Navigation aids
We are looking to buy a navigation aid to ensure we do not either lost or use unsuitable roads. We have seen an advert for an Aguri RV700 DVR for £249.99 which also has a dash camera but CC is advertising an Avtex Premium Caravan Club edition Sat Nav
for £299. Does anyone have any experience of these items? We do have 'normal' satellite navigation on the car already but would be useful to have directions for recommended sites without getting into difficulties getting there.
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Do you wish to add third party POI sets? Aguri does not allow that.
Do you have somewhere suitable to mount a device which is both able to "see" through the windscreen (for the camera) and not obstruct the driver's view (for the sat nav)? If not then separate camera and sat nav are probably more appropriate.
Don't pay more for "extras" on special editions which can be downloaded and installed on a "normal" sat nav (as POIs for CC sites and CLs can).
If your local Aldi still has stocks of the Garmin Camper 660 LMT-D then that is a good buy. It allows input of large unit sizes and allows addition of third party POIs.
Graham
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Best navaigation aid ever is a detailed O S map of the area, a good quality compass and the ablity to use both of them.
Never rely totally on any Sat Nav.
Better to invest in a proper navigation course and learn navigation skills properly.
K
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I have the Avtex Premium Caravan Club edition Sat Nav and used it in Germany and Holland this year and no problems with it. It is very good and clear. obviously, check the route with a decent map, but it should get you to where you want to be. It also
has CC sites, CLs and ACSI sites already on it, these can be updated whenever you connect it up to your computer.If you are thinking of a dashcam, remember the Aguri must be facing the front to be able to work properly, therefore it might obstruct your view. Much better to have a separate unit, mine fits behind the mirror and is unobtrusive.
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For " directions for recommended sites without getting into difficulties getting there", use the clubs bi-annual hand book, and or that of the other club, and a large dollop of commonsense by way of map reading. Most commercial sites are more than happy
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A map
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Best navaigation aid ever is a detailed O S map of the area, a good quality compass and the ablity to use both of them.
Never rely totally on any Sat Nav.
Better to invest in a proper navigation course and learn navigation skills properly.
K
Write your comments here...100% agree,electronic systems have a habit of losing signals at the most inopportune moment, a map stays with you......SG2
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