Trip planning software....

[murphybrown]

I use one of those things called a printed map....

Yep spread it out on the table and look....have one of those fancy Garmin GPS...sure glad I got it....get to loan it to friends who think they need one to use on occasion.....stupid thing got me lost way to many times....now that paper map and my marker pen....gets me close and personal. Never run out of gas yet...and I realllllly like staying off the freeways....OK call me old fashion and cheap...but those AAA maps are free and plentiful....:yes::yes:

 

[Dragonrider]

Only the Garmin option works on a Mac. Otherwise the Harley "Road Planner" is the best option, if you don't need to up load to your Zumo…..

 

[cjackg]

Microsoft Streets & Trips lets you put in your gas tank size and average fuel mileage under various conditions, as well how low you want the tank to be when you want to stop. The fuel warnings can be toggled on or off. It then includes "Stop for Fuel" warnings at the appropriate place in your route. If you use fruit to compute, it is not available, but it works well if you suffer with Windows.

I have been using Streets&Trips for years too as it has very good quality maps and is easy to use, plus it does not require online access and can be used anywhere on a PC. They issue an updated version every year but you can usually buy the previous edition of the package on eBay really cheap...

 

[retired1]

Yep spread it out on the table and look....have one of those fancy Garmin GPS...sure glad I got it....get to loan it to friends who think they need one to use on occasion.....stupid thing got me lost way to many times....now that paper map and my marker pen....gets me close and personal. Never run out of gas yet...and I realllllly like staying off the freeways....OK call me old fashion and cheap...but those AAA maps are free and plentiful....:yes::yes:

:thumbup::thumbup:
What's a GPS?

 

[rabtech]

I hate to do this because now the NSA knows where I plan to stop for gas on my trip this week.

They don't need Google Maps to do that. They have much better resources. Like tracking your cell phone location and your heat signature...:shocked:

 

[Dan_Ashley]

:thumbup::thumbup:
What's a GPS?

GPS= Grandpa's Potty Stop.

 

[Dan_Ashley]

They don't need Google Maps to do that. They have much better resources. Like tracking your cell phone location and your heat signature...:shocked:

That's why I only use pay phones, and ALWAYS wear a cooling vest.

 

[murphybrown]

How's that working for you????

That's why I only use pay phones, and ALWAYS wear a cooling vest.

Finding a Pay Phone that is???? :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack: GPS =s Get Personal Service....and I do love talking to people....so that works realllllly well for me...:yes::yes:

 

[StanProff]

I just hope that they don't wake anybody up, and tell them to keep an eye on you... :shocked:

Don't worry about the goverment trying to keep an eye on anybody, they would never agree on who to put an eye on so we are all safe :roflblack:

 

[NancysToy]

Garmin's MapSource has a crude stab at this under Preferences which allows you to select your preferred road-type with a sliding scale, narrow country roads at one end of the scale and inter-state highways at the other. My biggest gripe is being taken off route onto a minor road, or track, in order to save a few yards in total distance traveled. Grrrr! :sour:

That's not what I am longing for. I want to designate a certain road by number or name...or just follow the Blue Ridge Parkway from Asheville to Blowing Rock, for instance.

 

[shelbydave]

As long as we are wishing for things in trip planning software (or GPS's), how about being able to put in a trip from say Chicago to Detroit, and then select a road, like US-12? I can't tell you how many times I have longed for that kind of feature.

The only way I've been able to do something like this is to use waypoints. I pick points along the route I want, then upload them into my Garmin.
Then when I put in my destination, I also enter the "via-points" It's klunky, but it works.

I'd also like a GPS / Mapping software combination where I can plan my trip, upload it to my GPS,and the GPS doesn't reroute me based on the preferences set in it.

Not only does my Garmin think for itself and override what I planned, she gets a tad bit "naggy" when I do my own thing...:banghead:

 

[JJW SpyderRider]

The only way I've been able to do something like this is to use waypoints. I pick points along the route I want, then upload them into my Garmin.
Then when I put in my destination, I also enter the "via-points" It's klunky, but it works.

I'd also like a GPS / Mapping software combination where I can plan my trip, upload it to my GPS,and the GPS doesn't reroute me based on the preferences set in it.

Not only does my Garmin think for itself and override what I planned, she gets a tad bit "naggy" when I do my own thing...:banghead:

The Garmin does like to reroute you if the auto recalculation is not turned off.

Do you know why the voice on the GPS is a women's?
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No guy would every nag you as much as she does.

 

[shelbydave]

The Garmin does like to reroute you if the auto recalculation is not turned off.

Do you know why the voice on the GPS is a women's?
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No guy would every nag you as much as she does.

I use the British voice, and she keeps getting me lost. I think it's because she's unfamiliar with the American roads... She is also a lot quieter if I drive on the left.

 

[Harvey]

GARMIN ZUMO GPS ON RT LIMITED

The Garmin/Zumo GPS that is standard on the 2013 RT Limited has a Fuel Gage Setting under TOOLS then SETTINGS. You can program in your mileage and amount of miles needed to stop.