Garmin RV 760LMT any Usage Findings

fj12ryder wrote:

Bucky Badger wrote:
You know what would be nice is if GPS's had a "direct route" mode. To me that would cure a lot of the routing issues..We have "Less Gas" "Fastest Time" or "shortest Distance" Most people use fastest time, sure the GPS most likely save us 4 seconds in that mode, but the direst route would be nice

You probably need to expand on "Direct Route" a bit more. What is different from "Shortest Route"? Got me puzzled.

I understand "Direct Route"! My GPS will, instead of going straight to the corner and making a left on main two roads, take me on a zigzag route of side streets that gets to the same spot in what it thinks is two seconds less. Shorter or faster is not always easier - and easier is usually the direct route. On my last trip the GPS had me get off an interstate and onto a country road that went up and down hills instead of going to the next exit on the interstate and getting off at the exit to arrive right at the exact same spot as the country road eventually led me to. I would rather drive flat and straight for the extra minute on the "direct route".

Bucky Badger wrote:
You know what would be nice is if GPS's had a "direct route" mode. To me that would cure a lot of the routing issues..We have "Less Gas" "Fastest Time" or "shortest Distance" Most people use fastest time, sure the GPS most likely save us 4 seconds in that mode, but the direst route would be nice

You probably need to expand on "Direct Route" a bit more. What is different from "Shortest Route"? Got me puzzled.

WoodGlue wrote:
Arrgh, my review will have to wait until sometime later this week. I need to take the free map update and it's a 3 hour file!

WoodGlue

Tell me about it !! I messed with mine for 2 days,finaly got it all updated.The online instructions say to just go on using your computer
and they will tell you when they are done with the update.I found that I had to let Garmin have my entire computer for the update.
I was using my Mi-Fi which may have had something to do with it.
It ended up taking at least 8 hours.
I do think that I will be happy with it when we get back on the road,
a big improvement over my Nuvi 350,which seemed to be getting senile.
I ordered the friction mount to go with it,that will take a bit of time to get used to.
I had a hard time convincing myself to spend the $$ but I'm happy that I did.

You know what would be nice is if GPS's had a "direct route" mode. To me that would cure a lot of the routing issues..We have "Less Gas" "Fastest Time" or "shortest Distance" Most people use fastest time, sure the GPS most likely save us 4 seconds in that mode, but the direst route would be nice

Has anyone with the new Garmin RV760 tried routing through a road, tunnel or bridge with propane restrictions? We have heard that there is no setting for propane on the new Garmin RV GPS but I am wondering if they just built that into the routing software for automatic routing around propane restricted roads, tunnels, etc. - since most RVs have propane on board. This is the only thing holding me back from buying the new Garmin. (And by the way to the poster with the Rand McNally - I bought one and it routed me onto a road with a 7' height restriction and I had it set to route for a 10 foot tall motorhome. The Rand got returned the next day!)

Pirate wrote:

Bucky Badger wrote:
What I really like is at the bottom of the screen, it ALWAYS shows what road you are on.

Which model?

The Rv 760

Arrgh, my review will have to wait until sometime later this week. I need to take the free map update and it's a 3 hour file!

WoodGlue

Bucky Badger wrote:
What I really like is at the bottom of the screen, it ALWAYS shows what road you are on.

Which model?

What I really like is at the bottom of the screen, it ALWAYS shows what road you are on.

I used Garmin GPS before but now I'm using 7" Rand McNally and I think it is a much better GPS. Rand McNally has been making Maps for Traveling for Years and the 7720 GPS is superb, it does not announce upcoming Roads and Highways that are not used in your Travel, stores and uses important RV information such as Higth, With, Length and Weight information incl. Propane gas, Speed limit Warnings, Multi Stop routing, Camp grounds, Truck Stops and Travel Centers etc. The Rand McNally Gps is quick in finding Satellites and is easy to setup. We love it.