Planning a trip on the Trip Planner from PA to Florida. I have plenty of time so I want to avoid 95.I planned a trip using Rt's 30, 15, 29, 220, 1, 52, than 95. Driving directions on Trip Planner agree with this route. When I download the trip onto the RVND 7730 it takes me Rt's 30, 15, 29, then onto I85, I77, I26, then onto 95. I switched the GPS to car mode thinking there may have a restriction somewhere that it didn't want me to take the motorhome but got the same results.Anyone have any suggestions?ThanksMike

What kind of suggestions do you want? Routing? Ways to change the GPS to the route that you want? I would suggest that you drive the route that you want to go, and let the GPS keep recalculating your route.Or put in a town as a via point that is on the route that you want to drive and the GPS will put in the correct route.

I'd like to know how to get the GPS to follow the route that I planned on the Good Sam Trip Planner. I already set waypoints to get the route I wanted but the GPS is not following the route.

Adding more waypoints is pretty much your only option. Look at what the GPS is doing and you can figure out where you need to add a waypoint. Put it into the GPS to see if the changes get what you want, if not add more points. You may have to do this several times.

I have the waypoints set on the Good Sam Trip Planner.If I have to add additional waypoints to the GPS what good is the Trip Planner.

What parts of I95 are you trying to avoid? Most of it, or just the DC metro area?If its just the Baltimore and DC metro area, I would suggest US30 to US15S, follow that to US17 which drops you on I95 south of the DC area. If you take US29 further south it is not bad at all but it does take you South by South West into NC, from there I would pick up I74 an dlink back up with I95 north of Florance, the alternate is I85 to I77 to I26 and drop back onto I95 near St. George and continue south.Be aware that US15 is 2 lane from Point of Rocks MD, until Leesburg, VA and then back to 2 Lanes from Leesburg until you combine onto US29 South of Gainsville, VA. Though I would not try to link up with US29 prior to that. From there south US29 is 2 lanes or more with the only real congestion point being Charlottesville, VA. From there through Danville, VA is pretty smooth sailing with few lights and traffic to deal with. I have not been down past Danville on 29 in several years to comment on that.

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JamesBr
Explorer
Dec 22, 2014
To avoid the highways it sounds like a great route. I actually have become in favor of US30 to get to a friends home in Downingtown and my dealer for the 5th wheel in West Chester. So much nicer then I95 and barely adds travel time.

I take US15 all the time in the local area and use US29 exclusively to get from my home area to VIR which is just east of Danville, VA. US29 has never been too bad of a run no matter what day I have taken it either. Just be prepared as I said when you reach Charlottesville, VA as the traffic can get pretty thick. You want to stay to the right lanes to continue on US29S and I found that most of the parking lots in the Charlottesville area are not RV friendly, though you can manage them and find parking in some.
mlr1951
Explorer
Dec 22, 2014
schlep 1967 you got it right. Thanks. I added 2 more waypoints and now it appears to be the same route on the GPS as the trip planner.
Thanks
Mike
mlr1951
Explorer
Dec 22, 2014
schlep1967 wrote:
mlr1951 wrote:
I have the waypoints set on the Good Sam Trip Planner.If I have to add additional waypoints to the GPS what good is the Trip Planner.

Actually I was saying to add more waypoints in the Trip Planner and then transfer into the GPS.

This is a common issue on a motorcycle website I frequent. Many of us do our best to avoid highways. You just need to add in enough waypoints to force the GPS to do what you want it to do.
mlr1951
Explorer
Dec 22, 2014
OK, but the written directions and the map are correct on the Good Sam Trip Planner but when they transfer to the GPS they change.Doesn't make sense to me but a lot of stuff doesn't make sense any more.
Mike
mlr1951
Explorer
Dec 22, 2014
schlep1967 wrote:
mlr1951 wrote:
I have the waypoints set on the Good Sam Trip Planner.If I have to add additional waypoints to the GPS what good is the Trip Planner.

Actually I was saying to add more waypoints in the Trip Planner and then transfer into the GPS.

This is a common issue on a motorcycle website I frequent. Many of us do our best to avoid highways. You just need to add in enough waypoints to force the GPS to do what you want it to do.
mlr1951
Explorer
Dec 22, 2014
I'll try that.
Thanks
Mike
mlr1951
Explorer
Dec 22, 2014
schlep1967 wrote:
mlr1951 wrote:
I have the waypoints set on the Good Sam Trip Planner.If I have to add additional waypoints to the GPS what good is the Trip Planner.

Actually I was saying to add more waypoints in the Trip Planner and then transfer into the GPS.

This is a common issue on a motorcycle website I frequent. Many of us do our best to avoid highways. You just need to add in enough waypoints to force the GPS to do what you want it to do.
mlr1951
Explorer
Dec 22, 2014
I switched to car mode so that should not be an issue.
DKeppner
Explorer
Dec 22, 2014
I do not own the GS GPS but....
Could your GPS map version be different or seeing different obstacles than the trip planner? My guess is, the GPS has picked up some construction or other restrictions and your profile is not countering it (typical reason for discrepancies).
schlep1967
Nomad
Dec 22, 2014
mlr1951 wrote:
I have the waypoints set on the Good Sam Trip Planner.If I have to add additional waypoints to the GPS what good is the Trip Planner.

Actually I was saying to add more waypoints in the Trip Planner and then transfer into the GPS.

This is a common issue on a motorcycle website I frequent. Many of us do our best to avoid highways. You just need to add in enough waypoints to force the GPS to do what you want it to do.

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