GPS for Class A

see a current thread comparing the good sam one with the Garmin. I think the traffic alert is sort of a joke however. the other day going thru Richmond it squawked and said there was a disabled car 3 miles ahead, and there was not. of course it could have been moved in the 6 minutes it took me to get there. then it flashed a construction zone warning which ended up with a short section that had jersey barriers along both sides but absolutely no effect on traffic.
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I just picked up the Garmin RV 760LMT Portable GPS Navigator off of Amazon. I get it Friday, so I can't really comment on it yet, but it features (Amazon description) Large 7" high-resolution touchscreen display: 800 x 480 pixels; WVGA TFT color display with white backlight. Free lifetime map and traffic updates - Provides RV-specific services and vendors, repair shops, truck stops and a comprehensive list of nationwide repair and tow facilities (including those offering after-hours road service). Specialized RV routing based on customizable restrictions including height, weight, width and length. Cautions and advisories include risk of grounding, lateral wind, narrow road, sharp curve, steep hill, tree overhand and state borders. Voice-activated navigation means RV 760LMT responds intelligently to your verbal commands. Just talk to it. Comparable with Garmin wireless back up camera.

Hope this helps

I use my iPad with the "Navigon App". Does everything I need and then some.

I have an inexpensive Garmin for navigation (made certain to get a model with full North American map database plus almost all of Europe so it can be easily moved from my vehicle to a rental car when needed.)

Really posting to tout an app called Waze. I have the free version on my iPhone and iPad. It provides decent point to point navigation but the real value comes from user based highway reports and the easy ability to IM other "Wazers" that are displayed as avatars on the map. People who use it are very helpful. It does require operation by a passenger, however. Would not be safe to try to use it while operating a vehicle.

Technical demands for loading and efficient use are very manageable.

Just get a Tomtom or Garmin, dont blow a bunch of money on something with features your never going to need.

I have the Rand McNally unit. It is not the Good Sam version. It is a 7710(?).
It is very good as long as the program is up to date. Of course this is true with any GPS. It has a better display then the Garmin. It shows some of the adjacent roads, more like a mapping software then the Garmin.

It is worthwhile getting a unit with free map upgrades. Routes and roads change with time.

I use the Good Sam Rand McNalley with the 7 inch screen. It's only me and the cat so using a smart phone, tablet, or laptop isn't an option. I like the way I can program in the height and length of the motor home so it will avoid sending me on roads with low overhead clearance or tight turns. I've velcroed the mount on the dash so I can reach it. The seven inch screen and large readouts are easy to see. The speed reduction warnings come in handy. The speedometer in the motor home is difficult to see in some lighting conditions so I use the speed indication on the GPS screen. All in all I am very happy with it and think it was worth every penny.

Hi All.
We really haven't had any troubles at all over many many years of traveling with a TOM-TOM-ONE GPS, and also for many, many years of using a "Delorme GPS SYSTEM, that you use on your Laptop Computer.

Later on we even up-grade to the Newest 5 inch TOM-TOM-ONE GPS SYSTEMS. So far in all of these years, we have never been taken down any wrong roads or any wrong turns. We made everyone of our "Destanations Trouble Free"

We still use our first "Tom-tom-One", in our "Toad" and use the 5 inch one in the Motorhome. Works out great for use. Plus we have always had up-graded newest "Road Atlas's with us too. Not to bad for being an "Traveler" an "RV'er", and a Boon-Dockers for the past 46+ years.

We also have never "Broken Down" or have ever had a "Flat Tire". I have done all of my own work on every RV we have owned in all of theses years, and everything else we hqve owned too. Good Luck to All. Happy Travels. Dan & Jill & our two Small "Yorkie Kids" who love to travel as much as we do.

Howdy!

If you own a tablet or a smartphone try the Co-Pilot app. It has a RV setting on the app. You also don't need a data signal when using it as the maps are downloaded to the devise.

Co-Pilot

Happy Trails"
Chieefneon