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08-18-2015, 01:12 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Long Island
Posts: 82
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TGR. I am looking to get a new GPS. My nuvi200 does not do trucks or RV's. I have a 2006 F250 4x4 King Ranch with commercial plates and a 2014 Primetime Crusader 260RLD 5th wheel. Not able to use truck on parkways in New York even without camper. Have not taken camper off Long Island yet. Looking to do so next month. Looking for one GPS that does my truck, 5th wheel and my car. I like the RV760 but the propane thing will be a problem. The dezl760 would take care of the propane but gives me settings more suited for a tractor trail truck. I like the RV one with all its RV info vs the dezl and all its truck stops. Do you or anyone else have any sugestions?
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Prime Time 2014 Crusader 260RLD Touring Edition
2006 F-250 4x4 King Ranch FX4 6.0 Powerstroke Diesel
Don & Katrina + Copper the Beagle
Nights camped 2012 = 48, Nights camped 2013 = 46, Nights camped 2014 = 47, Nights camped 2015 = 49, Nights camped 2016 = 48, Nights camped 2017 = 51,
Nights camped 2018 = 50
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08-18-2015, 01:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota
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No, I'm afraid I don't know of anything that will help with the propane except for the dezls760. I've read other blogs and the propane issue is frequently mentioned. It seems odd that that data can't be added to the RV version.
On a Garmin blog, I read that you can add restricted tunnels manually to the "Custom Avoidances," but that isn't helping if you are unaware of a problem when traveling. I've not used this feature so I don't know how user friendly it is.
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2011 F350 Lariat, 6.7 L. Diesel, 8 ft., SRW, Reese R20
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08-18-2015, 02:14 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 24,702
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Haven't messed with my new dezl 760 that much, but on other Garmins, I will warn you not to use Low Clearance.com program as it will fill your "Favorites" with every bridge from 10'-0" to 12'-11" in the country and the only way to get rid of them is to delete all but YOUR favorites. Don't ask how I know. IMO it is a total waste of $14.97 for a year or $44.97 for a lifetime of updates.
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08-18-2015, 02:17 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Long Island
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Thanks for the heads up OldCoot. Would have made my day.
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Prime Time 2014 Crusader 260RLD Touring Edition
2006 F-250 4x4 King Ranch FX4 6.0 Powerstroke Diesel
Don & Katrina + Copper the Beagle
Nights camped 2012 = 48, Nights camped 2013 = 46, Nights camped 2014 = 47, Nights camped 2015 = 49, Nights camped 2016 = 48, Nights camped 2017 = 51,
Nights camped 2018 = 50
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08-18-2015, 02:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Posts: 1,658
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ernest917
I use a Magellan Roadmate and love it.... It has the same features that truckers use - can set height, width and length of coach and it keeps me off roads that can cause me problems.... I use it constantly.....
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I use my Magellan RV5365 on every trip with the TT and a lot of times when we are traveling solo in areas we are not accustomed to.
Every once in a while, it will start giving directions that I know are completely wrong (you always need to have a general idea of where you are going) and I have to reboot it. I use a toothpick and stick it (excuse me folks) up it's butt. Then it acts right!
It will even give me detour options to roads that are coming up that may be blocked/slowed traffic that I wouldn't know. Apparently, it uses data given to it from the satellites about the flow of traffic. Just like magic.
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2012 Flagstaff V Lite 30 WRLTS
2005 Dodge Ram 2500 5.7 Mag Hemi 3.72 Rearaxle
Nights camped 2015 = 23
Nights camped 2016 = 25
Nights camped 2017 = 13
Nights camped 2018 = 3
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08-18-2015, 02:31 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 24,702
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Just looked on my dezl 760 and no propane avoidances is not an option. I will search around and see if there are any POI's with it.
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08-18-2015, 03:08 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Long Island
Posts: 82
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Thanks to all for the great advise and the heads-up.
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Prime Time 2014 Crusader 260RLD Touring Edition
2006 F-250 4x4 King Ranch FX4 6.0 Powerstroke Diesel
Don & Katrina + Copper the Beagle
Nights camped 2012 = 48, Nights camped 2013 = 46, Nights camped 2014 = 47, Nights camped 2015 = 49, Nights camped 2016 = 48, Nights camped 2017 = 51,
Nights camped 2018 = 50
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08-18-2015, 06:17 PM
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#28
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,198
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I use mine instead of my Garmin use the Garmin in the car
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2015 sunseeker 3050s. 2007 saturn aura
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08-19-2015, 10:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: On Another Adventure
Posts: 2,563
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I just replaced a Magellan Roadmate (screen froze and couldn't be cleared) with a RV Rand McNally 7730 and so far love it... Has way more features than the old Magellan and is extremely RV friendly..... I did the software up-date as soon as I got it so I'd have all the latest software and it's working great.... I especially like the "Dock" feature which I find extremely helpful... I also like being able to plan out a trip on my computer and then download it to my unit.... Rand McNally has too many new features to list here.... Suggest you go online and check them out yourself.....
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08-19-2015, 10:33 PM
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#30
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 2
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Best
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08-24-2015, 07:35 PM
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#31
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I Break Everything
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Lampasas, TX
Posts: 514
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Have the Garmin 760LTM...works correctly about 70% of the time. Use phones for true routes then fidget with it. Large cities and back roads give mine the most trouble.
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2015 Georgetown Forest River 351DS Class A
2008 Keystone Cougar 293SAB 5th Wheel
2007 Jay Flight 30.5RLS 5th Wheel
2006 Jay Flight 29BHS TT
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08-24-2015, 07:49 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldCoot
Just looked on my dezl 760 and no propane avoidances is not an option. I will search around and see if there are any POI's with it.
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Just found out you can change from rv to truck, configure the truck to match your rv and on avoidances you can select Compressed gases and get the propane avoidances. I will see if it works. Where is a tunnel that prohibits propane?
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08-24-2015, 08:34 PM
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Who Dares, Wins
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Chester County, PA
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Baltimore, MD tunnels do not allow any propane...
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08-24-2015, 08:44 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doc73
Baltimore, MD tunnels do not allow any propane...
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Need a physical address to program into it to see what it does.
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08-24-2015, 08:47 PM
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Who Dares, Wins
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Chester County, PA
Posts: 7,063
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5625 O'Donnell St
Baltimore, MD 21224
An address just on the other side of the tunnel. From NC it shoudl take you through
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08-24-2015, 08:58 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doc73
5625 O'Donnell St
Baltimore, MD 21224
An address just on the other side of the tunnel. From NC it shoudl take you through
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Takes I97 to I695 to Broening to Holabird Ave to Ponca St. to Boston St(says Interstate) to O' Donnell.
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08-24-2015, 09:07 PM
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Who Dares, Wins
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Chester County, PA
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695 is the detour to avoid the tunnels. It's a bridge.
Edit. Was that with the restrictions on?
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08-24-2015, 09:14 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doc73
695 is the detour to avoid the tunnels. It's a bridge.
Edit. Was that with the restrictions on?
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Yes, it was with it configured as a truck with compressed gases restriction applied.
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08-24-2015, 09:16 PM
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#39
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Who Dares, Wins
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Chester County, PA
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Ok them that would be correct. With the avoidance off does it go through the tunnel (just to make sure the detour was not the best way to get there)
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08-24-2015, 09:25 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doc73
Ok them that would be correct. With the avoidance off does it go through the tunnel (just to make sure the detour was not the best way to get there)
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Don't know, I'll try it using the car instead of the truck.
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