RV GPS and TPMS...yes or no

Gentlemen,

Interactive is the keyword, plus these apps use goggle maps and current situation status, and you can communicate with other motorists along your current route...So amazing, you can even see where CHP are and currently doing as you drive.

Bridges and turnoff's.....Yea its got those too and So much more.

Lantley wrote:

Strabo wrote:
Ignore the call. There are great apps that do everything and more than a GPS stand alone unit. You guys ever use Waze?

O and it all can be used on our 7" Nexus Tablet!!!

Ignore the call sounds nice but your phone will leave GPS and go into phone mode. Hopefully you won't miss your turn when that happens.
I also hope that ignored call isn't important/critical either.

I have a Smart phone and a Nexus 7 both a great devices and make an OK alternative GPS but neither work as well in GPS mode as my dedicated GPS.

Its much more than a phone, it has endless possibilities, ya just have to know more about it. As far as phone calls go, we text way more than acually talk, its easier and quicker, plus texts can be set aside as needed. My Wife is our Tech Guru, she is amazing with this type of stuff. Garmins and other GPS systems are dinosaurs compared to the Android Cell Phone....

Get with the new age, its there, use it.

We have the RV760 and I love it as a gps. It HAS routed us around problems, though I'd never depend on it 100%. We've already had several instances where we had to divert from the programmed route and it gave us the "insufficient RV information" warning, so that wasn't much help. However, pretty much anywhere I see an 18 wheeler I know my 13'6" tall rig will fit.??

I use TireTraker TPMS pressure/temp sensors and have been very pleased so far. With tires being a weakness for RVs, sensors are a cheap warning signal regardless of the brand you choose to use.

Strabo wrote:
Ignore the call. There are great apps that do everything and more than a GPS stand alone unit. You guys ever use Wase?

O and it all can be used on our 7" Nexus Tablet!!!

Ignore the call sounds nice but your phone will leave GPS and go into phone mode. Hopefully you won't miss your turn when that happens.
I also hope that ignored call isn't important/critical either.

I have a Smart phone and a Nexus 7 both a great devices and make an OK alternative GPS but neither work as well in GPS mode as my dedicated GPS.

Ignore the call. There are great apps that do everything and more than a GPS stand alone unit. You guys ever use Waze?

O and it all can be used on our 7" Nexus Tablet!!!

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?

Bumpyroad 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.

Ron

rubbish, I want my large 7 inch screen garmin, not some postage stamp sized unsmart phone.
bumpy

My feelings exactly!

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.

Ron

rubbish, I want my large 7 inch screen garmin, not some postage stamp sized unsmart phone.
bumpy

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

I have the 507 with the with flow thru valves on recent trip to CO it paid for itself as I developed a leak on one of my valve stems the nut had loosen up and it detected it before I ruined a new tire. As a side note all four of nuts had loosen up! I think it was do to additional weight of the flow thru valves, so I would check them before installing them. I never did before Since then I have not had any problems on the return trip home, I might also note that the ambient air temp was over a 100 degrees as we went across Kansas when this occurred. Just a FYI
I also have the Garmin Dezel 760 which works great but it always good to have a paper map! I also use it for my voyager wireless back up camera.