Trip Planning Apps

[Tlmr4784]

Whats your favorite trip planning app?
We been using RV Parky free version, a little bulky, but pretty sweet at the same time.
Your thoughts?

[rk911]

rvparky, rvparkreviews,pilot-flying j and google maps.

[777 Driver]

Check out an iRV2 sponsor's trip planner:

This discussion is proudly sponsored by:



https://www.rvtripwizard.com/

Take care,
Stu

[rk911]

Originally Posted by 777 Driver

Check out an iRV2 sponsor's trip planner:

This discussion is proudly sponsored by:

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https://www.rvtripwizard.com/

Take care,
Stu

and what's the cost fir that???

[HoneyBadger]

Originally Posted by rk911

and what's the cost fir that???

$39 a year.

I still use the last version of Streets and Trips; long since paid for and does what I need it to do.

[rk911]

Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

$39 a year.

I still use the last version of Streets and Trips; long since paid for and does what I need it to do.

thought so. those which i mentioned are $0.00.

i used to be a meticulous planner before we started the RV thing...where we stop for gas, sleep and eat. drive my wife crazy and made for a very stressful trip especially if something went wrong or we found a reason to divert. it took all the spontaneity out of a vacation. went cold turkey one year. basically picked a direction and took off. no reservations, no plan. i was a nervous wreck but we survived...literally. that carried over in 1986 when we bought our first MH. no reservations except if we HAD to be somewhere on date X (like the Dayton HamVention).

i get it. reservations are more of a necessity these days especially if you want a specific park or class of park. but you don't need to spend a nickle to do that. my $0.02.

[777 Driver]

To each, his/her own. I've found RVTripWizard to be a useful trip planning tool and worth the subscription fee.

Take care,
Stu

[RVThere]

AllStays and Google Maps. Although we may make reservations at our destination (especially if its a national park), day to day stops are decided as we're driving - pick a campground and call ahead or drive longer and stay at Walmart.

I think the Allstays app is about $10 one time cost.

[rk911]

Originally Posted by 777 Driver

To each, his/her own. I've found RVTripWizard to be a useful trip planning tool and worth the subscription fee.

Take care,
Stu

at the end of the day that’s all that counts. safe trips.

[Chuck&Pam]

Originally Posted by rk911

rvparky, rvparkreviews,pilot-flying j and google maps.

Same here.

[Tdave]

For a multi destination trip, I love using RVTrip wizard. You don’t have to toggle between programs to plan an RV-safe route, while also reading campground reviews, and budgeting your time and spend.

[Bsipe01]

Very new to this RVing, but have found RV Parky much easier to use and quicker than any other. Have tried RV trip planner and, while I like the circles, it seems much slower to use.

[Charming]

I love the RV Trip Wizard for planning, we tend to do multi-stop trips and it is a great help for finding Cracker Barrells for our in between campground stops and Flying Js for fill ups.

I need to look see how to incorporate that into my GPS directions. I love Madam Google, but she doesn't seem to care that I am not driving a car.

[rosebud1218]

Originally Posted by rk911

thought so. those which i mentioned are $0.00.

i used to be a meticulous planner before we started the RV thing...where we stop for gas, sleep and eat. drive my wife crazy and made for a very stressful trip especially if something went wrong or we found a reason to divert. it took all the spontaneity out of a vacation. went cold turkey one year. basically picked a direction and took off. no reservations, no plan. i was a nervous wreck but we survived...literally. that carried over in 1986 when we bought our first MH. no reservations except if we HAD to be somewhere on date X (like the Dayton HamVention).

i get it. reservations are more of a necessity these days especially if you want a specific park or class of park. but you don't need to spend a nickle to do that. my $0.02.

Thank you rk911 - I really like your reply!
I had become so obsessed with RV Trip Wizard - such a great travel planning tool; that I was using it to detail every mile of our forthcoming trip. It was beginning to look like a "moonshot." You're reply has helped remind / reground me as to what our travel-trailering recipe should be:
1. add detail planning when necessary and
2. bake with optimal opportunities for serendipity-fueled joy!