Good GPS for Class A motorhome

We like our Garmin RV 760. In RV mode, you would enter the length, height, width, and weight parameters of your RV and the GPS routes you around low overpasses, bridges for which you exceed the weight limits, etc. As with any GPS, it's not foolproof, so we always check out our route via other sources before we travel.

Rob

X2 on the 760. It has a large screen so you can tell quicker what's going on than using a GPS with a small screen.

When in heavy traffic and I can't watch the screen all of the time for up-coming turns, I turn on the voice which is sufficiently loud and clear for me to hear over other distractions.

I'd buy the same GPS again.

Bill

I use Map Quest on my phone. No extra cost. Down loaded the app. Between that and RVPARKY i had a great trip. Don't need a screen, it lets you know ahead of time what lane to be in and what turns to make. I did purchase a external speaker so i could hear it while laying on my dash. Drove over 6K last winter and did not go out of my way by 1/4 mile.

Just got the new Garmin RV 660 from the GPS store online - it was 299.95 with no tax or shipping - really nice I love it

Love our Garmin DEZL. I had one of the Rand McNally ones and it was better served as a paper weight. Worthless.

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I find that my phone is more useful than my GPS. The WAZE app is great. I also use MyRadar app for android. GPS is only as good as the last update. WAZE tells me about traffic and lots more. You can download google maps to use offline. Phones will kill off GPS.

https://www.waze.com/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acmeaom.android.myradar&hl=en

TNGW1500SE wrote:
I find that my phone is more useful than my GPS. The WAZE app is great. I also use MyRadar app for android. GPS is only as good as the last update. WAZE tells me about traffic and lots more. You can download google maps to use offline. Phones will kill off GPS.

https://www.waze.com/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acmeaom.android.myradar&hl=en

"Phones will kill off GPS." Not until you can enter your rig parameters in the phone navigation app to avoid taking routes inappropriate for your RV.

Rob

I've used my phone as a GPS and it's ok, but there are lots of reasons why I still use a GPS which is designed specifically for that purpose. Too many to list here but it has a lot to do with POI's, accuracy, cell signal dependency and things of that nature that are inherent in a GPS which is designed solely for that function, vs a phone that was designed for a hundred functions. Size is also a consideration.

I have a 10" Android so I downloaded an offline GPS navigator. I like the big screen view, and the low cost of the app. Got me all over the US, and then Mexico without issue. As a backup, also have a phone app.

The biggest thing about it is that it fits on my dash and I can see it easily. Hard of hearing so those spoken directions are not clear for me.