Boston MA to Orlando FL GPS issues

[Ntrinh15]

So I just recently took the 2600 miles from MA to FL and FL to MA. I had no idea that you couldnt go through tunnels with RV's with propane tanks. So i drove down with Waze and used Trucker Map app. Using waze took me to an exit that was for cars and luckly I saw the sign that said no vehicles over 8' high. So that scared the crap out of me and started using trucker map. This gps also added 3 hours to the total trip.

When I got to FL my neighbor at Fort Wilderness in Disney told me about the propane. So now I started to look for the Garmin RV 780. Has anyone used this?

I had a problem with the GPS as well in NY. So in NY they have a lane for just cars and a lane for RV/Trucks/and cars. So the Garmin had me take the cars only lane which I had to take the next exit and reroute me back to the right side.

So I had issues with waze/trucker map(because it took me through the tunnels) and the Garmin a gps meant for RV's

[The Gritz Carlton]

The basic Garmin doesn't know if you're in an RV, a car or on a bicycle. The Garmin specific RV models allow you to program your specific RV and it's specs, (height, weight, length, fuel type, etc.) and will avoid routes that may interfere with that data. I have the Garmin RV 770 and love it. It took us on a really weird route through Bainbridge, GA once but I stayed on the suggested route. Later I found out there was a very steep RR Crossing that would have found us stuck directly on top of the train tracks...also, there was am older, low overpass we couldn't have made it under. Again recently, we were traveling back roads through Albany, GA. The wife's phone said to take "this way"...The GPS said to go a different but longer way. To save my marriage, I went 'her way". The road was so narrow I had to drop tires off the side of the road to pass big trucks. At the end of that leg, I changed my drawers and vowed to NEVER use any method other than the RV specific GPS.

[Ntrinh15]

I did buy a specific Garmin RV 780 GPS. Put in all my info and for some reason took me through NY on 95 on the car side only.

[Mr Sunshine]

Well said Gritz, I too use an older version of the Garmin RV GPS. Well worth the expense. Besides the directions, I rely on it for speed limit, actual speed and altitude readings.

[EA37TS]

Went down 95 from Delaware to Richmond today using my RV770. The route was good but I prefer 695 west around B-more instead of 695 east over the Key Bridge.

[The Gritz Carlton]

Originally Posted by Mr Sunshine

Well said Gritz, I too use an older version of the Garmin RV GPS. Well worth the expense. Besides the directions, I rely on it for speed limit, actual speed and altitude readings.

Another cool feature is you can reach out to Garmin and report situations that could affect your travel but are not on the GPS data base...they will verify and update the system to include it.

[The Gritz Carlton]

Originally Posted by Ntrinh15

I did buy a specific Garmin RV 780 GPS. Put in all my info and for some reason took me through NY on 95 on the car side only.

If you're sure your programing was correct, then report that to Garmin.