Looking for a Good GPS
I'm new to RVing and many have suggested purchasing a GPS specific to RVs. Any experiences and suggestions, especially one that allows you to enter vehicle height and route you around such obstacles a...
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Matt_Colie wrote:
I have had name tags that said (Matt - Navigator) and I can tell you that nobody can actually give you a good answer until you tell us what you are driving and what you plan to do with it.
Little dashboard stand-alones are nice to guide a driver, but are almost useless for real planning.
Laptop navigators are great for planning, but are hard for a driver to deal with when underway.
Smartphone apps are kind of like little stand alones, unless you forget to download and store the maps before you lose cell service, then they are not good for much.
Matt
The primary purpose if to use while driving from place to place, not planning. We usually plan our destinations, not routes when we traveled in the car. We have a Garmin (not RV specific) that we have been very pleased with. I'm just concerned that driving a 31' class C following Car instructions could take me down some roads I would not want to be on with the larger vehicle. :-) Low hanging bridges is also a concern. We have a smart phone and use that as well.
