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Top Road Trip Apps | FauxShow 224

Hit the road with our favorite apps for offline nav, finding a free place to sleep, taking care of basic RV tasks & the best way to capture the trip.

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Prep for the Road

RV Checklist on the App Store

RV Check List is a tool that provides various checklists for the RV owner. These task lists cover various phases of the RV adventure. I am a fellow RV owner who decided there should be a better way then multiple hand written checklists or trying to depend on your memory wrote this application.

Finding a Place to Stay:

CoPilot App – GPS Navigation & Traffic

• Offline navigation: street maps stored on-board your iPhone/iPad
• Clear voice-guided, turn-by-turn directions with text-to-speech technology
• Driver-friendly 3D guidance display shows you the way at every turn
• Lane indicator arrows, highway exit sign post information and realistic ClearTurn(tm) view to help you at complex junctions
• Real-time ActiveTraffic(tm) and predictive time-of-day routing helps you avoid delays, so you’ll arrive on-time and stress-free, every time
• Automatic routing and fast recalculation if you miss a turn
• Safety camera alerts with free database updates (not available in North America, France or Switzerland)
• Unique directions only view and motion lock for safer driving
• CommuteMe(tm) automatically learns your favourite route to and from work, and checks it for traffic every day
• Speed limit warnings and speedometer
• Accurate ETAs so you know when you’ll arrive
• And much, much more…

Allstays | Campgrounds | RV Parks

Over 29,000 Campgrounds: Independent, KOA, National/State Forest, State Parks, Public Lands, Army Corps, National Park, Military, County and City Parks, casinos.

Independent Truck Stops, Flying Js, Pilot Travel Centers, Loves Travel Stops, Petro Centers, TA Travel Centers, Petro Canada. Includes info on fuel lanes, dump stations, propane, restaurants, internet, laundry, showers, tire care, travel stores, ATMs, Western Union, UPS, FedEx and more. Are they RV friendly.

Mileage Keeper (gas mileage / fuel economy tracker) on the App Store

Mileage Keeper tracks your vehicle’s fuel economy, which helps you save money!

The Automatic adapter plugs into the standard diagnostics port hidden under the dash in most cars since 1996.

Checking for Signal

FieldTester on the App Store

Field Tester can be used to quickly evaluate the strength of your phone signal, and the quality of your data/WiFi network.

With OpenSignal you can map cellular coverage, find Wi-Fi hotspots, test and improve your reception & get faster data.

Dumping… Your Tanks

Sanidumps: RV Dumps, Sani Station, Dump Points comprehensive directory

A comprehensive directory helping RVers find RV dump station locations to empty their gray water and black holding tanks, When RVs have to go…

Capture the Road

Hyperlapse from Instagram on the App Store

Create amazing time lapse videos with Hyperlapse. Using Instagram’s in-house stabilization, Hyperlapse shoots polished time lapse videos that were previously impossible without bulky tripods and expensive equipment.