I have had a truck/RV oriented GPS in the past and was dissatisfied with it. I plan almost all trips of any distance in Basecamp, and then transfer them to the Garmin GPS. The truck/RV GPS would change the route and avoid any "Trucks Not Allowed" roads/streets that were on the route. It also would avoid any non-truck streets/roads during normal GPS usage. Very annoying. The new ones may work differently/better, but be sure to check first.
On Edit: I'm now using the Garmin Nuvi 2539, both in the truck and on the bike. Pretty happy with it.
On Edit: I'm now using the Garmin Nuvi 2539, both in the truck and on the bike. Pretty happy with it.
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Been thrilled with the 890. Great deal at technorv
I have a Garmin RV770 and am very happy with it. You go into settings to tell it what vehicle you are using and it will route accordingly. I load routes from basecamp and it usually does a good job of routing, like any gps though, you need to review your route to be sure it is what you want it to be.
One funny thing it does at, times I will be turning into the driveway of a campground and it will give me a warning of “RV Access unknown”.
One funny thing it does at, times I will be turning into the driveway of a campground and it will give me a warning of “RV Access unknown”.
fmartinmn
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One funny thing it does at, times I will be turning into the driveway of a campground and it will give me a warning of “RV Access unknown”
It does that because you are turning onto a private road. We like our 770 except for the ability or lack thereof to get real road condition updates. It must be paired to a phone. Has not worked well for us. Could be me.
The Garmin RV 780 Great unit .
Garmin RV890, happy with it. Not perfect, but none are. Twice it sent me up to a u-turn rather than just take a left. (And that's twice in approx 5,000 miles.) But since I could see it with my own eyes, I avoided the mistake. Otherwise, really like it. One great thing about it is that on the device you can modify the route if you don't want the suggested route. You just point with your finger the route you want to take and it updates. I use this alot to go around cities or take a specific road that I'm interested in. I always plan routes with RV Trip Wizard, then enter the same route on the GPS. I know you can "load" the Trip Wizard route to the GPS directly, but I haven't figured that out yet and it's pretty quick to do it manually. I don't know what the differences are between the 780 vs 890 but I would guess you'll be happy with either.
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We like our 770 except for the ability or lack thereof to get real road condition updates. It must be paired to a phone. Has not worked well for us. Could be me.
+1 on the 770 Two years now and the worst it has done is route me around a 5 ton wright limit bridge. That's fine but needn't have taken me 30 miles around it. I did find a shorter route on the way back. It's a great little unit.
Another vote for the RV890. I almost trust mine, but always verify the route and compare to Allstays app for low clearances.
Scott'n'Wendy
Senior Member
Been looking recently for an RV GPS. The 890 has been discontinued. FYI.
That's surprising - seemed to be pretty popular and they don't advertise anything in the queue with that size screen. But if you really want one, on sale at Technorv.
The new 890 is now the 895. Not sure what changed. I looked - maybe just some extra map features. I guess it was 8" product refresh time. I should check on what the 1090 has compared to the 890.
I know when I got my 890 it was on sale as the 1090 was coming out. So now maybe the 890 is on sale again as the 895 is coming out.
ahhhh..... the joys of chasing technology advances.......
I know when I got my 890 it was on sale as the 1090 was coming out. So now maybe the 890 is on sale again as the 895 is coming out.
ahhhh..... the joys of chasing technology advances.......
Scott'n'Wendy
Senior Member
2" more screen. I think that's the main difference.
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Been on the fence of getting the Garmin since on our last trip Google lead us down a dirt road for 10km until we got to a low covered bridge. Had to back up for 2km until we got to a side entrance that I could back into to turn around. We usually double check our route the night before but I guess we missed that covered bridge but it did look fairly new or refreshed. Lol it just created more travel memories. We still talk about it today. FWIW, the new 2023 Ford HD is suppose to have the trailer height option built in.
That new trailer height option will be great for the first three months, then you have to pay the subscription if you want to keep it.
That new trailer height option will be great for the first three months, then you have to pay the subscription if you want to keep it.
If you want to keep ANY of the active navigation on 2022's and up Super Dutys you have to pay a yearly subscription after the first 90 days.
oh...... the joys of chasing technology advances.......
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If it actually routes you correctly based on trailer height input it might be worth it, if not, just stick to phone GPS and use android auto or the apple equivalent.
Scott'n'Wendy
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The whole subscription crap with new vehicles, all manufacturers, not just Ford,...really grinds my gears....
On the upside...ordered an RV890 today...more specifically, wifey ordered it today.....figures I'll get lost otherwise probably.....
Does anyone know how much annually?That new trailer height option will be great for the first three months, then you have to pay the subscription if you want to keep it.
I'm also happy with the RV890 - just be cautious around Indianapolis and going north on US 220 from Greensboro to Rocky Mount. Done that one a couple of times and last time, one overpass says 13'7" which it didn't say before.
The only two differences I could see is the the 895 has a Galileo sensor for EU GPS and offers downloadable Sat imagery for your campgrounds.
My RAM came with 5 years of Sirius XM Travel Link and Traffic - the only parts I really cared about. I've never extended any of the Sirius offerings despite the continued spam.
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