Rv GPS

ktmrfs wrote:
We have the Garmin RV760, Used it this summer for about 2 months all over ID, WA, MT and Oregon. Overall, it does everything I expected and then some. the RV campground and services list is outstanding. Glad I waited till it came out and am happy with it.

Does it have flaws???? Yes, the same as many GPS units. info on things like clearance etc. is derived from usually state supplied data. Which in some cases is bad. For example there is a tunnel on US 101 in oregon with a listed clearance of 10'6". However that is the corner of a round top in the bike lane, with 14"6" in the trafffic lane. So GIGO.

Also wish it would let you put in trailer length and TV length rather than overall. there are some cases where max length is based on trailer length not overall length (E.g. Lolo pass in mt/id with a 45' max trailer length)

At least the Garmin will tell you what the restriction is if it tries to reroute you, so you can check what's going on.

So, it's a tool, and for us a valuable tool, but we still use a map and other road data.

x2, here. I bought the Garmin RV760 in August and my comments are essentially the same. Good unit, and really like the large screen. The ability to have it connect via bluetooth to my iPhone so I can display weather radar along the route is really nice. And the extra real estate on the screen allows a simultaneous display of freeway exits and lanes alongside the route is great. I also like the 'plain english' that the voice uses to give you instructions. Examples include things like, "Stay in either of the right two lanes". Much better than my older Garmin.

As mentioned above, though, while the routing will get you where you're going, one should always use a map for purposes of a 'sanity check'. From my observations, if running this unit in the RV mode, it will route you on roads for which it has RV information. Problem with this is that in some cases, this might not be the most direct route if it doesn't have that information. Had that happen to me on a trip in early September to Sleeping Bear Dunes (Platte River campground). In this case, I knew that the best route was to take the Platte River road, while Garming wanted to route me on a much smaller road winding along a lake front. I would have gotten their via this route, but it certainly wasn't the shortest or fastest.

All in all, I would definitely recommend this unit.