Best Navigation unit

I recently completed an 1800 mile round trip to pick up my new 5th wheel. I had my Ford F350 in-dash GPS going as well as my Rand 7720. Some might think that's a bit of overkill but there are advantages to this idea. For instance, I could set the Ford unit on 'long range' and dial up the on-line radar weather to see what was in front of me. At the same time, I also had the 7720 set up with my destination.

Yes, I know smart phones are handy for this, but I travel by myself and can't just sit there playing with my phone while driving.

This was the first time I really used the 7720 and I must say I was impressed. It worked great. You do have to get used to all the info it shows around the screen perimeter, but after that learning curve is completed my combo GPSs worked great. The 7720 has a lot of features that I like. Two in particular are that it shows the speed limit of the road you are traveling on as well as your actual speed right next to it. The other, and my new favorite, is that it shows the highway mile-marker you have most recently passed. And it changes to the new marker number almost exactly as you roll past it. It also has a huge campground database - I like how I can set up a route to just about any campground in the country just by pushing a few buttons. I have always had Garmins in my cars but I REALLY like this 7720.

I have received the Garmin RV unit. I am very disappointed in it. I found no Propane setting. It does no show all Gas stations along the way but randomly picks which ones to show. Spend several hours on the phone with garmin on small topics. I am sending it back and will purchase the TomTom VIA 1605 M RV. I'm not sure what to do with the propane problem

vic46 wrote:
Have a look at the Laptop Delorme GPS.

http://shop.delorme.com/OA_HTML/DELibeCCtpSctDspRte.jsp?section=10091/

Now operates under Windows up to and including Windows 8.
Price is really attractive.
Vic

I have the Delorme software and there is no RV or truck settings. It will route on roads an RV cannot go on and on roads with low clearances. Neither Streets and Trips or Delorme have this. They are intended for cars and route that way.

GlennLever wrote:
I have compared the dezl 760LMT
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/on-the-road/trucking/dezl-760lmt/prod112211.html

to the RV 760LMT
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/on-the-road/rv/rv-760lmt/prod135455.html

Price is the same, RV has my trends but does not have Photo Navigation

Bottom of the RV has this

Specialized RV routing supports RV-related restrictions in both the U.S. and Canada (customizable by height, weight, length, width)
Shows America's RV parks and service locations
Displays elevation grade of current roads while driving
Includes RV specific features such as state border notices, speed limit changes, sunrises/sunsets and mile marker info
External video input for backup cameras

Dezl has nothing listed on these features????? I talked with Garmin customer service? who vegly said the dezel has those features

Pre-shipment reports on the Garmin RV is that there is no propane setting. The Dezi has this in truck mode. There are some roads and tunnels that you cannot drive on if carrying propane. This seems to be a big thing to leave out of an RV GPS.

I am waiting to hear from those who have gotten the new Garmin RV to find out if this was added before final shipment - as Garmin was made aware of it before release and the release was delayed.

Just ordered mine

Yep, just too bad you missed the $210 "sale" directly from Garmin.

Spent some time searching and found The GPS Store, Inc.? 1 (910) 575 9544

http://www.thegpsstore.com/?gclid=CNSHhoWMtLgCFeIWMgodymIApA

Online store says they have them in stock. I placed an order, called this morning and they confirmed they have them in stock. I should have one tomorrow.

GlennLever wrote:
I came to the conclusion I wanted the RV670, only to find no one has them.

It's the RV 760 and they just started shipping this week from what people have posted here. Just checked Amazon and they do not have them in stock yet. Should be any day.

I came to the conclusion I wanted the RV670, only to find no one has them.

My newest model is, I believe, a 750 but not the RV model. I can't make any judgement about the RV760. My disappointment is with the Garmins that I own. They seem to have no ability to distinguish more or less desirable routes except by allowing interstate or non-interstate preference and they do route around cities that are not your destination.

The latest bad experience was in route to Petersburg COE park north of Augusta, where we planned to stay for the Masters. It took me off of I-20 at exit 175. Next thing I knew it was trying to get me onto a dirt road. I stopped and pulled out my Rand McNally and realized I should have gone on to exit 183 with a straight shot to my destination. This was a little longer but no dirt roads.

Maybe the newer models are better than the one I have.