GPS specific for RV's

I normally would recommend the Garmin RV760 unit, but, since it directed me to a dangerous narrow road overlooking the Pacific south of Trinidad CA, I won't.

Conversely I have not had problems with my Garmin RV760LTM in 2 years of use.

I am now using the Copilot program on my iPad or iPhone if you have either of those. I bet they also have it for other systems if you have one of those. Otherwise I don't really know but I bet they all have some drawback or other. I am not sure if a gps made for truckers would be any better.

Our Garmin RV760LMT is certainly an improvement over the 5 year old Garmin we still use in the car. I particularly like the lane guidance feature that several times has kept us in the correct lane when passing through busy areas where it would be difficult to change lanes due to traffic. I don't think that is an RV-specific feature though.

I have found on a couple of occasions that the RV routing takes us out of the way for no apparent reason when the auto routing was just as good and shorter. The RV760 does provide a warning message if it does not know whether a road is suitable for an RV, but I have never had a problem (yet) using such roads.

Howdy!

We also use Co-Pilot gps app. If you have a smartphone or tablet with gps work great. It has a RV setng in the app you can set the height of your RV up the 13'.

Co-Pilot gps app

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Chiefneon

I've been using a Rand McNally 7720 for over a year now (fulltiming) and I like it a lot. It's a 7 inch unit with lifetime maps and it provides a lot of info. I think the new model is the 7730. It's also sold under the Camping World label, but I think the two units are identical.

* FWIW - I would not have a GPS that did not include lifetime maps.

Tim

I purchased a new Garmin RV 760 a short time back and I find it the most user unfriendly GPS ever. All I ever ask of it is to take me from point A to point B the fastest way. Sometimes it wants to take me on a route I do not want and it's nearly impossible to make a quick/easy change to the route. My old TomTom was so much easier to use, but lacked a few features the new Garmin has. I think when I get home I'll test out one of the new TomTom units that has more features than my old one.

I had a Rand McNally 7710 and now have the 7735 (CW one) I have liked both of them. Both have a 7" screen and have an RV mode and Car Mode built in. The newer one also can hook up to Wi-Fi. You can find them on sale at times for less than $300. Good Luck in your choice.

CoPilot app is made for IOS and Android. For ten dollars it does everything the standalone GPS units do and has RV Mode for routing around low clearances and propane restricted roads, bridges, and tunnels. Lifetime free maps. No need for a data connection as all maps are stored on the phone or tablet's memory. There is traffic routing which does require a data connection (uses very little data) and this is free the first year and costs $10 a year after that by subscription.

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CoPilot app is made for IOS and Android. For ten dollars it does everything the standalone GPS units do and has RV Mode for routing around low clearances and propane restricted roads, bridges, and tunnels. Lifetime free maps. No need for a data connection as all maps are stored on the phone or tablet's memory. There is traffic routing which does require a data connection (uses very little data) and this is free the first year and costs $10 a year after that by subscription.

I think this is all great stuff but for starters, you're talking about a very small phone screen vs a 7 inch full featured GPS. For a few short trips in the summer it would probably be ok, but once you use one of the dedicated RV GPSs, like my RM 7720, I think you'll see the advantages.

There's a reason these GPSs have large screens. It's easy to glance at them and get the whole picture. My 7720 has all kinds of info on the main screen. And additional info is just a tap away.