Garmin RV 760LMT GPS pros/cons?
I am interested in purchasing a Garmin RV 760LMT Portable GPS Navigator. Some of the recent reviews have me somewhat concerned with problem issues of the system continually locking up and in “fuel sav...
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Last week I was plotting a route through central Louisiana using Basecamp; I transfer the preplanned routes to the RV760 and it follows them admirably.
Basecamp was determined to route me way north or way south, seemingly without reason. I tried to force it using routing points and ended up at a canal bridge that it just wouldn't cross. Fired up Google Earth and looked using Street View and sure enough the marked clearance was 12'3", nine inches short of my profiled 13 feet. So the low clearance feature does work for routing at least.
Now it would've been nice if Basecamp could have indicated what the obstacle was...
Basecamp was determined to route me way north or way south, seemingly without reason. I tried to force it using routing points and ended up at a canal bridge that it just wouldn't cross. Fired up Google Earth and looked using Street View and sure enough the marked clearance was 12'3", nine inches short of my profiled 13 feet. So the low clearance feature does work for routing at least.
Now it would've been nice if Basecamp could have indicated what the obstacle was...
