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The one issue I have with my Garmin is that it is addicted to the Chicago Skyway. It will try to go there anytime it's even remotely on the route. This is one issue I'll over-ride the Garmin on every time. The Skyway is expensive. The Kennedy/DanRyan combination is slow. If I'm coming home from...

The only problem is the weight issue. The more stuff you carry personally, the less payload you have available. Batteries are heavy, so's the generator. I have a 2500 series Chevy with an 8600lb GVWR. Subtract 160 lb for the generator, maybe double that for a healthy battery bank--- we're up...

Yes, traffic is checked. So is "U-turns"-- and you don't want to know how many times it has instructed me to make a U-turn in wildly inappropriate places. Sometimes this can be a real hoot. I fear for some of you youngsters who have never done it the old-fashioned way, with paper maps and...

I have a Garmin 465 LMT. If it has one glaring fault, it would have to be that it is incapable of re-routing around traffic jams. It's addicted to the notion that the only acceptable route is the Interstate, even when two semis and three cars have got into an accident that completely closes the...

OK. I finally got this unit to open the SD chip, and that allowed all of the US and Canada to load onto the unit. I downloaded the latest update with the unit not connected to the computer, then when the software asked me to connect I saw a prompt that hadn't appeared the last couple of...

I've had a little bit of downtime due to a vehicle repair, so I got curious. I pulled the SD chip from the Garmin and had a look-see using a separate reader. The computer shows me that the chip is empty, which means that the GPS unit is using internal memory and isn't using the chip at all. I...

How do I get rid of the extra voices and so on??? It seems to have come from the factory with excess junk, and so help me I don't know how you get rid of the garbage. Tom-Tom made that easy, but the Garmin doesn't seem to allow for dumping excess.

I bought a Garmin Nuvi 465 a few months back. When I updated the thing, it wouldn't take the full North American continent, so I settled for the Lower 49 NE selection since this contains the places I've been to so far. It has nothing West of the Rockies, though, and it goes without saying it...

Moot has a point. The portable power unit isn't a big player, but it would keep your laptop going for a few hours before needing to be re-charged. The Big Buddy heater can be kept happy with a rechargeable tank for upwards of a couple of days at the low setting and certainly at least a day at...

It sounds like running that heater really needs a decent generator. Now for the next problem, since you'll have to deal with it anyway: In really cold weather, other drivers here (OVM comes to mind) report that the 1,500 watt heater will only be marginal at best in the vans, whether we're...

I just looked up the critter online. My thoughts: it'll jump start your car/light truck if you've left the lights on and need a quick boost. The one I saw has an air pump so it's good for pumping up the tires. At only 400 watts AC output, it's only good for small appliances so forget about the...

I just changed from a Tom Tom to a Garmin unit. The Garmin is so much better than the Tom Tom that it's not funny. I haven't seen enough of the Rand McNally units to know much about them.

OK, maybe this is the last on this thread. Maybe not. But--- I started with those idiotic flashing green arrows that the Tom Tom unit seems to be cursed with. Today, I had the Garmin unit on it's first real run, and even though I know this particular run so well I could do it blindfolded it...

This is probably my last post in this thread. The Tom Tom has finally cashed, becoming impossible to use. The on-screen keyboard is really impossible. Every touch has to be made to the left and down from the desired letter, and it has become so bad that any key on the bottom of the screen can't...

Quick update: I had a go at trying to fix this in Tom Tom Home. No good, what I want to do--- turn off "Advanced Lane Guidance"-- is not possible on the Tom Tom XL 350. That's a real shame, since it's hard for me to think of a less helpful feature. Now that I know what it's called though, I know...

I have to agree with the guy who said Tom Tom's arrival time guesstimate left something to be desired. It assumes you're driving at least ten miles over speed limit--- on top of not stopping for any reason in an 800-mile trip. I always add an hour to what it says on all but the shortest trips...

Does the Garmin have those flashing green arrows that "help" you choose lanes? I'd gladly pay extra just to lose that so-called "help". Those arrows are more confusing that anything else.

I've got a Verizon phone. It has that available, but I haven't used it because of what you just mentioned and the data costs. Also, trying to view that tiny screen while moving can't possibly be a good driving idea.

Are there units which don't have those arrows? I've been considering replacing this thing, the only question is, with what. I see GPS units at the truck stops, some look good but a bit pricey. I have a standard Chevy van, so a lot of the bells and whistles that you might find indispensable for a...

I've got a Tom Tom unit, and one problem I've noticed from day one is the green arrows. Ordinarily, it shows a red line depicting the route you should take. As you come to a turn, though, it will switch screens and you get those ****able-- there is no other word for it-- flashing green arrows...