RV GPS and TPMS...yes or no

Lantley wrote:

lanerd wrote:
Since just about everybody now days has at least one smart phone, GPS units are getting to be a dieing breed. I don't think I would invest in one.

TPMS however.....is a MUST in my book. The cost of a complete TPMS system is cheaper than one 22.5 mh tire, not to mention the damage it can cause if it blows and takes out fender wells, wiring, cables, brake lines, etc. IMO, TPMS should be a mandatory accessory on all rv's with tires.

Ron

What do cell phone GPS users do when the phone rings just as a turn is coming up?

That's where you're faced with the real Sophie's Choice. You're already steering with your knees while you apply the Del Scorcho sauce to your combo burrito and you're mildly irritated from the last text you received. Keeping an eye on the smartphone GPS is muscle memory by now, but when that critical call comes in and your mouth is already full and the timing isn't quite right to grab for your soda to wash it down and you feel that the special vein on your temple throbbing like a caterpillar crawling across your head and you finally realize that you either have to pick which one of these crucial activities to give up on (do you drop the burrito in your lap, toss the hot sauce packet out the window, choke on the food in your mouth, spill the soda, miss the turn, delete the half-composed reply to the text, and/or just let the call go to voicemail?) or just jerk your knee an inch or so to flick the wheel to the left and steer the rig into oncoming traffic and end it all.

The GPS on the smartphone works pretty well though. It's pretty rare that the phone rings while I'm making a crucial course change, but it does happen from time to time. I just drive around the block or go to the next exit. You're way better off figuring out your course before you leave home and then just using the GPS for occasional clues.