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Re: Garmin RV 760 LMT

Reply #20 –
GPS are great but I don't put all my trust into mine.  We purchased a "Truckers Atlas" at a truckstop and use it to plot our routes as well as the Garmin ( we don't have the RV one).  I figure if it is a marked truck route with no warnings for weight, height, etc, then we should be good to go.  I like maps also because sometime I can find a more direct or indirect route than the computer or GPS.

Have fun and drive safe............................. ^.^d

Re: Garmin RV 760 LMT

Reply #21 –
DW likes an atlas , she usually finds a few interesting small towns and places to stopover .

Re: Garmin RV 760 LMT

Reply #22 –
One of the strange GPS happenings, it will take you way out of the way to put you on a more major highway, always laugh at that feature as it always picks the higher rated highway over a local more direct road.  Just one of the quirks of GPS or at least my Garmin units, if you ignore their choice and take a better route, it picks it up real quick and does great from there on.
Very educational toys.

Re: Garmin RV 760 LMT

Reply #23 –
Quote from: Michelle –
OK, Steve figured out how to set a false start point.  Here's what the Dezl came up with for South Lake Tahoe to the fairgrounds

Wow thank you.  So which unit is this?  This is not the route I would have chosen but indeed it looks like a very big rig friendly route that avoids the small bridge.  I think I might be buying one of these.

Re: Garmin RV 760 LMT

Reply #24 –
Quote from: piku –
Wow thank you.  So which unit is this?  This is not the route I would have chosen but indeed it looks like a very big rig friendly route that avoids the small bridge.  I think I might be buying one of these.

This is the Dezl 7" model, you can choose auto, truck, or RV.  I had it set on our coach's profile - 40' long, 8' wide, 12' high (don't recall if it also has a weight parameter or not) - and had chosen RV as the mode.  The Dezl is the truck model, I bought it during a time that Garmin didn't have an RV-specific solution available.  The RV is probably similar and includes many more campgrounds in the database (I usually have to type in an address or GPS coordinates for most campgrounds.)  The Dezl/truck version has many more truck services, scales, ATA, etc. in the database.

One of the nice features is that nav will tell you which lane to be in on a multi-lane exit (e.g. "use the second from the right lane to take exit xyz, then turn left at the end of the ramp.")  You'll also get a split screen at an exit to show you visually which lane(s) you should choose.

Traffic works fairly well near metropolitan areas. 

The screen operation isn't as intuitive as it could be - no pinch-zoom or swipe scroll.  You have to hit + or - for zoom and press and drag to scroll.  It thinks light presses are "taps", which can drive you nuts at times. 

I don't rely on it completely - I will always scope out a route ahead of time and add waypoints to force a route if needed based on personal experience/preference with a route.

Re: Garmin RV 760 LMT

Reply #25 –
Michele
Do you prefer the truck based dezi to the Rv unit ?

Re: Garmin RV 760 LMT

Reply #26 –
Quote from: Jimmyjnr –
Michele
Do you prefer the truck based dezi to the Rv unit ?
Noon
Quote from: Michelle –
This is the Dezl 7" model, you can choose auto, truck, or RV.  I had it set on our coach's profile - 40' long, 8' wide, 12' high (don't recall if it also has a weight parameter or not) - and had chosen RV as the mode.
Isnt't your cos h 102" wide? Wouldn't that make a difference in the routing?

Roland

Re: Garmin RV 760 LMT

Reply #27 –
I have had the Dezl 760 for 2 years and about 30,000 miles. As others have said, it's not perfect but it does do a lot right.

You choose whether you want the shortest or fastest route. I usually check both to see where it will take me.

One of the features I use a lot is Voice Commands. It's nice to be able to ask it where the next rest area or truck stops are. Beats pushing menu buttons.

It's not a Google maps or Street and Trips display. It is a GPS display that does a good job of telling you what lane to be in and as Michelle pointed out the automatic split screen that shows which lanes to be in is great.

I have an iPad on the dash for Google maps to show me the blue dot so I can follow my progress, especially when driving through a big city.

Personally, I wouldn't be without a dedicated GPS.
 

Re: Garmin RV 760 LMT

Reply #28 –
Quote from: Michelle –
I've tried a couple of times now routing us from our home to the Fairground address (800 All America City Blvd) and our Dezl760 set to RV with a 40' long, 8' wide, 12' tall vehicle fails after about 12% and says "Cannot calculate route".

What do you set wieght to ?