GPS and navigation Archives

Your navigation system should tell you more than just “Turn right here”

Chris Guld - October 10, 2019

I've been known to tell people that Google Maps is better than Waze because Google Maps gives me much more detail when the voice...

Don’t get lost – Find your way back by taking a photo

Chris Guld - July 5, 2019

By Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.com As an RV traveler, this has to be my favorite feature of Google Photos. I take a picture every time we...

UPDATE: Is your older GPS device about to go bonkers? Statement from Garmin

RV Staff - March 12, 2019

Did you see our post last Saturday asking if you own any GPS devices or equipment that relies on GPS to function? Some of...

Is your older GPS device about to go bonkers?

Chuck Woodbury - March 8, 2019

Do you own any GPS devices or equipment that relies on GPS to function? If so, now is probably a good time to check...

Want to avoid traffic? Use Waze or Google Maps

Chris Guld - November 15, 2018

Both Waze and Google Maps can give you turn-by-turn voice-directed navigation. Waze also adds real-time crowd-sourced road information including traffic, road hazards and police...

Already nervous RV driver led astray by expensive GPS

RV Staff - October 25, 2018

Dear RV Shrink: My wife bought me a new GPS for my birthday. It's an expensive, big rig model. It is supposed to have all...

Don’t trust your GPS!

Chris Guld - March 21, 2018

by Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.com We have used many GPS devices. Google Maps on our smartphones is our go-to navigator, but it doesn't know about RVs!...

How to find bicycle trails with Google Maps

Chris Guld - February 7, 2018

by Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.com We have these special new bikes – they’re foldable so they fit in the van, or on the special racks that...

Find the perfect viewing spot for the Total Solar Eclipse

Chris Guld - July 27, 2017

by Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.com Those of us who travel by RV have the enviable opportunity to be in the perfect spot for the historic total...

RV quick tricks: Substitute GPS mounting “hardware”

Russ and Tiña De Maris - April 11, 2017

By Russ and Tiña De Maris My, how the times have changed – stacks of those infernally-hard-to-refold road maps have given way...

Find your stuff with TrackR bravo

Bob Difley - March 22, 2017

By Bob Difley With so much to remember these days, the deluge of information flooding our email inboxes, news updates, and virtual megaphones from all...

Never get lost with Avenza maps – use even offline

Bob Difley - November 15, 2016

By Bob Difley Imagine being out in the boonies somewhere, as we RVers tend to do quite often, and you find yourself just a little...

Where am I? A useful app for frequent travelers

RV Staff - August 4, 2016

By Chris Guld, Geeks On Tour.comEver ask someone to write down a local phone number and later notice they didn’t include the area code?...

Furkot: A funny name for a great trip planner

RV Staff - July 6, 2016

We’ll try it outWe leave for a 3 month journey at the end of the week. We will use Furkot and write more about...

Share your Location with Glympse

RV Staff - June 9, 2016

By Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.comIf you fly your own plane, it is important to file a Flight Plan. Some people feel the same way about...

OK Google, What route did I drive to Tallahassee?

RV Staff - May 26, 2016

By Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.comIf you turn on Location Services and allow Google Maps to save location history, it records everywhere you go – as...

Apps help you find public lands

RV Staff - April 9, 2016

By Dave Helgeson The U.S. federal government controls nearly 650 million acres of land owned by you and me, the taxpayers of this great nation....

Don’t trust your GPS!

RV Staff - April 6, 2016

by Chris Guld GeeksOnTour.TV We have several GPS devices, some are test units, some are our old standbys. Every time we encounter an issue with driving...

Don’t let your GPS lead you astray

RV Staff - April 3, 2016

By Greg Illes My first GPS was the size of a brick and took ten minutes to get a fix — then it gave me...

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