Sat Nav's - who needs em !

lesbunny
lesbunny Forum Participant Posts: 133
edited May 2014 in Your stories #1

Last year we decided to holiday at the Looe CC site as we had not been to this area for over 20 years. For the first time ever, I thought it would be nice to use the sat nav to gauge our arrival time & as I wanted to be as accurate as possible entered “St.Martin, Cornwall” as the destination. Off we set on a very familiar route of M5, A30 with me glibly following the sat nav but as we passed Culdrose airbase I suddenly had doubts and yes, I had indeed got the wrong St.Martin & added an extra 100 miles or so to our journey. Needless to say the wife was not impressed as I headed back towards Truro, St Austell & finally Looe. A very nice stay was had until the following Friday when we moved to the centenary site in the new forest as we were booked on an early ferry to Isle of Wight for our second week.  As this journey was unfamiliar I checked the map first, put the details into the sat nav & then compared the two. All looked fine, but on approaching the M5 I thought the sat nav instruction to turn left onto the M5 had to be wrong ( given the previous weeks experience ) & I therefore ignored it and ended up going through Exeter on a busy Friday lunchtime in entirely the wrong direction & adding yet more extra miles to our journey ! I still find it hard to believe I made such stupid mistakes, but have never used the sat nav since whilst towing.

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  • Fisherman
    Fisherman Forum Participant Posts: 2,367
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    edited May 2014 #2

    Had my first SatNav for Xmas. Been to 3 sites with it and 2 weeks ago visited our son in Clifton. Superb bit of kit, even for an old duffer like me.

  • Swifty 123
    Swifty 123 Forum Participant Posts: 100
    edited May 2014 #3

    Belts and braces for me I'm afraid! Always check the map and google maps first then I can make my own decisions as to wether she is right or not, she has sent me on many a wild goose chase!!! Thankfully not with the caravan in tow, as you say, great pieces
    of kit though. Swifty

  • malc1945
    malc1945 Forum Participant Posts: 74
    edited May 2014 #4

    about four years ago treated my self to one .It was the worst bit of kit i have ever had, gave it to my son who delivers pet food in east anglia last i heard it was residing at the bottom of the river colne near colchester malc1945

  • solojane
    solojane Forum Participant Posts: 6
    edited May 2014 #5

    A couple of years ago, I had to travel from the north of Paris to some friends several hours drive to the south. Left the campsite after rushour and my trusty Sat Nav took me first on the outer 'periphique' then the inner, then back to the outer, around
    Paris. Before each major change a photo flashed  up of the junction, showing which sign to follow, and I kept checking the icon which showed which of the six lanes I should be in.  When I finally turned off the 'periphique' south of Paris - I wanted to kiss
    the Sat Nav.

  • tugger
    tugger Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited May 2014 #6

    My Tom Tom, with caravanning map, has the club sites and CL's poi downloads installed. This means that I just need to tell it which site I want.

     

  • Tirril
    Tirril Forum Participant Posts: 439 ✭
    100 Comments
    edited May 2014 #7

    Although I have had the odd occasion where a sat nav has taken me on a longer than necessary route (they tend to favour main roads) and one where it used a road bridge closed for traffic for over 20 years, I have found them really helpful. I wouldn't be without one but you do need to use a bit care and not following them blindly. Still need to keep a map for a cross check if things look wrong.

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