navagation devices used on trips

Gdetrailer wrote:

gserve wrote:
Hi, I have a question for anyone that uses thier in vehicle navagation systems. I recently purchased a 2015 Chevy Silverado pickup with built in navagation system (8"chevy mylink). My question is do these systems work good? I have always used a Garmin (Nuvi 1300) on my trips seeemed to work well. What I liked the best about it was that if you made a wrong turn it would get you back on route without turning around (U turn). The Garmin had settings to select this option. Any comments on the mylink system would be appriciated.

Personally I would never pay for any "electronic navigation systems", they can and do error..

"Most" errors are harmless but in some cases the errors can put you into harms way (IE send you miles off the beaten path and you get stuck on a fire road or find yourself backing up several miles on a dirt road with no way to turn around)..

I would rather depend on the old fashion Paper method for my primary means of navigating...

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My DW downloaded Co-Pilot on her Tablet.. So far I am NOT impressed at all with it's accuracy and repeatability of locations/directions..

Use a paper map and your brains as primary method and electronic as a "guide" only.. Don't depend on the electronic method as you primary and SOLE means of navigation.

I have found that it is nearly impossible to safely use a paper map while driving. Looking down at a map while driving at 70 mph just didn't seem like a very good idea to me. And stopping every 5 minutes to check the map is just a big hassle. So, I just use my GPS and research (using a paper map or online) the route ahead of time (before I get behind the wheel). Then I know that the GPS is providing reliable routing.