Best Satnav
Satnavs are normally a nightmare for us caravan users
But I bought a cmnav adavanced camper from cmnav.co.uk which cost £90
never had a problem with narrow roads here I am not affiliated with the company just passing info on
Key Features:
Large 7" screen, for increased visibility, so you don't have to get distracted from driving and take your eyes off the road to stare at the screen.
Capacitive HD Display (doesn't need a stylus, you can use your fingertip to operate it)
256 RAM Memory FAST and NON - FREEZING!
FREE Sunshade is included, so you don't have to worry about awkward glare or screen reflecting in the windscreen during at night.
You can edit length, width, height of your vehicle so this will give you only the right routes, avoiding low bridges or narrow roads. Also you can specify if you have a trailer attached and number of axles.
Search by UK 7-8 digit Postcode (E.g: WF1 2AB).
Multiple Stop-Offs along the route.
Add your favourite places, missing locations on the map or hazards using "Add to Favourites" feature.
Search by coordinates if your location is not on a public street or doesn't have a postcode.
Speed cameras and traffic lights/red light speed cameras are displayed and up to date.
Driving time management (You can add a second driver as well), manage your driving time, breaks etc.
Narrow roads and Low Bridges avoidance by simply editing vehicle's dimensions using your own, so the sat nav will automatically avoid unsuitable routes for your vehicle.
TTS (Text To Speech Voices) - Will speak street names, Speed Cameras and other alerts out loud, not only a beep.
Lane selection assistance when leaving Motorways.
Tunnel Animation before entering a tunnel, in order to be prepared for this.
1000s of Points of Interest such as Camping Sites (UK Camping Sites, Farms, Cottages etc and Rest of Europe - including French Aires), Lay-Bys, Car Parks, Airports, Restaurants and Fast Foods with type of cuisine displayed (e.g - Chinese restaurants will have Chinese flag displayed, Indian restaurants will have Indian flag displayed, British restaurants will have British flag displayed and so on), Supermarkets, Petrol Stations with real logos displayed on screen etc.
Comes with 33 languages and 88 male and female voices from all over the world
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Now he tells me after shelling out for a TomTom Camper at three times the price.
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My question is the same as Peedee's about POI's. Its good they have a lot pre-loaded but a decent sat nav also allows you to add your own in an easy way without special extra software. Intrigued to know who would want Netflix on a sat nav!!!
David
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It does seem strange that the address that comes up is Post Office, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 4YS!! An accommodation address I wonder?
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cmnav.co.uk which cost £90 does the sat nav show railways and the rail bridges.
thanks
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Sounds interesting and as I live only a few miles from Hemsworth I may well take a ride out and visit their 'address'.
Have you tried to do any map updates with the sat nav yet?
I ask as I bought a machine years ago and found updating via the chinese support web site was impoosible.
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Interested as we are contemplating a Garmin Camper with the additional rear view camera. we like the idea of having a number plate bracket on both the caravan and the car. Then we could potentially switch the camera between the two for hitching up and towing. Anyone tried this? I understand it transmits 10 meters, but with both our car and caravan lengths around 4.3 metres including hitch, that sounds feasible.
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Does anyone have experience of upgrading from a Garmin Camper 660 (which is essentially the same satnav as the Avtex - only that you have to add your own POIs for CAMC and C&CC).
The 660 works but has limitations:
- I've twice recently driven my MH back S from Scotland on the M6 and round Lancaster seen the traffic information keep switching back and forth between long delays and no delays!
-It gives the wrong speed limits for a MH (which for mine are the same as a car) and treats all MHs as HGV of 3500kg (using continental legal descriptions, not UK law).
Have you had experience of the 660 and later Garmin Campers? Are they better on the basic satnav functionality (I don't want or need or the silly extras!)?
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I realise this thread is a year old, but would anybody like to update their experiences of using this kit? For instance
When it says you can put in your own points of interest etc, is this via OSGB 6 figure references, Lat/Long, or What3Words / more than one of these?
Can you plot your own route on it?
The car satnav is simply dreadful in towns such as Leeds. I have managed to take quite a number wrong terms due to poor instructions / mapping, even with a "co-pilot". What is this one like for giving clear guidance?
Anything else
Thanks
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After reading John slevin's post I bought the cheaper Trucker model for our annual spring French holiday being fed up with our old basic TomTom sending us down silly routes. I entered the motorhome dimensions and set off putting the TomTom next to the CMNAV to observe the variations. The Trucker worked perfectly, no having to about turn because a looming bridge was too narrow. Our autumn trip to Germany was next and the Trucker crashed outside Dresden. An E-mail to Christian at CMNAV could not resolve the issue so it was back to the TomTom, which did get us back home without any hiccups. Christian's only explanation was that the basic Trucker could not cope with the German road's database. I sent the Trucker back with a a cheque to buy the next Trucker model up(he had previously agreed to this transaction). The upgraded Trucker has worked perfectly on our current Iberian holiday, the acid test will be Germany later on in the year.
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After service of CMNAV is first class. I broke screen on camper version, my fault and not a warranty issue. I contacted Christian he told me to return it and he would repair it. Had satnav back in two days at only minimum cost. Can't get much better service than that.
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