GPS?

wvbike_99 wrote:
My Garmin nuvi has taken us on so many wild goose chase we have decided to toss it. Looking to buy a new unit that is RV friendly. Any suggestions?

No such thing as an RV friendly GPS when it comes to routing. There are only 2 routing options. Car (with the addition of a height and/or weight limit) or truck routing. Truck is not good for an RV as it will not let you take routes where trucks are prohibited but would OK for an RV and car routing is going to be similar for all devices. You cannot EVER trust a GPS and follow it blindly. They will all, eventually, steer you wrong. I'm OK with following the GPS in my toad to get me to Wal-Mart, I don't give it a second thought since it really can't do any harm other than wasting some gas. In the RV, I know where I want to go, what roads I will be taking and which exits I want to take. I just use the GPS for lane instructions, time of arrival info, distance to turn and reminders of those upcoming turns.

We have a Rand McNally 7710. The first one did a melt down in 3 months. The replacement freezes up at the worst times and gives unreliable directions. Doing a map update doesn't help.
WE are not impressed.

We have the Garmin RV 760 and it is performing very well. You can pick a destination and have it run all the routes it suggests and then pick the one you want. Also, we usually leave it on RV mode so it won't take us down little narrow streets. It may be farther but will be easier. We have had it for 3 months and are happy with it.

strollin wrote:

msgtord wrote:
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I agree that my android maps have some advantages over my Garmin, but with so many areas out west with no cell coverage, I'll not toss the Garmin yet.

For those areas where there is no cell coverage, you need a navigation app like CoPilot that stores its map data locally instead of requiring map data be periodically downloaded.

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Plus Copilot has an RV profile to route around overpasses lower than 12'6" or 13' and propane restricted tunnels.