Looking for Navigation options besides ACP - What do you recommend?

[herring]

I am planning on taking several extended trips over the next few months. ACP is still problematic. At this point, I no longer feel that I can rely on the provided navigation.. For the more experienced riders:

1. Do you use a phone mount? If so which one? (The issue is not with my phone but the integration with ACP. If I mount the phone on the handlebars, this may provide a simple solution. The only issue would be the screen size. )
2. For those who opted for a GPS, which one do you use? What has been your experience?
3. Has anyone utilized the BRP navigation that was included in the recent update? If so, what was your experience? (I'm hesitant to use a product by the same company having other software integration issues)

Thank you in advance

 

[tjranch9]

I use a Garmin Zumo XT2 on my trips and works great with a Ram Mount...

 

[racoon]

Before CAN-AM got Apple CarPlay to work I bought a Garmin Zumo XT GPS and a SlingMods docking station I bought from Spyder Extras.
The dock provides USB power so I rode with the Garmin mounted to the dock and plugged into it's USB power outlet.

Now that CarPlay is working, I've also added a QuadLock case to my iPhone, and a QuadLock handlebar mount.

I have a small travel case for the Garmin, so I still pack it and a USB power cable for it when I travel longer distances. I've been to one location in a deep canyon that had no cell phone signal, which is why I still carry the Garmin.

Because Apple CarPlay has worked fairly reliably for me I haven't really tried the BRP GO!/BRP Connect navigation process.
Also, I like that I can create routes on my desktop computer using the Google Maps application, and then send the routes to my iPhone.
The routes are then usable on my Spyder.
And if I'm attending an event with planned routes, I can import the GPX files they usually provide for the rides.

 

[jzeiler]

I'll just say Ditto, Garmin XT2. Been running Garmin GPS on bikes for 25 years, the XT2 is the best to date (but the XT3 has lean angle which is of no interest to Spyder riders.)