camping app for phone

[Ron Dickey]

What apps do you use when you go camping,

What apps do you use when traveling

what apps do you use for discounts

what apps do you use for best gas price

what apps do you use for camping supply deals

Wifi finder app

can you suggest any not worth getting??

 

[Woodbutcher-TNT]

I use the "Rest Area" app and "Allstays"

 

[Tony Latham]

I too use Allstay's Camp & RV app.

I also use the Gaia map app for land status - BLM and USFS– for boondocking.

Tony

 

[QueticoBill]

Im quite gond of All Trails

 

[Ron Dickey]

Thank you for your imput.

http://www.route66rv.com/blog/post/50-b ... mping-apps

ofters some that I have. KOA and iExit

interestingly enough one offer makes your phone into a
View in iTunes
Anti Mosquito - Sonic Repeller - ..... wonder how fast it runs the battery down??

 

[Ron Dickey]

Im quite gond of All Trails

here is what All Trails offers
https://www.allstays.com/apps/camprv.htm

thanks for the info

 

[coyote-TNT]

"RV Parky" works very well for me. And of course my Geocaching app. is ever ready for adventure. Coyote

 

[Shadow Catcher]

Waze for highway updates
Gas Guru
Winegard TV antenna locator
Cell tower locator
Both cell antenna and TV antenna are directional

 

[Bill n Robi]

I keep a lot of state's highway apps on mine. Mostly use western states = Caltrans, NMRoads, ADOT AZ Hwy, Nevroads, UDOT- good for planning ahead. Had an accident that closed a hwy on our route when I was checking road conditions, made it an easy detour to get passed it.

I also keep the forest service wildfire incident app handy.

 

[Sparksalot]

I also use the Gaia map app for land status - BLM and USFS– for boondocking.

Tony

Do you happen to know of any GOOD tutorials for GAIA? I'm very frustrated with it, especially the route creation functions. None of the tutorials I've found, including the GIAI website are of any help at all. I've used web/tablet/phone apps with no luck.

 

[Ron Dickey]

Do you happen to know of any GOOD tutorials for GAIA? I'm very frustrated with it, especially the route creation functions. None of the tutorials I've found, including the GIAI website are of any help at all. I've used web/tablet/phone apps with no luck.

are you referring to https://www.gaiagps.com/

 

[QueticoBill]

Alltrails is indeed hiking. Allstays seems more trailer and rv oriented. Unfortunately not available for android.

In poking around I found Freecampsites, which itself is free and while certainly not complete, had some interesting finds. I had just driven to Utah on I80 and found a bunch of Nebraska wildlife managment areas that offered free camping. No details.

 

[Tony Latham]

Do you happen to know of any GOOD tutorials for GAIA? I'm very frustrated with it, especially the route creation functions. None of the tutorials I've found, including the GIAI website are of any help at all. I've used web/tablet/phone apps with no luck.

are you referring to https://www.gaiagps.com/

Yep that’s the one I use. I have not used it for creating a route in over a year. I mostly use it for land status and dropping a pin for a planned boondocks camp or junction to get there.

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[Sparksalot]

are you referring to https://www.gaiagps.com/

Yes, that's the one. I swapped some messages with tech support, and now the same actions I was doing before mysteriously work. Over all, I like the planning ability with it, just a pain to get it all working at first.

 

[KTM_Guy]

Waze on road

I've been using Gaia for a few years off and on. I had the trail premium for 6 months and will upgrade before our next trip. I like how you can stack maps and there are a ton of useful maps. I was using the motor vehicle use map as a layer, it helps to know which trail/road is open. It's easy to plan trips and manage POE's, maps and waypoints on the computer and everything shows up on all your devices. I have been using an iPad in the Jeep and am going to add the app to my iPhone for Mt biking.

It seems hard to use at first but have to keep with it till you figure it out. There is a guy out of OR I think that has some good videos.

Todd

 

[Ron Dickey]

Things have changed over the years as have phones. Now you can ware a watch that has GPS and you will not get lost.

And the apps from ones that costs money to those that are free.

My best friend uses Waze If there is a car at the side of the road he enters it in and others look for it.

Waze is great for driving in and near the cities. This handy navigation app informs you about traffic, construction, crashes, police and other roadblocks in real time. These excellent features make Waze super popular with Uber drivers and city commuters trying to cut down on travel time.

https://www.rvtalk.net/best-rv-apps/

https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel ... ravel-apps

 

[olddawgsrule]

I left Waze behind as Goggle Maps picked up on the Hazard/Traffic feature. I now bounce between Google & Apple Maps. Each have the own preferences/uniqueness. Waze brought forward some new ideas but seems to have not evolved much since.

For camping apps, iOverlander has become a much used app. Like the older Freecampsites.net, iOverlander is socially updated and seems to have taken it's place.
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[S. Heisley]

I recently complained about available driving apps while I was in a campground. Several people recommended WAZE but I haven't tried it yet. Not free but Garmin has come up with a new one called Garmin-RV which is supposed to keep a person from ending up at a dead-end, in city traffic or on a very steep mountain side road. Haven't tried that one either. (I don't think I want to spend the money to find out that maybe it's all hype.) For me, I try to double check any on-line app suggestions against a tried-and-true paper map as I have gotten myself into some interesting situations with app suggestions.

 

[E-Crow]

For navigation:
Google maps.
I make sure to download offline maps for any areas where we might not have cell service. This has worked very well all over the country showing even rough 4x4 tracks in very remote country

For finding campsites:
iOverlander
Freecampsites
Compendium
Google maps satellite view

For finding public lands, and things to see and do (hikes, waterfalls, views, tourist attractions)
Gaia gps
Google maps
All Trails
Atlas Obscura

Finding gas stations:
Google maps
Gas Buddy
I'll also use Conoco app for paying at those and the 76 stations for 10c off per gallon



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[bdosborn-SMB]

On our recent trip to Florida we usedRV Parky to find pay RV parks to stay the night. It takes a bit to recognize the good and bad from the reviews but we found a place everyday. We used iOverlander to find free parking and water.

Here's a list of apps I have on my phone that I haven't used much yet:
NPS
Recreation.gov
We Camp Here
I'm thinking about joining Harvest Hosts but I haven't pulled the trigger yet...
Bruce