az99 wrote:
This unit seems to have quite a few shortcomings for a $350+ GPS. I guess the RV market is just too small to develop a really useful tool now that so many people are using their smart phones for navigation.
Interesting you find the unit has short comings because you cannot tell the GPS how to get there.
I take the opposite approach. I want the GPS to tell me how to get there.
The RV Type GPS are more set in their ways. They want to ensure there are no obstacles or clearance issues along the route. With that in mind they guide you on a more dedicated route that has been verified to be trouble free for RV travel.
Of course none of this is foolproof. No GPS is 100% accurate however the RV models attempt to keep you on verified RV safe routes at all times.
If the GPS does not consider the route RV verified it will avoid that route if possible