RV navigation (Device or app)

Gdetrailer wrote:

Lantley wrote:
Note all of those using google maps or one of the generic apps. that mention having a problem with a bridge, small curvy road or dirt road. etc..
That is the exact reason not to use those apps and get a dedicated device.

Actually, you have just made a great argument to use PAPER MAPS.

If the road is too small, it simply does not show on paper maps, make getting on too small of a road a lot harder to do when you do not have that info there..

Then as you get closer to your destination, you use the ROAD SIGNS, YES, there is such a thing as road signs..

Get closer yet and you use the ADDRESSES of the place you seek.

Believe it or not, you CAN get from one location to another all without GPS if you use a few paper maps and your knowledge.

Folks are so highly dependent on GPS now days, they couldn't find their way to their fridge without it..

Assuming you preplan your route, no reason to be surprised by small roads.

If things look marginal, it's easy to open streetview and see what it really looks like.

As you say, paper maps often don't show minor roads and unless they are new, they often miss entire freeways and interchanges. They certainly don't provide lane by lane recommendations thru complex areas.

Honestly only once was I routed via a marginal route and an RV dedicated system likely wouldn't have solved it because it wasn't an overhead clearance issue. If you are really worried about that stick to Interstate and US routes. Overhead clearance is really an overstated concern unless you drive blindly following the GPS directions.