Best road atlas for RV'ers

[Blanco1]

I use to have a great road atlas for commercial truck drivers ( being I am I ) that listed all the truck scales & bridge heights & etc....

Might there be a version for us?

Maybe listing camp grounds?
Dump stations?
Points of interest?
Etc?

[N5LUI]

Don't they have the atlas's in the truck stop's , just a thought !

[fritzrs]

Yep... agreed.
I bought that Motor Carrier (trucker) Atlas but saved a few bucks on the binding... BIG mistake.
IMO, if you buy that Motor Carrier road Atlas, get the spiral binding (only way to go). When you're 102" wide and 45' long, best to stick to approved marked trucker routes. Keeps me off 8' wide lane roads. This Atlas highlights approved routes.

We also use a Magellan RV Map-GPS (based on commercial trucker GPS) and find it excellent. I really like their speed limit display and warning. Of course loading your pre-set rig dimensions helps avoid low tunnels and bridges too.

[Blanco1]

slay wrote:
Whichever one you buy, get one that is spiral bound rather than stapled. It is easier to fold back without the pages falling out.

Yeah my last commercial trucker atlas was laminated &'spiral.
Only way to go .

Looking around on line seems the trucker atlas will be my best choice.

[slay]

Whichever one you buy, get one that is spiral bound rather than stapled. It is easier to fold back without the pages falling out.

[doxiemom11]

If you have State Farm insurance, many of the agents have Rand McNally road atlas's that they will give to their clients. We use the Rand McNally , the internet. We do not have GPS. When we go west we will purchase the mountain directories.

[Blanco1]

cjoseph wrote:
You might need the trucker's atlas and one of the RVer's campground travel guides.

We bought a set our first year into RVing and never used them. We found that internet research prior to the trip was best for us. I could see where someone spending weeks or months out on the road would want the paper manuals by their side, though.

Good Sam/Woodalls Travel Guide

I like a back up plan because sometimes there's no net access.

[cjoseph]

You might need the trucker's atlas and one of the RVer's campground travel guides.

We bought a set our first year into RVing and never used them. We found that internet research prior to the trip was best for us. I could see where someone spending weeks or months out on the road would want the paper manuals by their side, though.

Good Sam/Woodalls Travel Guide

[Blanco1]

Hank85713 wrote:
really sounds like ya just need to go to a good truck stop and purchase an atlas there. Most are pretty much the same just the prices are what changes. Walgreens and maybe cvs may sell them, I know they have folding maps. Another good idea is to visit each state on the net you plan to pass through and request a current map from them. I generally stop and get one if its a state I either havent been to before or dont go to very often.

I dont have a rv gps just the same as in my pickup, unless you are going someplace with a very big rig most will get ya through without issues. as an otr guy you should know a lot of the info on roadways may be bogus anyhow since it is always changing. there are some other publications out there about grades etc or just log in and ask, there are many here who can tell ya what ya need.

I suppose your right about just getting another truckers atlas?
I was just hoping that maybe there was was made for us RV folk?

You know that list things we would need to know...

[Hank85713]

really sounds like ya just need to go to a good truck stop and purchase an atlas there. Most are pretty much the same just the prices are what changes. Walgreens and maybe cvs may sell them, I know they have folding maps. Another good idea is to visit each state on the net you plan to pass through and request a current map from them. I generally stop and get one if its a state I either havent been to before or dont go to very often.

I dont have a rv gps just the same as in my pickup, unless you are going someplace with a very big rig most will get ya through without issues. as an otr guy you should know a lot of the info on roadways may be bogus anyhow since it is always changing. there are some other publications out there about grades etc or just log in and ask, there are many here who can tell ya what ya need.

[Blanco1]

Ron Butler wrote:
Camping World has an atlas that lists their Good Sam Campgrounds. Not sure what else it has. I am still a devotee to the Truckers atlas just because of the listings of the overpasses!!

I think its the Rand McNally GPS unit for RVer's that has a lot of that information on it.

I also like to use my MS Streets & Trips program and I can build all of that into my route.

However, I still like the old paper atlas out in front of me as well!!

I just joined the Camping world & still don't know all that gives me & yes a GPS would be good while out there.

But I like the idea of looking at a map, Maybe I'm OLD? 😞

But being able to look at the whole state & say lets follow along this route until we get to this point & then go to bla bla ...
Seems good to me & of course I would still use modern tech.

[Ron_Butler]

Camping World has an atlas that lists their Good Sam Campgrounds. Not sure what else it has. I am still a devotee to the Truckers atlas just because of the listings of the overpasses!!

I think its the Rand McNally GPS unit for RVer's that has a lot of that information on it.

I also like to use my MS Streets & Trips program and I can build all of that into my route.

However, I still like the old paper atlas out in front of me as well!!

[Bill___Kate]

Blanco1 wrote:

Bill & Kate wrote:
We use the internet or smart phone for current information, but if you want a regular road atlas with paper maps, it is hard to beat the Walmart version of a Rand-MacNally ......

1'st off I refuse to ever step foot inside a walmart!

But that's another issue, I'm sure I can find this book somewhere else & gladly pay more for it.

What makes this one so good in your opninion?
I'm planning a trip again for this Dec & want to plan my route & having a paper map to look at & simply look at each state & follow the highways & see where they take us, just seems easier than finding the web sites that show me the basic thing I want & then there's always those times with no Internet signal. 😞

So tell me why you like this one for RV's?

What does it have over the basic road atlas?

Nope. It is only a basic Rand-Macnalty Road Atlas - nothing special - just much cheaper than anywhere else - and if you do not want to go to Walmart they probably have it available online.

Like I said, we use internet/cell phone apps for current information on stuff along the route.

[Blanco1]

Bill & Kate wrote:
We use the internet or smart phone for current information, but if you want a regular road atlas with paper maps, it is hard to beat the Walmart version of a Rand-MacNally ......

1'st off I refuse to ever step foot inside a walmart!

But that's another issue, I'm sure I can find this book somewhere else & gladly pay more for it.

What makes this one so good in your opninion?
I'm planning a trip again for this Dec & want to plan my route & having a paper map to look at & simply look at each state & follow the highways & see where they take us, just seems easier than finding the web sites that show me the basic thing I want & then there's always those times with no Internet signal. 😞

So tell me why you like this one for RV's?

What does it have over the basic road atlas?

[Bill___Kate]

We use the internet or smart phone for current information, but if you want a regular road atlas with paper maps, it is hard to beat the Walmart version of a Rand-MacNally ......