Garmin RV 890: amzn.to/3hgIUK5

@mari-bernadetteteneyuque845

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your wonderful show! The previous Garmin you used...it wasn't the RV 785 + TRAFFIC, was it? Like another viewer, I have a trip to Yosemite then Death Valley planned in a couple of months but am terrified of the windy roads. Solo traveler so I want to ensure I'm on the path of least resistance!

My wife and I just completed a 5,200 mile round trip from Florida to out West and back towing our Montana fiver. We used our new RV890 exclusively for route planning and navigation and it did an excellent job. We’ve used Garmin GPS units for around 20 years and the RV890 is far and away the best unit so far. We agree with your review and highly recommend the RV890 GPS.

I've been wishing for these features ever since I got our first Garmin. Clearance, trailer restrictions, and propane restrictions were all things I wanted on the avoidances menu. BTW: I kept waiting for you to insert a clip of Robin Williams yelling at his GPS in _RV_ ... I think it was something like "You are not on any marked road" "I _know that_ Lola!"

Keep ‘em coming!!! I am getting a lot of value from your channel as a new travel trailer owner and family camper.

Loved your trip to NH. I lived there for 7years and miss it now.

I think I saw you guys heading south bound on I-55 in MS last Sunday afternoon. Thanks for the great review.

HI Sean, today we received our Garmin 890 and the road atlas you also mentioned. We love them both. Our travel season is fast approaching and we sure hope to see you out there somewhere.

We just purchased the Garmin 71EX which is 7", and we used it on our last trip. We love it!

Always love your vids. Thanks for sharing. Keep us posted as you spend more time with it please.

We did end up purchasing this unit and are loving it so far.

Sean, great review. We got the RV 785 mainly for the “Dash Cam” feature.

I use the Garmin zumo xt on my motorcycle and love it very similar features, great Sean and Kristy effects!!

I have a Rand Mcnally RVND 7730 which appears like it might be an earlier version of this. I love it. Even my luddite wife has learned to love it. I usually turn off the voice and miss half the turns. I once ended up in Canada. When I got to the border crossing I told the guard that I missed a turn and asked if I could turn around. He said sure but first we should enjoy the Canadian side of the falls because it was a much better view. The missed turned led to a great day at Niagara Falls.

Looking forward to future updates about the routing. I have to prior version and I agree, the routing can sometimes get "wonky". We normally double-check the route with our cell phone.

You guys have been an inspiration for us going full time RV! We have been on the road now for two years and loving life… We also love your videos! I have a question about the Garmin 890 however. We purchased the Garmin 890 before heading out on our summer adventure and everything was going great. We love all the features including some that we didn’t expect… we’ll post on that another time. My question is, yesterday, as we were leaving CarlsBad NP headed to Texas Hill Country our Garmin immediately rerouted us stating a closed county road. Without hesitation we took the detour adding 100 miles to our already long trip. It then later said l-10 was closed and wanted to add another 200 miles to the route! I decided that there was no way l-10 could be completely closed so we continued on ignoring the reroute. As it was, there wasn’t even cones on I-10… it was completely clear. It also randomly tried to rout us off the hwy only to put us right back on . I do have all of the latest updates on both the Garmin and my phone. Have you ever had an experience with the Garmin like that? Or have you heard of that happening? Thanks for your great videos - Steve - aka OurRoadToCamelot

I purchased the RV 890 about a month ago. Garmin is very proud of that thing... We used it on a cross country trip from our home base in Colorado to the birthplace of our camper in Sugarcreek, Ohio and back again. The 890 performed really well for the most part. The things I really like are the look ahead screens both for cities and towns and for services, Initially I had our whole route programmed into the unit, but gave up and just programmed in each days travel. I like the route planning option because it allows you to customize your trip. We were trying to stay on two lane highways and avoid all major Cities. The Garmin worked perfectly using that option. With the services screen up on the side we were able to locate fuel stops, rest/picnic areas, an restaurants. Very helpful,..... The only problem that I have had is with the voice directions working very sporadically... I still can’t figure out why it works sometimes and not others... It’s very helpful to have the Garmin tell you when a turn is coming up..

The only thing better than a new Loloho video is a new Loloho video while we're on the road (finally)!!!

That was a great information and a very useful tool to have. Pricy though, keep us posted how well you enjoy it after several trips

Thank you for the review! Without hesitation, I order this unit! Tested the new unit out over the weekend--wonderful!

