Best Navigation system for RV'ers?
What's the best? We generally travel in and through remote areas such as state and national forest campgrounds and rec areas. Plus I like to do some hiking on foot trails...
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Road: I use a TomTom. From everything I've heard, Garmin are good too.
Hiking (US): I use my phone and BackCountry Navigator Pro. (The phone is a Sony, running Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, and has built-in GPS. It can also triangulate between towers if there are towers within receiving distance, which can sometimes help in dense forests or other places where GPS signals are week but which have cell coverage. For power, I use a solar charger, and an extra battery pack. It works well enough for 3-4 day backpacking trips, and I didn't have to buy another (expensive) device.)
Hiking (Canada): Haven't found a good solution aside from a compass and paper maps or print-outs (from TopoRama) done before setting out. (The Canada maps available for BackCountry Navigator require a data connection, which is a non-starter. A handheld Garmin would work here, but costs...)
Hiking (US): I use my phone and BackCountry Navigator Pro. (The phone is a Sony, running Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, and has built-in GPS. It can also triangulate between towers if there are towers within receiving distance, which can sometimes help in dense forests or other places where GPS signals are week but which have cell coverage. For power, I use a solar charger, and an extra battery pack. It works well enough for 3-4 day backpacking trips, and I didn't have to buy another (expensive) device.)
Hiking (Canada): Haven't found a good solution aside from a compass and paper maps or print-outs (from TopoRama) done before setting out. (The Canada maps available for BackCountry Navigator require a data connection, which is a non-starter. A handheld Garmin would work here, but costs...)
