Maps for Staycation

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Posted: 28.06.2020  ·  #1
Getting on the road for our "Staycation"..
Will we be fine on Google maps? I see Copilot App / Sygic Truck Navigation mentioned online..of course then there are the sat navs such as TOmTom, Garmin who have a new fancy model coming out in october and some great models out there! Just looking for something to save us getting stuck on a bad road or under a bridge!


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We use Sygic Truck, its great!

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We use Sygic Truck, its great!


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Excellent Satnav, runs on big screen tablet, clear voice.
Auto updates, live traffic, cameras, dangerous bend warning and much more.
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Posted: 28.06.2020  ·  #4
Does it use much battery power ? my phone gets very hot if running
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Posted: 28.06.2020  ·  #5
thanks a lot, have downloaded Sygic for Truck there and have signed up for the 14 day trial!

It didn't recognise the beach i was at earlier today (Old Head, near Louisburgh) but it did avoid the route we take by car which is good!

We have a 12" Ipad so map looks great on it..

Paul

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So what is your rough plan? In terms of campsites or ‘wild camping’ (which is not camping btw)? Are you winging it or do you have all sites pre-booked?


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Does it use much battery power ? my phone gets very hot if running
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It uses power on my phone alright, but I just plug it into charger , haven't noticed phone getting hot though

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So what is your rough plan? In terms of campsites or ‘wild camping’ (which is not camping btw)? Are you winging it or do you have all sites pre-booked?


Heading for West Cork at weekend. Have no sites pre-booked, so winging it...few friends houses en route to plug in and catch up with..sites are pretty full I believe!

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Posted: 28.06.2020  ·  #9
I see this top end sat nav model which Garmin say is out in q3 2020 appears to be on sale on Amazon..

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmi…69&sr=8-14

trying to figure how much extra benefit this is compared to Sygic for example..@€70 for a lifetime licence and 3 years of map updates

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