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Quote: Originally posted by SamP on 18/7/2024

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"DONT blindly trust Sat Navs!"

The problem is that 'they' want to sell you a special satnav - at twice or three times the usual price - which is intended for use with a caravan or motorhome.
Just plug in the dimensions of your outfit and every journey will be trouble free! - all the adverts will tell you so.

The map data in that satnav is pretty much the same as on any other satnav.

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 19/7/2024

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There's no substitute for a bit of pre-planning. A good old road map and a look on Google Earth at any potentially dodgy bits will usually get you by. We managed just fine when we didn't even have Google Earth so there's no real reason we can't manage today. With or without a sat-nav.

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 19/7/2024

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Yes, sat-navs and other modern aids are fine, nothing against them, but I'm from an era where they hadn't been invented and we managed just fine using only paper maps. Ok, so they can go out of date, but most roads don't change that much except maybe in towns, and I try to avoid going through towns with the caravan on where possible. And of course there is always that other alternative, road signs.

I do occasionally use my sat-nat for the last few miles to my destination, but I never totally rely on it, I just use it as back-up.

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Quote: Originally posted by CyberCynth on 30/8/2024

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By the way, going back to the link of the old chap towing his caravan over rocky terrain... I wonder whether his caravan still had any flooring left when he eventually reached his destination?

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Quote: Originally posted by 664DaveS on 13/7/2024

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I remember going up a mountain pass in the Tarn area. We looked at the Michelin map to,find the wriggly scenic routes ( no caravan!).
The start of the route had a sign saying no caravans or hgvs.
Way up in the hills going up we met a rather large Dutch motorhome. Driver white faced looking scared. Our rhd suv was right on the edge, no barrier.
He wanted me to back down, no chance pal.Its priority to coming up.
You would think he would apply commonsense.
In the same area we saw another big MH which couldn't get round some of the hairpin bends in one. Stop and reverse a couple of times.
We were in a cafe having a drink.
It did create amusement for those in the cafe. Comments like quelle idiote were heard!
You often see cyclists going up those passes. They must be very fit to get up those hills.Going down ok though as long as brakes work.


Post last edited on 13/07/2024 10:28:00

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 30/8/2024

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I still always carry a road atlas whenever I go somewhere I'm not familiar with. The one I have now is dated 2023 so it's reasonably up to date. My sat-nav on the other hand is only up to date to 2013 and cannot be updated further.

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