Wandering vagabond
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If you have an old 7" pad with inbuilt gps thats just sitting in a drawer doing nothing, you can turn it into the most awesome sat nav ever!
All you need to do is use the wifi to download an offline map app to it and order a cheap windscreen mount i got one off ebay for under a fiver delivered. The only other thing is a usb charging lead for your van.
I did it with an old 7" zenpad i had lying about ... even programmed it so it comes on when i turn on the ignition and goes straight into the satnav programme as i have safe parking so can just leave it ready to go.The best 2 apps i have found are "here" and "sygic" both available from google playstore or itunes if you were to use an 8" ipad. I have used both and in both cases the maps are up to date.
If you use the sygic app it has worldwide maps so you can choose an area e.g. europe ...it also has options for an heads up display and even has a dashcam feature so if you mount it on your screen it gives you a satnav, because you are using offline apps you dont need the internet ... you may have to add a 32gb card depending how much storage your tab has, but its well worth it.
Full details of the programming are on youtube.
I am sure you could also add the wildcamping p.o.i.'s without too much difficulty, i am going to do this sometime soon when i have a few minutes and will report back.
Obviously if you dont already have a pad you can probabbly pick one up for 20 or 30 quid , so still have an awesome 7" sat nav for under 35 quid.
Rick
All you need to do is use the wifi to download an offline map app to it and order a cheap windscreen mount i got one off ebay for under a fiver delivered. The only other thing is a usb charging lead for your van.
I did it with an old 7" zenpad i had lying about ... even programmed it so it comes on when i turn on the ignition and goes straight into the satnav programme as i have safe parking so can just leave it ready to go.The best 2 apps i have found are "here" and "sygic" both available from google playstore or itunes if you were to use an 8" ipad. I have used both and in both cases the maps are up to date.
If you use the sygic app it has worldwide maps so you can choose an area e.g. europe ...it also has options for an heads up display and even has a dashcam feature so if you mount it on your screen it gives you a satnav, because you are using offline apps you dont need the internet ... you may have to add a 32gb card depending how much storage your tab has, but its well worth it.
Full details of the programming are on youtube.
I am sure you could also add the wildcamping p.o.i.'s without too much difficulty, i am going to do this sometime soon when i have a few minutes and will report back.
Obviously if you dont already have a pad you can probabbly pick one up for 20 or 30 quid , so still have an awesome 7" sat nav for under 35 quid.
Rick