Avtex Camper Sat Nav

PLMetcalfe replied on 21/07/2016 20:55

Posted on 21/07/2016 20:55

Apologies if this has been covered before. We are looking for a suitable Caravan friendly Sat Nav. Is the club's Avtex Camper Sat Nav a good buy or is there a smarter one out there. We tug a 2016 Buccaneer Cruiser and would like to stay on reasonable UK (accepting the UK's  road maintenance issues) and european roads. We currently have a standard Garmin car sat nav and this certainly is not practical. Snooper reviews look reasonable on the web however we wonder why the CC does not endorse it as a "good" / "best" option.

kentman replied on 08/08/2021 21:46

Posted on 08/08/2021 21:46

We use a tomtom camper and caravan and have found it excellent both at home and on the continent.  It even finds the correct route to sites where the CC directory tells you to avoid other options

eribaMotters replied on 08/08/2021 22:52

Posted on 08/08/2021 22:52

The satnav is only as good as the mapping that goes into it. None is perfect but I know for sure it will make less mistakes than me and redirect me more quickly than I can read a map.

]The advantage of the Avtex to me is it that it's a Garmin and as such I believe it uses the same mapping as viamichelin website. Since starting to use a computer I have used the site when planning a journey. It allows me to put in via points so I can see exactly where I am going. Over the years I've found it's on road times are very accurate. 

Like many others I use the satnav with a map and a look on the internet first. At least this way I can try and minimise my chances of a mistake.

i also like the inbuilt directory of sites. I'm not a techie so it's great they are already loaded.

 

Colin

scubadesflier replied on 09/08/2021 19:56

Posted on 09/08/2021 19:56

First a techy question. My Avtex tourer one is showing the internal memory as almost full and my memory card as nearly empty. What files/olders can I transfer from internal memory to the SD car? Is there a way to ensure that all my saved trips are stored on the card?

The second query / grouse will follow in a ubsequent post.

Thanks in anticipation for any replies

Des Small

 

scubadesflier replied on 09/08/2021 20:01

Posted on 09/08/2021 20:01

My next question concerns the speed limit notifications in the Garmin Avtex tourer one. I have updated the maps to the latest available, but I find the speed limit notifications to be very inaccurate both in position and speed stated. In Tom tom it was possible to post errors which were then checked and updates issued. Is there such a facility for Garmin sat navs? I realise that observation is the best method, but sometimes the reminder on the sat nav is valuable reminder.

 

Des

hitchglitch replied on 09/08/2021 21:10

Posted on 09/08/2021 20:01 by scubadesflier

My next question concerns the speed limit notifications in the Garmin Avtex tourer one. I have updated the maps to the latest available, but I find the speed limit notifications to be very inaccurate both in position and speed stated. In Tom tom it was possible to post errors which were then checked and updates issued. Is there such a facility for Garmin sat navs? I realise that observation is the best method, but sometimes the reminder on the sat nav is valuable reminder.

 

Des

Posted on 09/08/2021 21:10

I have a standard Garmin with lifetime maps.It’s about 5 yers old and I find the speed limits throughout Europe to be extremely accurate. There is no feedback system.

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