gps for the MH which one
going to buy a new gps for the MH class C will sit on the dash. BUT theres lot of them which one would be a good unit. even one YOU talk to would be nice. don,t no anything about them.
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Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
Google map is still the best out there -- until you lose your cell reception (technically it can still triangulate until it gets lost itself in rerouting).
I lost our way in Oregon using Google map and that's when I start thinking of buying a GPS since we make lots of road trips.
But then have a second thought, a Rand McNally map maybe a cheaper alternative since I would be using the GPS in remote routes.
It's different when your cell phone plan is not on unlimited data.
Google maps on a cell phone (or tablet that has a GPS receiver) doesn't need cell phone signals to know where it is or to route; it needs cell phone data service to download maps and such unless you pre-download the map data, which they call offline maps. With offline maps, you can get road navigation without any cell service in the area.
That said, I use a Magellan GPS, the same one as I use in my car and have used for quite some time. It has its good points and quirks and annoyances, but gets the job done. I can't say I've wished for a motorhome/truck/RV-specific GPS most of the time when traveling; using a bit of common sense about the roads, and being willing to choose other routes over what it suggests if the suggested ones are silly for a motorhome, has sufficed for me. A GPS unit of any sort is a great servant but a horrible master.