I sure love my 770. I really like what the new one has to offer. I have always been a Garmin fan. I have had at least a dozen of their GPS units since before GPS was cool! (Speaking of my ETrex Legend then Vista)

Hi! I always enjoy your videos. Thank you! I have an older model Garmin. It has an add on back up camera. I love it! Being bluetooth allows for a camera on a trailer. Safe travels!

Great! Been pondering this purchase. I feel better about it now.

Thank you for the 890 review. The bigger screen should help considerably. No worry about windshield restrictions, because the navigator will use our unit as the primary when we get it and the in dash unit will be the driver reference. Nice lane change information and those graphics help a lot.

Thumbs up for the blinker fluid!

I've been using Garmin GPS units since the StreetPilot came out back in the 90s (I think). Once you understand how the routing software works, you can get them to take you almost anywhere on the roads you want to drive. I also use Garmin’s Base Camp software, which could stand a significant update, to create routes on my laptop and download them to the GPS. I upgraded to the Garmin RV 780 earlier this year before the world shut down, so I haven't had a chance to get much use of it. Hopefully soon. I chose the 780 because I didn't want the huge screen blocking the view. I also use a ProClip mount to mount it to the dash instead of the windshield, so the smaller screen is closer to me and works great.

Thank you for all of your videos. They have been extremely helpful as my wife and I have started traveling with our new (used) Airstream.

@jamiekorbel633

3 жыл бұрын

Charles Vorce molly and daisy

Love the educational video and your great sense of humor 😀 😄 👏

I have a garmin rv 785 and we love it my wife especially

Great review video. California does let you mount items on the bottom corners of the windshield. The time machine did at least send your jacket and shirt to the future. Thank you and have wonderful travels.

@kevinmcgo

3 жыл бұрын

Minnesota prohibits mounting GPS's on the dashboard.

Love the flashback--you guys ROCK!

Purchased using your affiliate link - thank you for your great product review and all of your videos. We have learned a lot from your channel and had some good laughs :)

Thank you both for another great video. We are so frustrated already with the apps like Copilot that seem to take us the looooong way around and make it confusing as all heck. Going to try this to see if it’s better. What would we do without you guys??? You’re the best!

Great review, Sean. Love the timewarp. Lol.

Garmin also has a backup camera that connects to the Garmin 890 wirelessly. I hooked it up the back-up light so when I put the vehicle in reverse the GPS switches to that view and back when put in drive. Great for hooking up the TT. I think the model is 135, not the 130. Check compatibility, the 130 is Bluetooth for the Garmin 790 and the 135 is wifi and works with the 890.

I've used it now for 2 years, about 12,000 miles of Towing. It is very good. You still need to be alert and review the routes it will select. It does have a quirk or two, if there's a Road paralleling and Interstate with a low bridge it will sometimes try to route you off and Interstate onto a secondary Road for a number of miles and then back on the interstate when there is no problem with the interstate. I definitely recommend this unit over any other brand.

We liked Miss Moneypenny on our old garmin. Thanks for the review!

Sean, my Subaru had a lot of glare on the screen too. I found an antiglare overlay that the company would cut to custom sizes. It didn’t cure the reflection problem entirely but it helped a lot. Google and you should be able to find it- I can’t remember the company

Thanks for a great review video!

Thank you so much for this review. I am a huge Garmin fan. I'm on my third unit. I currently am using the 780 RV in my Class C RV. The only drawback I have off of mine is that the speaker is not loud enough for me to use as a hands-free phone. I know you're using yours in a truck, as opposed to the cab of a Class C but have you had any problems with being able to hear it when you're using it as hands-free phone. I've had to turn off the Bluetooth function because of it, and as a result do not get the traffic updates.

Thanks Sean for an awesome review. I have a question about the trip planning function... can you plan out an entire trip with multiple stops at once? If yes, is there a limit to how many stops? Thanks again.

Great video and great product. Its about time. The only thing i have against it is the size. I have a garmin now that i have had since 2016. I think its 5 inches. Its simple to use. I would upgrade if the 890 was more compact. But all in all it is a great unit. Lots of great features.

Awesome review, looks like our next upgrade, we have the 760 LMT, wish it had a way to set speed limit so it gives you an accurate arrival time, really annoying when your on an Interstate with an over 65 mph speed limit and just watching your arrival time grow and grow.

Great in-depth review! Garmin should just sell an Android app, that way the unique features, such as the campground directory, can be integrated into an existing device.

