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zigzaginaway · 09-09-2022, 07:26 PM

I just opened my trip up in the planner and it states: "No RV route available, using car route" It has this listed for ALL legs of the trip, even those I have completed?

Thoughts

Mike8253 · 09-10-2022, 07:22 AM

I would submit directly to the Help Desk to get assistance. They can look directly at your trip to see what might be going on, which none of us can do. I have no idea what you are experiencing or what in your trip could possibly be influencing its behavior.

mbridinger · 09-10-2022, 07:27 AM

I guess you cant go.

MFortie · 09-22-2022, 11:13 AM

I started getting the same message this morning and we are near the end of our trip.

Guess we can’t go home!

But at least GT Nat Park is a nice place to stay!!! ��

kathi17 · 11-07-2022, 10:40 AM

I am getting the same thing on a trip from Stonington, Maine to Gulf Shores, Alabama. I am trying to avoid the George Washington Bridge, but it tells me there is no route available. Normally we go across the new Tappanzee Bridge when we aren't towing.

Old Mud · 11-14-2022, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by kathi17

I am getting the same thing on a trip from Stonington, Maine to Gulf Shores, Alabama. I am trying to avoid the George Washington Bridge, but it tells me there is no route available. Normally we go across the new Tappanzee Bridge when we aren't towing.

You can still go across the Tappen Z. Just go down 95 to 495 to 90 to 84 to Scranton in Penn. 81 and go down that way.

Mike8253 · 11-14-2022, 12:38 PM

Do any of you have the "No Tolls" Avoidance selected?

kathi17 · 11-15-2022, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Old Mud

You can still go across the Tappen Z. Just go down 95 to 495 to 90 to 84 to Scranton in Penn. 81 and go down that way.

Thanks, that is what I found on Google Navigation, and a couple of other apps. I just can't figure out why I can't get that route to work on the RV Life app. It shows me a ton of warnings and low bridges. I didn't have "no tolls" selected, the only filter I added was "no dirt roads".

I compared the route to my truckers atlas, (Rand McNally), and could find no low bridges on that route in the truckers atlas, but the app kept telling me there was no route available, and showing me lots and lots of low bridges. I had the height of the camper set at 11'. Our camper is 10'3", but I rounded it up to 11' to be on the safe side.

I know it's probably because I did something wrong, but in spite of watching the You Tube videos, I still for the life of me can't figure out what is wrong. I wish I had had longer to figure it out, but when I couldn't get a route, I downloaded a couple of more apps, and could get routes with those apps. Since I only had a couple of more days before I would get charged, I canceled my subscription. It gets expensive to keep buying different apps, when you can't get some of them to work.

I feel really bad about cancelling. I really wanted to just plan out a trip with stopping points and points of interest like the guy in one of the videos did. He made it look so easy, and better than some of the apps I did pay for, but I kept those apps because they worked. One week isn't a long enough time to try to get help and figure out how to use an app that is complicated. I just wish I had longer to figure it out.

kathi17 · 11-15-2022, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike8253

Do any of you have the "No Tolls" Avoidance selected?

The only filter I applied was "no dirt roads", so that wasn't the problem in my case, but thanks for the tip.

BZTS561 · 11-15-2022, 09:50 AM

Do you have a weight input for your vehicle/rig? I had an incorrect amount and it prevented certain routes I knew were safe. Reduce it to zero and see if it shows the route for you. Not sure why this is, unless the route has weight restrictions and the app checks for that.

Mike8253 · 11-15-2022, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kathi17

Thanks, that is what I found on Google Navigation, and a couple of other apps. I just can't figure out why I can't get that route to work on the RV Life app. It shows me a ton of warnings and low bridges. I didn't have "no tolls" selected, the only filter I added was "no dirt roads".

I compared the route to my truckers atlas, (Rand McNally), and could find no low bridges on that route in the truckers atlas, but the app kept telling me there was no route available, and showing me lots and lots of low bridges. I had the height of the camper set at 11'. Our camper is 10'3", but I rounded it up to 11' to be on the safe side.

I know it's probably because I did something wrong, but in spite of watching the You Tube videos, I still for the life of me can't figure out what is wrong. I wish I had had longer to figure it out, but when I couldn't get a route, I downloaded a couple of more apps, and could get routes with those apps. Since I only had a couple of more days before I would get charged, I canceled my subscription. It gets expensive to keep buying different apps, when you can't get some of them to work.

I feel really bad about cancelling. I really wanted to just plan out a trip with stopping points and points of interest like the guy in one of the videos did. He made it look so easy, and better than some of the apps I did pay for, but I kept those apps because they worked. One week isn't a long enough time to try to get help and figure out how to use an app that is complicated. I just wish I had longer to figure it out.

Just a comment, and a suggestion:
1)RE: No Route... Double check all of your Avoidances (both Default and Trip) to be absolutely sure something is not mistakenly selected. Also make sure your RV's height and weight are correctly stated in both your Default and Trip Settings. Question: Is RVTW proposing a route to a point and then saying "No Route Available"? Or are you getting no recommendation at all?? To see, for instance, if the Tappen Zee is the issue, do a Custom Stop (zero night) at a point before, but close to, the bridge on the route to see if you can get RVTW to propose directions to that point.
2)RE: Low Bridge Warnings: In most cases, those Low Clearance warnings are for the roads you are traveling over (on overpasses) vs. the roads you are on. An easy way to tell is to drag the highway icon at the lower right corner of your screen map to the location in question. That will automatically open Google Street View and you can see right away if the warning is for you or the route below you.

Old Mud · 11-15-2022, 11:56 AM

Kathi, that route i posted is good. No low bridges. I use the RV Life app and it works fine. You may have to go into the menu and check your figures.

kathi17 · 11-24-2022, 08:44 AM

I did check all my info several times, and it was correct. I am going to try downloading it again, and see if I can do it right. This time, I don't think I will cancel it, I'll just keep trying until I get it. I have watched so many videos, and so many people love it, so when I get it figured out, it must be very good. Since I have a couple of other apps, I can keep comparing, to see what is going on. I just got so frustrated, and my time was running out for cancelling.

I have cancer and huge hospital bills, so money is an issue. We bought the camper because staying for a week or two at a time near the hospital was much less expensive than paying for hotels rooms and meals. We want to go to some place warmer for the winter because the cost of heating the house is so high, Also, living on an island in Maine, means the power goes out frequently during the winter, and sometimes stays off for days at a time. In Alabama, we can get spots for less money than the expenses up here, and enjoy the weather, and actually have heat, cell pone coverage and power all season. Plus, there are opportunities for jobs down there. Here, the economy is based on lobstering in the summer, and no jobs on the island in the winter, so we would be able to earn some money down there, even if it's flipping burgers at McDonald's.