Tomtom caravan sat nav
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DavidKlyne replied on 15/08/2017 14:06
Posted on 15/08/2017 14:06
Gwyneth
Is your current sat nav a Tom Tom? I have a fairly standard TomTom Start 60 with Camper Maps added and I find that pretty reliable. There is always the caveat with sat navs in that you do have to review the route rather than blindly following what it says. I don't think TomTom do a dedicated caravan sat nav now? However they do a Truck sat nav which always several choices of vehicle, from car to HGV, and you can enter the outfit dimensions which looks useful.
David
JVB66 replied on 15/08/2017 14:16
dmiller555 replied on 15/08/2017 14:54
paul56 replied on 15/08/2017 15:18
Posted on 15/08/2017 15:18
Our Sat Nav is a Garmin which is mostly reliable, especially getting into/out of towns, but the best Sat Nav is the one sat by my side with an AA road map open on her lap when we have the van and she throws in the occasional comment like "ignore that last comment and keep on the main road"
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JVB66 replied on 15/08/2017 15:24
Posted on 15/08/2017 14:54 by dmiller555Why do you think that a SatNav knows how wide the road is?
replied on 15/08/2017 16:02
Posted on 15/08/2017 14:54 by dmiller555Why do you think that a SatNav knows how wide the road is?
replied on 15/08/2017 16:18
JVB66 replied on 15/08/2017 16:25
Posted on 15/08/2017 16:18 byWe still use our Tom Tom in preference to the cars built in model. We have it loaded with Archies POI files for about 35000 sites and providing we keep an eye on the paper map it works fine. I think there could be a real risk of some "interesting " journies if you start placing more reliance on it because it says "caravan" on the model.
Rod235 replied on 15/08/2017 17:02
Posted on 15/08/2017 17:02
We have the tom tom caravan and camper great piece of kit when you first set it up it will asked for the width height and length of your out fit and yes it does know what roads have restrictions, it also comes with live updates and speed camera alert, not cheap but you can also add C&Mh club sites to the hundreds of sites already installed ,we have been using ours for 4 years now traveling 12000 miles a year visiting 10 or 12 sites a year never put a foot wrong.5 star rating
dmiller555 replied on 15/08/2017 18:44
Posted on 15/08/2017 17:02 by Rod235We have the tom tom caravan and camper great piece of kit when you first set it up it will asked for the width height and length of your out fit and yes it does know what roads have restrictions, it also comes with live updates and speed camera alert, not cheap but you can also add C&Mh club sites to the hundreds of sites already installed ,we have been using ours for 4 years now traveling 12000 miles a year visiting 10 or 12 sites a year never put a foot wrong.5 star rating
Posted on 15/08/2017 18:44
You have hit the nail on the head so to speak.
The only restrictions a SatNav is programed with are the statutory signed ones such as low bridges, width and weight restrictions. Apart from those your inputted choice or preference of road types is taken into account.
gwyneth