers pointed out a lack of depth in this mount with their unit. Using this, ARKON TTEP115 TomTom EasyPort Windshield / Dash Mount the Tomtom peeks over the end of this mystical magic mount and the combination works perfectly.

Love this! I bought this for my dash cam because the last one I had constantly was sliding on my dashboard. It’s great. My dash cam attaches great and it does not slide what so ever from the nice weight and the grips at the bottom. Money worth spent!

This item works great. I puty GPS in it and it stood on place. I would recommend this pad. Very pleased.

This GPS dash pad is versatile and great. I was afraid to purchase this after reading the negative reviews by some customers, but I'm glad I decided to purchase it because it does work, and works great. The pad consists of three portions, a middle smooth plastic center, a bean bag outer portion, and a non slip lining on the bottom. The center is used to attached the suction cup mount on GPS units and it holds the mount thanks to its smooth plastic. The non slip bottom lining helps the pad from slipping and the bean bag outer portion weighs the unit down. It works just like the official Garmin pad if not better. I chose the circular design of this pad as oppose to the Garmin's legged design because I put my GPS unit underneath my center console as oppose to the top dashboard. Because of the large circular footprint, the unit places right over my two cup holders with ease. I was worried that the Garmin unit wouldn't be able to balance itself due to the 4 legged design. I also tested the pad both on the top and bottom of my car and the pad didn't have any problems at maintaining its position. It was also very simple to store away, I basically either leave it at my bottom center console or slip it under my seat. It's simple to use, works as stated, super versatile thanks to its wide footprint, and at half the cost of the Garmin mount I would definitely recommend this unit to anyone.

In an era when travellers plunge through highways as swift and heedless as winter storms across the lonely moors, I have discovered a steadfast companion—silent, weighty, and unwavering—known as the Bracketron NavMat Portable GPS Dash Pad. Though its form is humble, its purpose is noble: to anchor one’s guiding instrument when all the world beyond the windshield trembles with uncertainty. Upon first placing this weighted beanbag base upon the dashboard, I felt a curious sensation, as though a steadfast guardian had settled before me—broad of stance with its eight-inch foundation, resolute with its firm, friction-bound repose. The NavMat clings not through trickery or adhesive guile, but through sheer, earnest gravity, as if its heart were filled with the stones of the moor itself. Even the wildest jolts of the road—those errant leaps that mimic the caprices of fate—cannot disturb its solemn grip. In its 3.5-inch center, it receives the wandering GPS device much as the hearth at Wuthering Heights receives travellers battered by wind and wandering. There, in that quiet cradle, the navigator finds rest and purpose, pointing true through tempest, fog, and the bleak uncertainties that beset both journey and life. No more shall the weary driver wrestle with wavering suction cups or devices that swoon from the windshield like fainting poets. The NavMat asks little and offers much: a constancy rare in both man and mechanism. Would I entrust my path to it? Gladly. For in this grounded sentinel of cloth and weight, I perceive a lesson: that even in a world unmoored by haste, something can remain steadfast—holding fast to the dash as the human heart longs to hold fast to hope.

Works great for our 7" Garmin GPS with backup camera. It doesn't slip or slide on the dash and our dash is curved.

For $11.50 (and no shipping, due to our Prime account) this is a very decent purchase. I drive a Civic Hybrid, and the larger friction mats are just too big for where I want to place the GPS. I was tired of attaching the suction mount to the windshield and dealing with the tell-tale suction marks. The mat will not budge, the suction stays sucked, and the mat is a great size for the dash. It's hefty but not overwhelming, and it feels well-made. So why three stars? The suction mount for the Garmin 760 isn't tall enough to let the GPS clear the "donut" portion of this mat. That means even after pushing the GPS (as much as I dare push an expensive little electronic device) the GPS sits tilted up, toward the sun, and attracts glare. (I uploaded a picture I took with my Blackberry.) Still, for long drives, and I do take a lot of them, I can put up with the nuisance of not seeing the screen as well as I'd like and being able to quickly disconnect the GPS and put it in the purse and throw the mat in the glovebox while I run into a gas station market. A taller GPS mount would cure this, obviously.

Performs as described. Meets my expectations as I use it ti mount a trailer camera monitor. Love it.

Absolutely brilliant!!! Our new sat nav is bigger than our last one, and the mount is taller, making it top-heavy. The dashboard mat, which worked like a dream with our old sat nav, simply couldn't do the job. The new sat nav 'took off' at the first hill combined with a bend - complete with firmly attached mat! Having read hundreds of reviews for all sorts of designs - majority saying dash must be totally flat, which ours isn't - this one sounded hopeful. It is superb! Sat nav sits securely on its nest. Doesn't even wobble, let alone move! One tip - to attach sat nav mount to the centre disc, it needs to be on a firm, flat surface (did mine on kitchen worktop) - or it will come off. Once properly attached, it is incredibly secure - no danger of them parting company (and can be stored as a pair, ready for next time) and the really weighty base ensures it sits like a rock, exactly where it's put. Really prompt delivery and excellent value for money.

En un mot : nickel. Le gps (Viamichelin x980-t) s'accroche très facilement sur la base universelle. Ce gps très lourd, avait une tendance facheuse à se décrocher très régulièrement du pare brise. Ici, de par le fait qu'il soit fixé de manière verticale, aucun décrochage. De plus, le gps peut rester fixer en permanence a sa base, ce qui évite des manipulations à chaque fois qu'on souhaite l'utiliser. Lorsqu'il est inutilisé, je range la base telle quelle dans mon coffre. IL ne rete plus alors qu'à reclipser le gps dessus. Le poids du support et le caoutchouc adhérent sous le support sont suffisants pour que l'appareil ne bouge pas, même avec des virages serrés. De plus, il rentre exactement dans l'espace devant l'afficheur électronique d'une peugeot 207, ce qui est très pratique pour moi. Seul bémol : une finition à l'aspect imparfait (assez anguleux)

Stays in place on dashboard. suction cup sicks well to the base. Suction cup better placed on this mat than on the windscreen

Bought this to replace the mounting disk supplied with the TomTom. Disk worked well for a year then suddenly detached from the dashboard leaving a sticky residue. This base held the TomTom securely and has the added benefit of being transportable between vehicles thereby avoiding having to stick mounting disks to all my vehicles.

We bought one of these last year when we got a Sat Nav,and didnt want to leave any tell tales signs. We also found the fittings we got with the sat nav very fiddly,trying to get it in the right place on the windscreen.We had read about this,and decided to try it,and it is a great invention It sits flat and doesnt slide about You just clip in the sat nav,and place it wherever you want on the dash . We actually have it above the gearstick console and it sits perfectly there ,and we can charge it with the cigar lighter slot while we are travelling.Last year my brother in law was so impressed with it he went and bought one too. When my son got a new car a few weeks ago,and bought a sat nav,we bought this for him,and he is absolutely delighted with it .I can absolutely recommend this for anyone with a sat nav. I can't see anyone using the windscreen sticker when there is something like this on the market. It is well worth the money,and as usual the delivery,packaging etc is excellent. Thanks Amazon,and thanks to the seller.