valhalla360
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ferndaleflyer wrote:And for those that have never been where there is “no service” I suppose the answers above are fine. For me I’ll still use paper. I probably drive recreationally more than most and am also older than most. I am also technically challenged.
Google Maps allows you to download areas for offline use. I do it often when traveling internationally when I may not have cell coverage. If you check online, you can find coverage maps for your cell provider but it's usually pretty obvious when you get far from civilization and major roads, there's a good chance you won't have coverage.
I've actually had GM ask if I want to download the route for offline use. I haven't confirmed but I suspect if a substantial part of the route has minimal cell coverage, it tries to think ahead.
If you really are away from cell coverage a lot, there are full blown offline mapping apps where other than periodic updates, they are intended to operate away from the internet.
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RV Trip wizard for me
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I am with both Gizmo's Mom and Valhalla here. What you also have to know is that at one time of my life my name tag had Navigator under the name.
Having paper maps (I still call charts) onboard is essential. When things stop working, all the paper needs to work as intended is that paper, a light source (so you can read it) and a Brain. I do realize that the last is asking a lot of some. If can't work one of those, stick to the blue roads where your cell phone has a good connection.
Like Gizmo's Mon, I am still using one of the old great planners. Mine is a 2015 copy of Street Atlas. It can also be a terrific enroute navigator with no requirement for outside support. All that takes is a GPS puck to make a laptop a tracking GPS with a big screen.
As to planning, I can complete the arrangement of a three week excursion before departure and as the navigator can modify the plan enroute, it is always correct even to the locations for breaks and fuel stops not to mention the location for your EOD - Whatever it is. That can be a Walmart, rest area or a Boondockers Welcome. The planning software is not preferential to anything except what you tell it.
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I use Street Atlas 13 and it works great. Mine is set up to avoid told roads.
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I use the Garmin for building out trips. I still use AAA maps with yellow highlighted routes as backups. google maps if I'm still not sure. And if I have to I'll post online for travel help.
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Ok. Today I came to Baltimore. While still in NC I saw a friends son going up I 85 also I waved as I passed and he fell in behind, followed me onto I 495, then Rt 50 then MD Rt 3. His GPS had taken him this way but since he was going to upstate NJ he should have stayed on I 95. I got him pointed in the right direction but his travel time increased 2 + hours. A look at a map would have prevented this mistake.
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valhalla360
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ferndaleflyer wrote:Ok. Today I came to Baltimore. While still in NC I saw a friends son going up I 85 also I waved as I passed and he fell in behind, followed me onto I 495, then Rt 50 then MD Rt 3. His GPS had taken him this way but since he was going to upstate NJ he should have stayed on I 95. I got him pointed in the right direction but his travel time increased 2 + hours. A look at a map would have prevented this mistake.
I'm confused...he followed you but it's the GPS' fault?
I suspect, once he started following you, the GPS tried to update his route based on his new location.
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