As a new member to this site, the thing that I noticed and wonder about was it listing of RV life on an annual membership basis. Since it difficult to determine if it really worth it or not I like to hear from any member who has signed up for it. I usually use WAZE GPS app for travel. would it benefit me to go with Them. Looking for Pros and Cons. Thank you
Welcome to the forum! Sorry I can't help, we use an older Garmin RV GPS. We never worry about losing signal. I program it for the next destination each morning. I sometimes check Waze before we start out, or if traffic stops.
Hope you get some better feedback here!
__________________
Life is better when you cry a little, laugh a lot, and are thankful for everything you've got!
As a new member to this site, the thing that I noticed and wonder about was it listing of RV life on an annual membership basis. Since it difficult to determine if it really worth it or not I like to hear from any member who has signed up for it. I usually use WAZE GPS app for travel. would it benefit me to go with Them. Looking for Pros and Cons. Thank you
Same as Gerry, I use a 8 year old Garmin Nuvi 3590 for navigation and do my planning on a PC using TL Campground Navigator. I use Accuweather for the forecast along the route. If we need gas along the route I use Trucker Path on the cell and load it in the Garmin.
__________________
Jim & Roy Davis
2016 Hurricane 31S
1961 Rampside in tow
I signed up for RV Trip Wizard (part of the RV Life membership) and I use that to plan every trip. As far as I can tell it does everything I need to set up a trip (campsites, fuel stops, mileage tracking, etc.) I like that you get campsite reviews from fellow members and that you can save the trip for future use.
There is a way to download the trip into a GPS system like Garmin but I don't have one. I use Truck Map on my iPhone. It's free and works well.
The membership also gives you access to RV Maintenance which I have started playing with. You can set up any type of maintenance (scheduled or unscheduled) and it tracks it and reminds you.
I think there is a free trial membership for RV Trip Wizard.
__________________
Gene & Shari & Odie our Newfoundland
2019 Aria 3901
2018 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
Blue Ox Tow Kit
I signed up for RV Trip Wizard (part of the RV Life membership) and I use that to plan every trip. As far as I can tell it does everything I need to set up a trip (campsites, fuel stops, mileage tracking, etc.) I like that you get campsite reviews from fellow members and that you can save the trip for future use.
There is a way to download the trip into a GPS system like Garmin but I don't have one. I use Truck Map on my iPhone. It's free and works well.
The membership also gives you access to RV Maintenance which I have started playing with. You can set up any type of maintenance (scheduled or unscheduled) and it tracks it and reminds you.
I think there is a free trial membership for RV Trip Wizard.
I use both. Trip Wizard since before RV Life and RV Maintenance for about a year.
I would be reluctant to accept waze suggestions when I'm driving the RV. In the car it's taken us through some tight spots that I would NEVER intentionally take the RV. I have a Garmin RV 680? and of course the Ford nav along with google and yahoo mapping available. Today going from Wytheville VA to Alderson WV google and Ford wanted me on what looked like a goat trail. I put it in the Garmin and it, taking consideration of length, weight, width and height nixed that idea. Waze has some value but you better back it up with RV parameters before committing.
We use RV Life and find the value worth the membership price. I can download the GPS file to my Rand McNally RVND7 but it takes a few steps. I usually just run RV Life GPS on my iPhone and use the WiFi dongle to have it displayed on my Axxera radio screen. The Axxera DualMirror feature comes in handy.
Linear Mode