Have you sent suggestions to Garmin? You made really good points on the shortfalls of this unit. Great video. I shared it with my brother who is in the market for a new truck and wants to spend the boat load dealers charge for their navigation system. This unit makes more sense, plus you can transfer it to another vehicle.

I was using Google Maps all the time but have now switched to a dedicated GPS for the same reasons you stated but went with the Garmin Overlander because I wanted the off road topo, IP5X dust rating, & drop capability. Overlander is $200 more but it also includes altimeter function along with all the RV features. I've been using the off road maps when UTV riding but when pulling my trailer I found that when I was spontaneously driving it was difficult finding a campground or RV park while (using a smart phone) navigating at the same time. Plus there are many times on the road when I don't have a cell signal and if I change my route in Google Maps, I loose capability to route or track my progress. The other difference I noticed is that the RV 890 only uses a GPS sensor, the Overlander uses: GPS, GLONASS, and GALLIEO but am not sure if there any advantages.

Nice review, I use Car Play in the RV. It works ok but can be frustrating. Great info to help me make the decision to add a real GPS. I agree with the comments that Garmin needs to ditch the cigarette lighter plug!

Hi u 2, Love to watch your channel and I am a subscriber and bell ringer, so I see all your stuff. Love this intro and when you got to the part about the screen being really BIG, I made my mind up. I'm gettin' me one of those to keep the other 4 Garmins I have accumulated over the years company. Always good to have a back up or two in case the working one goes on the fritz. I am the master Garmin operator on the road, need I say more. Half way through your review and I am thinking I can get this at Amazon through your channel. OK back to the review.... ~ Karen Calypte P.S. Love all the new features. " get lost or get a GARMIN"

THANK YOU!!! GREAT REVIEW.

Hey love your channel. Was wondering if you guys had done an update to the Garmin 890 GPS you did a year ago. If you have I must have somehow missed it.

Never have had any good luck with Garmin products personally. I’ve always preferred Rand McNally. I find the update process extremely easy and I don’t find myself going down roads, across bridges and/or threw tunnels I’m not supposed to. I also will say that I don’t ever rely on just a gps either. I plan all of my trips using a road atlas, google/bing/Apple Maps (etc), and gps in combination along with the personal knowledge I’ve gained from being a truck driver for 20+ years.

My Big Garmin has a dash cam. The planned trip in my trip planning program can be blue toothed to the Garmin. Updates can be done on the unit WIFI to my hot spot or house WIFI. You don't need to hook it up like the smaller Garmins.

Minnesota also takes a dim view of windshield mounted devices. Experience has shown, however, that it’s another law the Minnesota State Patrol doesn’t enforce. When the image inverts, that must be for use in Australia, right?

Since I don't have a dedicated car GPS anymore I'll probably get one of these when I start RVing. $500 might sound expensive, but my dedicated BMW motorcycle GPS does a lot less for twice the price.

I appreciate your company to manufacture it

I am still trying to figure out why when I put that technical term "wonky doodle" into Google I seem to find an art class. LOL. Another helpful and entertaining video by Seanmister.

Great Video, as always✌

This definitely seems to be the "Cadillac" of RV GPS'. Great video as always!

Just watched this video for a second time and I think this will be the GPS for us. Garmin just released model RV 1090, but at over $700.00 it's a little pricey, and the 10" screen may take up too much real estate on our dashboard.

Awesome video! I've been looking for something to replace my GPSmap62s. Have you tried using Garmin's BaseCamp route planning program with it?

Great review guys. I've been thinking about getting one and stepping away from our CoPilot App (which has huge navigation issues). This helps the decision process :-).

"According to trip advisor." Good clarification.

Great to know! Thank you!

I really enjoy your video's! I have a question about using or flying your drone in any National Park. Can you? Are ever going to talk about the different type of drones?

They’re using the touch screen tech and features over from their fishing graphs. Looks good.

That’s funny I had to check the date on your video 😂

We had a sweet British woman's voice on our Garmin about 10 years ago and lost her on an update. We still want her back! Garmin's are great though, wouldn't travel without one.

@LongLongHoneymoon

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I don't understand why they removed those voices! I'm trying to figure out if we can add them.

Awesome video as usual (we’re subscribed, and watch all your stuff). How does this unit do when (re)routing while there is no internet connectivity? Does it need a hot spot, etc. to function? How much data does it tend to use up?

Great review and from some of your mapping I guess you are from Alabama. I'm in Pell City. But will be subscribing.

