Which RV GPS Do You Use?

We use Garmin Nuvi's, a box of paper maps, and Garmin mapping software. A little use of Google Earth and post its for changing state and county roads in small towns also helps.

GordonThree wrote:
There's no automated navigation that's infallible. It is foolish to rely on their instructions as gospel and follow along blindly on the "wild goose chase."

Use them as a tool to find things, to track time and miles, avoid traffic jams, etc.

Study paper or online maps for areas of interest. Study roads and routes, use the shared knowledge of forums like these.

A little knowledge beforehand will save you from any "wild goose chase" the GPS might decide to send you on.

Stories like the senior couple stranded in the desert because they blindly followed their GPS make no sense to me. Where did their common sense go when they turned off the main road and onto a Jeep trail. Or the young family that froze to death in the PNW because the driver let a GPS send him down a logging road, in the dead of winter.

To me a goose chase is your GPS running you up an off ramp and then right back down onto the interstate or making you drive around the block when you can see your destination. If your not familiar with the area its easy to be mislead. I have learned to question everything "Betty" tells me;)

Hi, I used the Garmin and RNd McNally RV hps units theybothworked fine. They are accurate. In the over 10 years I have been RV’ng they have made minor errors but I can only remeber it happening once or twice. You have to use common sense and have a general idea of where your heading if possible. I review a map of my upcoming travels before I go on a trip. This helps me have an understand of where I am going and the roads I would be taking.
A gps in my opinion is indispensable for long trips in your RV.

There's no automated navigation that's infallible. It is foolish to rely on their instructions as gospel and follow along blindly on the "wild goose chase."

Use them as a tool to find things, to track time and miles, avoid traffic jams, etc.

Study paper or online maps for areas of interest. Study roads and routes, use the shared knowledge of forums like these.

A little knowledge beforehand will save you from any "wild goose chase" the GPS might decide to send you on.

Stories like the senior couple stranded in the desert because they blindly followed their GPS make no sense to me. Where did their common sense go when they turned off the main road and onto a Jeep trail. Or the young family that froze to death in the PNW because the driver let a GPS send him down a logging road, in the dead of winter.