The RV Compass blog
Field Notes
Dispatches from the build — the features we're shipping to make RV travel something you can actually trust on the road.
The AI Trip Builder that can't make places up
Our flagship feature: an AI agent that builds real, drivable RV trips from a sentence — over live search, geocoding, and RV-safe routing, so it structurally can't invent a campground.
The best part of shopping for an RV is walking through one
Find RV shows on a map, read up on big-rig parking and campgrounds near the venue, and add any show to your trip in one tap.
Low clearance in 2 miles: clearance and grade warnings
A clearance check on every route, a Clearances map layer, and low bridges and steep grades said out loud before you reach them.
Fuel range that knows where the truck stops are
Your tank and reserve on the rig, the point each drive runs low, and truck stops and diesel suggested right there.
Traffic ahead, and a detour your rig fits
Slow traffic said once per jam, and an RV-safe detour offered only when it saves 10 minutes. You tap to take it.
Your year on the road, counted
Lifetime stats, a Year in Review, places visited, measured MPG from your fill-ups, and what each trip really cost.
Your clubs, on every park
Add Good Sam, Passport America, KOA, and the rest once. Every park shows which it takes, and overnight spots are marked call ahead.
Wildfire smoke, time zones, and the weather on the drive
Fire perimeters and smoke near your route and stops, time zone crossings with local arrival times, and the forecast along each drive.
A Garage for every rig: maintenance that reminds you
Readings, a starter schedule fitted to your rig, receipts, a printable report, and a Monday email when something is due.
Why we warn about propane tunnels instead of routing around them
House propane isn't hazmat cargo. Propane rigs now keep the best route and get a warning before each restricted tunnel.
Rough road ahead: RVers can now flag the bad stretches
Flag a rough stretch from the cab. Drivers behind you hear about it first, and the planner can route around it.
Build it once, run it every trip: RV checklists are here
Setup and teardown lists that reset themselves. Start from ten templates, flag the critical steps, and check off with no signal.
Turn-by-turn navigation, built for the cab
A course-up cockpit HUD, spoken guidance, and a navigation-blue route that's the exact one you planned.
Live road alerts, from the RVers ahead of you
Ephemeral, self-confirming hazard reports that expire on their own — and reroute everyone when verified.
Some badges you click. These, you drive.
GPS-verified embroidered patches across three tracks, plus an opt-in profile you fully control.
Your morning departure brief, written the night before
Real per-stop weather and official alerts for each arrival day, summarized once, a few days out.
How far can we get today? Meet range rings.
One ring per driving day at your real limit — and the parks sitting right at the edge, one tap to add.