Research is an appropriate word. I have found that the only constant is change. One never knows how technology changes until one does the research. Even in science many researchers have a working hypothesis before starting and I had mine as well. It has been interesting to see the reasoning behind the choices. I did notice no one still uses a map, at least as a main navigational tool. I will use an atlas for planning sometimes but never for navigation. While the wife and I have been expedition whitewater rafter for ~20 years and tent campers for longer than that this is our first experience with a travel trailer. I am really wondering what took the wife and I so long to start. We really enjoy it. Going to Willcox, AZ this weekend to do some wine tasting and hiking and I will use my Droid phone.
RichH