gps which one is best,second best

[midnightsadie]

going to get a new gps opnion on which are best, would be sitting on the dash.

[Bill_Satellite]

Loss of the cellular signal is a very minor issue (none if you know where you are going will have limited cellular service) and the GPS always has pre-loaded a portion of your trip. You would have to drive for hours without cellular service to run out of mapping information.

[vermilye]

Bill.Satellite wrote:
The best would be your phone and Google Maps. 2nd best WAZE on your phone.

Until you are out of cell coverage. I know you can preload Google map segments, but that means you need to know ahead of time that you are going to lose coverage.

For a phone or tablet based system, CoPilot adds complete maps to the phone or tablet so cell coverage is not necessary.

I'm still using an older Garmin product (a NUVI 3580) that I prefer to most of the newer Garmin. It does not provide RV/Truck height & road warnings, but my trailer is small enough that that is not a problem.

[cowolter]

If you like using your phone, you can load a free app such as Osmandor Locus and then download maps. Your phone almost certainly has a GPS chip and can work as a GPS from satellites even when it loses the cell signal.

That said, I still like some old Garmin units I have.

[joelc]

Use your Garmin along with the Rand McNally TRUCKERS ATLAS. If you are planning a trip compare the routes on the GPS with the Atlas to be sure all is well. Covers heights and truck routes. With this procedure you will not find yourself lost or at a low bridge.

[Bill_Satellite]

The best would be your phone and Google Maps. 2nd best WAZE on your phone.

[Rover_Bill]

I've been using my Garmin RV660 for over 4 yrs and more than 30,000 towing mi. I LOVE it and recommend it. The RV780 is the current upgraded version.

[lryrob9301]

The best GPS is a 10" Android tablet with built in GPS sensor running the CoPilot RV app. Cost is about $120 all in and you have a GPS with a 10" screen, an a tablet for for other uses.

[wapiticountry]

RobWNY wrote:
I had a Garmin Dezl 760 Trucker GPS and hated it. More times than not, it took me way out of the way of my destination when it wasn't necessary. I switched to just using Google Maps. It's a misconception that you have to have a cell signal to use Google Maps to navigate your trip. Your planned trip can be downloaded onto your phone and you can navigate just like with any GPS unit offline. It's free, simple to use and every bit as good. To use Google Maps with our RV, I use RV Trip Wizard so I can input my height, etc. and when I'm done planning my trip, I transfer it to Google Maps on my phone. For me, RV Trip Wizard and Google Maps is the best thing available.

We don't plan details when we travel. With the Garmin, we can just look up the location of a local restaurant, a gas station or decide to ramble without worrying about getting completely lost without needing cell service. For less than $100.00 it's good insurance.

[GordonThree]

Used my Garmin 760 several times this weekend when the "free" map from Google refused to work due to poor cellular reception.

The Garmin works 100% of the time, because it stores all the maps in internal memory, rather than waiting to download from the mothership.

I know you can preload maps on Google, but it's a PITA to do, and still only offers limited information. If Google let me download an entire State, or CONUS maybe I'd recommend it. Google doesn't really want offline use, since they can't track you when you're offline, and that tracking data is what pays for the "free" map.

[RobWNY]

I had a Garmin Dezl 760 Trucker GPS and hated it. More times than not, it took me way out of the way of my destination when it wasn't necessary. I switched to just using Google Maps. It's a misconception that you have to have a cell signal to use Google Maps to navigate your trip. Your planned trip can be downloaded onto your phone and you can navigate just like with any GPS unit offline. It's free, simple to use and every bit as good. To use Google Maps with our RV, I use RV Trip Wizard so I can input my height, etc. and when I'm done planning my trip, I transfer it to Google Maps on my phone. For me, RV Trip Wizard and Google Maps is the best thing available.

[wapiticountry]

We have found that having a Garmin (not sure the model, but one of the cheapest) is a great backup to the cell phone. We sometimes travel in areas where cell service doesn't exist so the Garmin is the only thing that keeps us on the straight and narrow. That being said, we use the phone as our primary guide since the voice controls are far superior to working your way thru the menus on the Garmin.

[rr2254545]

corvettekent wrote:
I can tell you that two years ago I bought a Garmin 770RV GPS and I'm not very happy with it.

I still like using my I Phone with the Waze app.

Very happy with my Garmin RV unit - and we have traveled 28,522 RV miles with it traveling to 130 campground in the last 4 years

I would say mine is well used

[azdryheat]

I'm sold on the free Google Maps app on my droid phone. I use it on my Harley, in my own vehicles, and in the assorted motorhomes I drive at work. I really like the feature that lets me know where the radar traps are. I also have the Sirus app so my phone does everything I need.

[corvettekent]

I can tell you that two years ago I bought a Garmin 770RV GPS and I'm not very happy with it.

I still like using my I Phone with the Waze app.