GPS stand/mount question
I'm considering getting a GPS system to use in our MH. Never have used one before, have always relied on simpler methods (paper maps, seat-of-the-pants, maps.google, mapquest, etc). However, with some trips we are planning for next year, I'm starting to see where a GPS would be very handy.
I've got a pretty good idea what system we're going to get, no need to debate/hash that subject. My main question relates to what kind of stand/mount to use:
How can one put together a mount, stand for a GPS unit, that can easily and quickly be removed and hidden along with the GPS unit itself?
As to why I want a stand that can easily be removed from the dashboard, and 'hidden': A GPS stand permanently mounted somewhere on the dashboard or windshield makes you a HUUUGE target for thieves. Any time a GPS stand is mounted up on the dash, its a pretty good indication that somewhere in the vehicle, there is a GPS unit in there also, which is something thieves LOVE to get their hands on and turn over quickly for cash. Seen it happen many times, where thieves look for and specifically hit vehicles that have a GPS stand mounted on the dash, as they know that means an expensive GPS unit is probably there in the vehicle for the taking. Don't want to do anything to invite a thief, if I can avoid it.
Not interested in anything that has to be permanently mounted inside the dashboard. Need a 'portable' unit I can take out and use in either the MH, or our other vehicles.
The stand needs to be on the dash, somewhere (I think), 'cause mounting to MH's windshield would put it out of reach and too difficult to see, get to. Most GPS stands I've seen that mount to the dash, do so pretty permanently, not in a way they could be removed very easily.
Sooo, anyway, has anyone seen, put together, or have ideas for a GPS stand/mount that would fit this bill?
I've got a pretty good idea what system we're going to get, no need to debate/hash that subject. My main question relates to what kind of stand/mount to use:
How can one put together a mount, stand for a GPS unit, that can easily and quickly be removed and hidden along with the GPS unit itself?
As to why I want a stand that can easily be removed from the dashboard, and 'hidden': A GPS stand permanently mounted somewhere on the dashboard or windshield makes you a HUUUGE target for thieves. Any time a GPS stand is mounted up on the dash, its a pretty good indication that somewhere in the vehicle, there is a GPS unit in there also, which is something thieves LOVE to get their hands on and turn over quickly for cash. Seen it happen many times, where thieves look for and specifically hit vehicles that have a GPS stand mounted on the dash, as they know that means an expensive GPS unit is probably there in the vehicle for the taking. Don't want to do anything to invite a thief, if I can avoid it.
Not interested in anything that has to be permanently mounted inside the dashboard. Need a 'portable' unit I can take out and use in either the MH, or our other vehicles.
The stand needs to be on the dash, somewhere (I think), 'cause mounting to MH's windshield would put it out of reach and too difficult to see, get to. Most GPS stands I've seen that mount to the dash, do so pretty permanently, not in a way they could be removed very easily.
Sooo, anyway, has anyone seen, put together, or have ideas for a GPS stand/mount that would fit this bill?
