Sat Nav for towing

We have been in curry's and noticed that they are selling a Sat Nav that you just put the dimensions of your trailer, motorhome or caravan into and it will calculate the best route according to these figures. That's a great idea but the price is a little high at £400

helen wrote:We have been in curry's and noticed that they are selling a Sat Nav that you just put the dimensions of your trailer, motorhome or caravan into and it will calculate the best route according to these figures. That's a great idea but the price is a little high at £400

Dear All

Someone who could have done with using it.

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Kevin.

Mike I really could do with one, we have been up lanes totally unsuitable for towing and when my dad had a caravan, before the day's of Sat navs we ended up near low bridges and having to all get out of the car and unhitch then turn the caravan by hand. Now with the roof box on the car and it being high too, this would be good if it would let us know if we can fit under barriers or bridges. So stop laughing at me Victor

Thankyou Kevin, that just proves the point nicely ha

Did I just have me another blonde moment

helen wrote:Did I just have me another blonde moment

What you

Hmmmmmmnn still trying to figure it out Mike, but something tickled you

helen wrote:Did I just have me another blonde moment

well if you did, i did too Helen, i don't get why he's so amused, i think it's a great idea

Some bridges ect have weight limits as well

Mike

Some bridges ect have weight limits as well

Ouch. Glad I didn't say that.

Dear All

Unsuitable roads to tow.

I have taken a 125cc motorcycle and my previous trailer tent that was the size of a six both up and down this road.

Mind you it does have a sign at the beginning "Unsuitable For Caravans".

Sorry it's quite long the last two minutes give you the best idea of steepness and the sharpness of bends.

Cracking campsite at the end, just a bit far for a weekend.

Don't Go In August

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Kevin.

Mike, you are a brave man

Kevin that's a nightmare road for anything other than a motorbike and the sort of road we tend to get lost on in Wales, we have ended up with roads to nowhere, they just turn into a track with a stream in the middle and end up at the top of a mountain in a field. I have been hiding with my head in the glove box almost

helen wrote:We have been in curry's and noticed that they are selling a Sat Nav that you just put the dimensions of your trailer, motorhome or caravan into and it will calculate the best route according to these figures. That's a great idea but the price is a little high at £400

All joking aside this sounds like a good idea but if it catches on next year it will be half that price.

mike

A little over a year ago Lucie treated us to an ipad (which has a built in GPS receiver - some do not have his facility) on which we have taken to using as a satnav with a free app called [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. This solution is pretty good (almost as good as a tomtom) at getting us to most places although on occasions the instructions aren't particularly clear at complicated junctions....my answer to this is "what do you want for free" and generally slow down to work out what I need to do.

We've set NavFree to its "RV/Lorry" setting which avoids most dodgy little roads - this might not take us the most direct route but it normally means we get to our destination stress free and in one piece.

The iPad is also used for a whole host of other things whilst we are away too, including levelling the Dandy, and surfing the 'net, and as we are in to walking keeping up with the weather forecast, etc. We do have a back up plans in place should should the iPad not work but this one device has proven to be very useful and hadn't let us down yet.

Ben

The iPad is also used for a whole host of other things whilst we are away too, including levelling the Dandy, and surfing the 'net, and as we are in to walking keeping up with the weather forecast, etc. We do have a back up plans in place should should the iPad not work but this one device has proven to be very useful and hadn't let us down yet.

Ben


Before cazz jumps in doesn't it crack the screen with the dandy stood on it

mike wrote:The iPad is also used for a whole host of other things whilst we are away too, including levelling the Dandy, and surfing the 'net, and as we are in to walking keeping up with the weather forecast, etc. We do have a back up plans in place should should the iPad not work but this one device has proven to be very useful and hadn't let us down yet.

Ben


Before cazz jumps in doesn't it crack the screen with the dandy stood on it

Very good Mike, too quick for me at this time on a Sunday!

The sat nav on my phone is good but i would really like to wifi or blue tooth it to the archos,will talk to you next time we meet,i also use a tom tom

bgarston wrote:

mike wrote:The iPad is also used for a whole host of other things whilst we are away too, including levelling the Dandy, and surfing the 'net, and as we are in to walking keeping up with the weather forecast, etc. We do have a back up plans in place should should the iPad not work but this one device has proven to be very useful and hadn't let us down yet.

Ben


Before cazz jumps in doesn't it crack the screen with the dandy stood on it

Very good Mike, too quick for me at this time on a Sunday!

As if I would think that Mike.

I use my little diddy phone for everything that Ben uses the iPad for, they really are smart.

Jumping in as old misery guts here but whether real or virtual spirit levels can be out.
Level off the surface with the spirit level and turn the level 180⁰ around. This still works as a test for bulls eye levels.
Most spirit levels fib.

yea mine did spirit level that is as friend putting up shelves for me as I walked in said it was squint " it's level see " pointing at the spirit level so I shook it and low and behold it changed much to the annoyance of said friend

What was this Satnav? I'm guessing its the TomTom for hgv's?
As I drive a wagon I use the Snooper S7000 Truckmate. Best bit of kit I ever bought for work, BUT, it does still stitch me up every now and then. No where near as much as the standard car satnav though.

I haven't used the tomtom truckmate yet, but I do MUCH prefer the TomTom mapping and software in general. But saying that, for £375 I have Freeview TV and a 7" screen on mine. I think the normal Snooper Truckmate comes in at around £299.

DO NOT be tempted to go for the cheaper alternative for £199. I think it's the Pronav. Halfords used to sell it. It was DREADFUL. I took it back after a week.
I have just looked at Halfords webby to check, and noticed they have a Snooper S2000 with caravan and motorhome for £289. Still steep though.

And as for them coming down in price, my S7000 is 2 years old, and they are still £375.

One of the sat navs was in halfords so it sounds like it could be the same one, I didn't take much notice of the model when I saw the price tag

Defenition Scatnav: Satelite direction finding device that lands you in the sh*t!

Just bought Copilot for android phone (works on Ipad) not tried in earnest yet but correct route to various sites I visited before, has length, width, height and weight of trailer/caravan at only £50 to download have a look, if anyone else has used please post a review.