Do you plan all stops in advance? What tools do you use?,

[DKRITTER]

The second night - Copper Breaks in north Texas - looks like blasted desolation from Google Earth .
Third night - Dalhart, Texas.

If I could make a suggestion;
When you get to Amarillo take Lakeside (335) north around to 87 and Dumas then over to Dalhart.

Most mapping software takes you from the westside of Amarillo up Boys Ranch rd to 385. This road twists through the canyons before getting to 385. Great in a sports car not a MH.

 

[Headhunter]

I did something a little different this trip. Doing approximately 5K miles in two months. I use Travel Wizard mapping software, I put in my leaving and arriving destinations. Then I get that route and log on to Harvest Host. If you are not familiar with Harvest Host log on to website harvesthost.com . The stays are FREE, but you pay about $89.00 a year for membership

I look at my route on HH, and I figure out about every 300 to 400 miles a place I want to stop at. I set the place at approximately 10 miles off my current route. Got to remember no hook ups or water. We stayed at wineries, Honey farms, Beef Farms, restaurants and more.

I have a TSD card, I usually like to fill up a TA's they give the biggest discount. If you want to see some of Harvest Host sites, check out the thread, where were you with your Tiffin today.

HH

 

[bpaikman]

If I could make a suggestion;
When you get to Amarillo take Lakeside (335) north around to 87 and Dumas then over to Dalhart.

Most mapping software takes you from the westside of Amarillo up Boys Ranch rd to 385. This road twists through the canyons before getting to 385. Great in a sports car not a MH.

Yep that's what we plan! Thanks!

 

[kenton thomas]

We are planning a May ‘22 trip to Charleston SC from eastern Kansas. Trip this last May to Savannah, Ga, so some common roads. On trip out start with Rand McNally atlas, then using Google maps pro, booked overnights through KOA. They fall about every 300 Miles or so and that makes a decent drive day. Stop every 2 hours to stretch and get gas. Out of Charleston heading to Florida gulf coast for couple days then northwest headed home. Not going to plan that out so much to see how we can do. Good Sam membership gives reference to sites on the way there and home. Keeping it simple. Once on road have a Garmin 890 to help.

 

[Voyageurs]

We rarely book anything. But we have an 18 foot trailer so in a pinch we can just take a tent site. Easy peasy.

 

[bpaikman]

We're on the second night of our meticulously planned 6-week trip. Already encounte a problem with meticulous planning. I'd plugged all the stops (by hand) into the Garmin GPS. Problem with that - if we decided not to do one of the stops, it kept trying to turn us around, for miles. I don't know if it would keep it up for 6 weeks so I deleted all the rest stops from the Garmin.
We used the original TripWizand route on our phones to locate the fuel stops, etc... it all worked out fine... We were just traveling through the most remote part of our trip and discovered that even there, I could use Earth or Gas Buddy or other apps to find what we wanted as we drove along. (having good cell reception is important, but it turned out that we could also read signs).
I do pre-planning partly for fun, but I'm fine with spontaneity too.

 

[AbdRahim]

We're on the second night of our meticulously planned 6-week trip. Already encounte a problem with meticulous planning. I'd plugged all the stops (by hand) into the Garmin GPS. Problem with that - if we decided not to do one of the stops, it kept trying to turn us around, for miles. I don't know if it would keep it up for 6 weeks so I deleted all the rest stops from the Garmin.
We used the original TripWizand route on our phones to locate the fuel stops, etc... it all worked out fine... We were just traveling through the most remote part of our trip and discovered that even there, I could use Earth or Gas Buddy or other apps to find what we wanted as we drove along. (having good cell reception is important, but it turned out that we could also read signs).
I do pre-planning partly for fun, but I'm fine with spontaneity too.

Precisely. It wants to see if you are paying attention. That happened to me on the way to the Service Center. It kept telling me to turn when I was almost certain I never turned on that road before. GPS=s are great, if you know where you are going. Wait! Hmmmm!
What you do is stop the trip with the X. Then go back in to that trip and select the next waypoint, that is using the trip Planner in the GPS.

 

[Old Bubblehead]

We decide on a destination, then use RVParky app to lay out our route. I try to keep it to 300 mile legs, but will adjust if needed to find a safer, more accessible, safer campground. We also use sat views to verify access and exit points for fuel stops and campgrounds. I spend a lot of time researching campgrounds. We learned the hard way that name brand doesn't guarantee quality or safety. When I look at reviews, I look to see why people mark a CG down scale. Lack of internet, cable, activities for children, or proximity to restaurants are not detractors to us.
Got burned a few times, county park in GA once and KOA in NM that my wife feared for our safety and security. As the years have gone by, we have gotten pretty good at finding the type of CG we enjoy on our routes.

 

[bpaikman]

Precisely. It wants to see if you are paying attention. That happened to me on the way to the Service Center. It kept telling me to turn when I was almost certain I never turned on that road before. GPS=s are great, if you know where you are going. Wait! Hmmmm!
What you do is stop the trip with the X. Then go back in to that trip and select the next waypoint, that is using the trip Planner in the GPS.

I'll try it again but it seems like when we went back into the trip it was starting over at our ... home

 

[bpaikman]

We decide on a destination, then use RVParky app to lay out our route. I try to keep it to 300 mile legs, but will adjust if needed to find a safer, more accessible, safer campground. We also use sat views to verify access and exit points for fuel stops and campgrounds. I spend a lot of time researching campgrounds. We learned the hard way that name brand doesn't guarantee quality or safety. When I look at reviews, I look to see why people mark a CG down scale. Lack of internet, cable, activities for children, or proximity to restaurants are not detractors to us.
Got burned a few times, county park in GA once and KOA in NM that my wife feared for our safety and security. As the years have gone by, we have gotten pretty good at finding the type of CG we enjoy on our routes.

I agree. With any review for anything, it's amazing why some people will give 1 star. Sometimes it's because they LIKED it tremendously, but didn't understand ratings.
And sat views? See my post 8/21/22.