Best Trip Planner?
I have been researching trip planners. There are several IOS apps, the Good Sam planner (lapsed member so cannot check it), google trips, RV Trip Wizard, etc that I've looked at and none seem to provi...
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pcarlin wrote:
I'm looking for a trip planner that will advise me roads to avoid with a 34 ft travel trailer. I subscribed to CoPilot because it had the best reviews by truckers, input all my vehicle information, put in a destination and it promptly gave me the same route as google maps that almost caused my husband to sell the trailer last year! We came around a tight corner with a cliff on our side and a drop off on the opposite side. We met a semi coming from the opposite direction and we could not both navigate the corner at the same time. Fortunately, the semi was able to eek forward off the road just enough that he was able to get by but with only about 4 inches (literally) to spare before his trailer would have taken out the front corner of our pickup. Neither of us couldn't back up due to the line of cars behind us.
So obviously, I'm either not using CoPilot properly or it's not very good. Do any of the planners in this thread advise to avoid such roads?
I should clarify that we don't have a Garmin or other GPS. Just ipad or phones. Not opposed to Garmin or other GPS...just don't have one yet
You know your situation better than I. If you do plan to upgrade to a GPS from phones or tablets, you may want to get a Garmin RV 770 or similar device. As I said on a post above, you put the dimensions of your trailer or RV in it and it tries to keep you off roads you shouldn't be on and out from under low clearances you shouldn't try. The BaseCamp software also allows you to put in dimensions for the same purpose.
Whether Garmin RV GPS's are fool-proof, I cannot say with certainty. It has certainly not misled me yet on highway & road choices and has routed me successfully around low clearances.
Be sure and and get a Garmin device with the "RV" in the model designation to get the features I am talking about. In addition, you can get an LMT version which includes lifetime map upgrades in the price. They issue map upgrades about 2x a year.
Keep in mind that the BaseCamp software can be downloaded free once you purchase the Garmin.
Maybe someone familiar with CoPilot can help you troubleshoot what caused your wrong road experience. I cannot.
