Opinions on various Sat Navs for Motorhomes

Norfolk Lad
Norfolk Lad Forum Participant Posts: 1
edited September 2017 in Introductions #1

I have just bought an Autotrail motor home and on my first holiday in Devon & Cornwall realized that the sat nav is not suitable for a motor home as it cannot be programmed to know how big the vehicle is so it sent me along various narrow roads causing a little bit of embarrassment. 

I have checked with TomTom and the sat nav model fitted in the vehicle cannot be upgraded to be motorhome friendly so I need to buy another one. Can anyone give me some guidance as to which ones are the most user friendly and reliable from personal experiences for a motor home ?

Thank you 

 

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  • MDD10
    MDD10 Forum Participant Posts: 335
    edited September 2017 #2

    I have just posted in this.  I have a newish TomTom and The My Drive software that allows you to plan the route on a tablet or smartphone has the software to programme in vehicle size and other limits.  I posted an image here https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/club-together/discussions/information-technical-tips-advice/towcars-towing/tom-tom-sat-nav-and-towing-2/

     

  • Pippah45
    Pippah45 Forum Participant Posts: 2,452
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    edited September 2017 #3

    I have the Avtex Camper Satnav by Garmin that you can enter the size of your vehicle - caravan or motorhome.  It is good but its not infallable - I believe it is still essential to use the Handbook for directions to club sites.  Good luck - others have said in that thread about ones for truckers. 

  • peedee
    peedee Club Member Posts: 9,387 ✭✭✭
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    edited September 2017 #4

    I favour >Co-Pilot< running on a tablet. They were offering 30 percent off the caravan version recently. Plenty have asked the same question on CT before. If you do a Google search using the term "sat nav + Club together" you should find the majority of these to browse.

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  • Tinwheeler
    Tinwheeler Forum Participant Posts: 23,138 ✭✭✭
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    edited September 2017 #5

    I favour using a map in conjunction with a sat nav and using it to identify  unsuitable roads of which there are many in the Westcountry.

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