If you are using Garmin Basecamp for planning routes or trips, you will have to turn off all propane information (i.e. 0 propane tanks) before you can upload to the 890. Garmin has had this problem for quiet awhile in other models. Also, if the route has a large number of points, be sure to let the upload go on for awhile. Sometimes you will have to unplug from the computer, power off the 890 and restart to complete the upload.

I installed the Tech Armor screen protector on my iPad Mini and it is anti-glare and anti-Fingerprint...works great..Give it a try for the RV890.

@LongLongHoneymoon

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks we will definitely check it out!

@j.r.3215

3 жыл бұрын

@@LongLongHoneymoon Of course it was purchased at Amazon

I think when your in that campground screen you just use voice command and say garmin "call campground" or garmin "call ( and give number to call). You might not need to say garmin, but I bet it is a voice command to call that campground since the number is not touchable. It looks like Gatmin fixed the issues with the 770. I bought the 660 though it doesnt have RV specifics on it. Great review!

Well I got a bar in deli 770 being a truck driver bout the best I ever had need a little common cuz it will lead u wrong but all in all it’s been damm good

Thank you... finally some reviews of the Garmin 890 GPS. I've been waiting for consumers to review it, not Garmin, they could be a little bias. I have the Rand Mc Nally Overdryve 7 Pro and I like it, but Rand Mc Nally is not updating their maps and its bugging me a lot. Their last map update for my GPS was about 3.5 years ago. Every time I connect the GPS to wifi to check for new maps, it tells me I have the current maps. NOT!!!!

Does it help select trailer friendly gas stations?

I've been using the old extinct DeLome Street Atlas on a laptop. Great screen size but it is getting more and more frustrating. Of course the maps are getting more and more out of date. But the big issue is that it reacts slowly, it tells you to turn, you do but it does not know that you did and start throwing out "OFF ROUTE!!" orders. You try to correct your actually correct route and serious aggravation follows. So I'm going to have to break down and buy one of these and it's a case of getting the current model to minimize obsolescence down the road. The 785 isn't that much cheaper anyway. We are just getting started on Fulltiming so a good nav system is important to us. So thanks for your good RV related review.

Great video and channel

I watch you guys all the time and have been a subscriber for a long time. I've seen so many videos on the 890. Most of them say it's not accurate in the directions it gives out. Are you still using it and how accurate is it?

Great video. Question can you connect the garmin to the vehicle screen display? Like using a phone

We love our RV 890

I just travel by car, and even have a built in GPS. BUT updating the car GPS is expensive. So for a bit more than updating the car map once, I bought a Garmin with lifetime map updates. My first Garmin had uploadable voices and I had Yoda and several other fun ones. I also had a bunch of fun vehicles. Yes the Millennium Falcon, the Mystery Machine, Moms taxi. I need to go searching if they ever brought that back.

Outstanding. Thank you

Good review.....but.....how does it do for dispersed boondock areas such as Forest Service roads or other areas out of cell service?

A lot of us have the 770. I wonder if some of those new features will be included in future updates? Lots of cool functions!

@LongLongHoneymoon

3 жыл бұрын

We previously had the 760. This one is a big leap beyond our older unit.... more features and they are now a lot easier to use. I do wish Garmin would allow more firmware updates to the older models.... or even sell the software for Android tablets.

I might have to got of these.

We stopped using dedicated GPS when the last one told me to right immediately when I was on the Tampa bay bridge. The other issue is that it takes the route it wants and not the route we want. I just find it easier to pre-plan my route on the laptop using google maps and uploading it to my wife's phone and my large tablet and it eliminates having us driving into the Marriot Centre in Miami with our 35' motorhome towing a car and not being able to move forward or backward thanks to our last and 3 rd Garmin.

@LongLongHoneymoon

3 жыл бұрын

We had a couple of weird routing situations with our last Garmin also. None with this one yet, but we typically now have a phone GPS going also ... the Garmin is the primary but Google offers a second opinion...

@1hasbeen531

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, where Google Maps---generally---picks a logical route, my Rand RV GPS will almost always require that I lay in a bunch of waypoints to force it to the route I want. A colosssal waste of time. The Nav in my pickup is just as bad.

@cynthiagrant9082

3 жыл бұрын

Google maps has acquired a nasty habit of rerouting me without asking ... it used to display a little popup when there was a faster route available but didn't change my routing if I didn't touch the popup. When initially planning a route, when it gives me alternatives I'll usually choose one of the slower ones since they're usually more scenic or avoid big highways. Now, I'll be driving along and realize the directions aren't quite right and discover that it decided I need to take the faster route and rerouted me without telling me. Since I'm solo this would be very bad while pulling my trailer as I'd have to pull over to figure out how to get back to my route. I'm seriously considering the Garmin if I could be sure that it wouldn't do that. I'd rather have to do the extra waypoints trick than find myself somewhere I couldn't easily get out of.

