ALK releases CoPilot app specific for RV's

One caveat about CoPilot I should mention, though not related specifically to the newly introd RV version. That being reliability?

At the recent FMCA convention in Perry, GA, I brought along only CoPilot on my Samsung Note smartphone, and not a dedicated GPS in my rental car. I had used CoPilot paid version 5 months earlier in Florida with no issues.

However, when I went to use CoPilot in GA, it prompted me to create an account which also enabled free traffic reports. When I did so, CoPilot then asked to me download maps, which I did months earlier and had worked fine previously? Nonetheless, it lost over 1G of maps stored on my device, or couldn't associate the file I already downloaded?

Luck would have it, I only had 2G/3G mobile signal on my Sprint phone, and no signal for my 4G T-mobile hotspot. So was not an option to download maps at my location.

Fortunately, or maybe not, my Cadillac SRX rental had GPS, though had a mind of its own? Taking me in the opposite direction.

Finally realized that the previous rental had input a military base location north of Atlanta. Whereas, the GPS requires to clear out existing routes before it would take you to your destination? What a pain in the donkey?

Bottom-line, you may want to consider if you can trust Co-Pilot as a primary GPS? Or, whether, it should be relegated as strictly a backup device?

Pirate wrote:
Sorry. Found copilot not easy to use and cumbersome. Will stick with my Garmin. FWIW- I did give copilot a try, running it side-by-side with my Garmin GPS. I preferred the Garmin hands down.

Where you comparing co-pilot RV app. to Garmin RV model

Sorry. Found copilot not easy to use and cumbersome. Will stick with my Garmin. FWIW- I did give copilot a try, running it side-by-side with my Garmin GPS. I preferred the Garmin hands down.

azdryheat wrote:
I'm not familiar with Co-Pilot. What does it offer over the free Google Maps routing that I use or my onboard GPS?

CoPilot is full-featured just like an onboard GPS but in app forum. Most features you'd find in a Garmin or TomTom PND you will find in CoPilot.

racer4, yes you enter the dimensions precisely. The height is entered with feet and inches whatever you'd like. Width is inches - again, whatever you like. Length is entered with a feet and inches and weight is 12,500. The only thing that there isn't an entry for is the amount of propane you are carrying. There is a "avoid propane restricted tunnels" setting though.

azdryheat wrote:
I'm not familiar with Co-Pilot. What does it offer over the free Google Maps routing that I use or my onboard GPS?

You can store all maps locally on your device. I have the entire USA/Canada on mine.

I'm not familiar with Co-Pilot. What does it offer over the free Google Maps routing that I use or my onboard GPS?

Does it allow for the entry of a specific RV height? For example 13'4", 13'5" or 13'6"?

I have the impression that CoPilot, the non RV version has only two vehicle height choices, 12' or 13'.

A vehicle height setting of 13'0" is not much help if my FW trailer is 13'5" and there is a 13'2" bridge ahead.

I need to buy a RV GPS in the next three weeks and it is down to Garmin RV 660LMT or CoPilot RV.