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We've had ours for over a year now and really like it. It hasn't steered us wrong yet  ;D. We really like all the advance notice of what lane to be in for turns or exits and there are just lots of extras our last Garmin didn't have. We also like that you can switch between RV and car mode so when we drop the 5W it stops routing us on RV friendly routes. We also have the backup camera with it and it works great.

Vicki
 
I have that GPS, with the camera. I love it.

Driving solo, I like having the voice command feature. I can search for food, fuel, or anything else, without taking my hands off the wheel.
 
I have that unit in my Amazon cart - but haven't bought it yet.

It really baffles me why my other Garmin's (and I assume this one) knows the next exit BUT
they don't know (or won't tell) you HOW FAR TO THE NEXT EXIT!

This bugs me somewhat as I KNOW it's POSSIBLE because my SUV HAS THAT FEATURE.
Not only does it tell me the next exit but it actually shows me the next 3 exits (including rest stops) and counts down
the distance to each one seperatly and as you pass an exit - the next exit shows up so there are 3 showing again with the distance
counting down to each one.

IF I could, I would put the one from my SUV in my motorhome - but I still use the SUV so I'm not going to steal it for the motorhome.

Does anyone know of ANY GPS that does what I described above?
 
I just got mine for Christmas, so not much experience yet.  I am impressed that you can switch from CAR mode to RV mode without losing settings for the other.  It has a couple displays which can show your choice of current speed, compass direction, altitude, time, arrival time, MILE MARKER, etc.  It can plan multiple stop trips.  I really like it!
 
Fore a whole lot less money I have been using COPilot. I have it on my phone and on my 10" tablet. I like it because it allows you to download maps over wifi so you don't use minutes.
Bill
 
You know the RV770 LMT was just announced a couple of days ago and should be shipping next month
 
PAPA BARE said:
Thinks for the info. I was just wondering the last i was carried on some roads that i didn't need to be on.
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Yeah... that's something you need to watch out for with a lot of GPS systems. They are only as good as the database they have loaded in them.

A Garmin unit I had over a decade ago had a feature I'd like to have in the new ones. You could set your preferences for types of roads. Set right it would ignore a 4 mile residential street if there was a 7~10 mile main road going to the same place.
 
I have the Garmin 760 LMT and totally love it, nice big screen and great setup. It will not let you take roads with a bridge that is to low for your RV or with a weight restriction.
The things I like most is the split screen when you need to change lanes to get to an exit. It also shows the road signs of an exit. Next is the phone application that connects to the GPS (Bluetooth), you can search an address on your phone and send it to your GPS then accept that on your GPS as a new destination. It also works as a hands-free phone. Then there is a weather-map when your phone is connected and the other nice feature is traffic information that shows delays. It is much more then a GPS!
This GPS is now $249 at Amazon, when I bought it beginning 2016 it was $317

 
Fore a whole lot less money I have been using COPilot. I have it on my phone and on my 10" tablet. I like it because it allows you to download maps over wifi so you don't use minutes.
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One of the major reasons for having a GPS is that many of us RVers travel in areas that have no cell service which means anything requiring wifi isn't usable in certain locations.  Also, for me at least, I prefer the verbal direction sounds on the GPS as opposed to the cell phone directions which are difficult to hear.  Our Garmin NUVI has good sound and a nice screen with good visibility.  We think it is superior to any of the GPS systems installed in our cars so we carry it back and forth between them and the motorhome.

ArdraF
 
You say you like the GPS over the Cell phone..
The Maps service on my Android has a nice clear voice, it interfaces (A/V in) with the house audio so LOUD is easy to do.. Only issue is if you make any changes, you better make sure you have SIGNAL first.

Microsoft S&T.. All the above, not as loud however, but changes not a problem .
 
I have it and like it. But....

1. It refused to allow us to drive on Utah 95 highway. It wanted us at the beginning to take a route 150 miles out of our way. Then as we continued to ignore it it eventually wanted us to take a dirt road through hills instead if the highway. So unless they fixed it it doesn't like the highway..

2. In Montana when we were on I90 approaching our exit for the RV park. It told us to "exit the highway" and drive to our location. But it wasn't referring to the regular exit in a mile or so, it wanted us to drive off the highway, down the embankment, through a fence and drive into the RV park ( NOT the entrance). That one still gives me a laugh.

So like all GPS units don't believe it 100%...
 
I know about that with gps and phone. That is why i was looking for gps for trucks or rv. there are roads i don't need to get on and hard to find a place to turn around. My last trip i had to unhook twice.
 
PAPA BARE said:
I know about that with gps and phone. That is why i was looking for gps for trucks or rv. there are roads i don't need to get on and hard to find a place to turn around. My last trip i had to unhook twice.
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Yeah... main reason I will not use a phone app in the RV is the lack of TRUCK setting for directions.

Garmin has both the RV760 and the dezl760 versions. The dezl has additional data on grades, high wind areas, etc. that pro truckers need, and Class A drivers could find handy.

Besides... the cell phone screen is busy showing me the UltraGauge readouts.
 
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