Ive always brought my iPad mini cellular. Seems to be the best for me.

@kristymichael

3 жыл бұрын

That's great as long as you have cell coverage. We travel to many places (especially national parks) that do not have cell coverage.

@josh3326

3 жыл бұрын

@@kristymichael Google Maps allows for offline use if you download them first

Great review. It would be nice if the unit would include Campendium and Harvest Host links.

@randyneilson7465

2 жыл бұрын

It would but can't you link to those apps via bluetooth?

Thank you again!

I found a Garmin mount that utilizes your CD player slot on Amazon for around $10 +/-. This worked quite well on a recent trip up to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. I know they say up to 7", but does the extra inch create a problem if it's utilizing the standard Garmin ball mount? Certainly worth a try if it gets the until below the window. I don't even use the CD player anymore, opting for an ipod or equivalent.

I have owned one for about 2 months now, the mapping logic still needs a lot of work! Even properly setup on trial runs (with the camper specs in, without the actual camper in tow thankfully) I will never trust it in rural areas ever!!! Issue #1 I asked it to take me from my house (only lived here a few weeks and didn't know the area) to a Lowe's in a city about 35 Miles away, I was going good until it took me down a road I was never in before it was going good until I had Goats, chickens and ducks in the road then there was a bridge made of large stones across a swamp!!! Ok maybe something happened to the road? Then I'm in a pasture with no visible continuation of the road I was on and it is very wet!!! If I had my camper behind me I would have been in serious trouble! I wouldn't have gone this far but a mile before this seemed to end I was committed and could never have turned a trailer around even if it was unhooked! I found a local and asked about this road it was an old moonshiners road 50-60 years ago basically long forgotten! Somehow Garmin thought it was a good idea to take a 35' camper down this road that's only on Garmin map? Google doesn't have it listed. Even today I have a trip planned I check both the Garmin and Google and will have to follow Google maps for over half the Trip or it will take me almost 80 Miles out of the way to my destination? No reason the Google route is bad for me, except to burn more Diesel than I should! Maybe Garmin has stock in US oil? Just kidding I hope! So yeah my experience with it is jaded it has serious issues, always check another map before trusting it or you might have an expensive recovery in your future if not you might spend a lot more for feeding your vehicle at the least.

Does it allow you to plan your trips on like a website first and then link the trip to the Garmin unit?

The latest firmware update on the RV770 seems like they might have fixed some of the navigation wonkyness... we just did 2 trips with our 770 and didn't experience any of the head scratchers. Watching your review, it looks like the 890 might just be a 770 with a bigger screen, many of the things look identical except for some new icons. Can you go into more detail on the differences between the 890 and the 770?

Hello,, great vid,, was curious about a RV GPS, does this come with Free lifetime map upates, like the older Garmin units

We used to use a female British voice. We called the GPS Daphne after the Daphne from the TV show Frazier. I don't know how many time "shut up Daphne' was said when she said she was recalculating.

@tomstrickland5504

3 жыл бұрын

Best show ever!great post

Is this better than the RV Nav app (other than the large screen)?

Hey, you heard about them finding the black holes that merged!!!

hey guys love your you tube channel one question does the garmin 890 have the capability to link up with a rv back up camera's?

have you had any trouble with heat from the windshield

Thanks Sean for this awesome review of the garmin rv 890. My question is do you still have it and do still use it or you found something else or use something else. Thanks

@LongLongHoneymoon

Жыл бұрын

Hi Rob, we still have the Garman and it is still the one that we use. Every year they release new map and software updates. Honestly, I’m not certain if they have released an entirely new model. I know they may have released a larger model, but I don’t believe it functions any differently. I will double check and if there is a new model, I will see if we can get our hands on one for a new review. But otherwise we will continue using this one as it has done a pretty good job overall.

I wish units like this would allow API integration to work with other products so I could have one central dashboard for information. IE, backup/observation camera, TPMS, trailer leveling info to be viewed on this one display and toggle between. For us, we have 3 screens to monitor, the GPS, the rear observation camera to see who's behind us before we switch lanes, and our Tireminder, tire pressure/temperature monitor, and our Level Mate Pro.