Last year I purchased a GPS unit that fastens on the windshield with a suction cup. It's easy to transfer from the motorhome to our Honda CRV. However, I have not been completely satisfied with where I have mounted it in the mothrhome.
The windshield is too far away for me to be able to conviently reach. Sometimes I want to turn off the sound but I have to pull over to do it bceause I can't safely reach it. I still haven't figured out the best place for it and I've tried several configurations.
Ken Johnson from Tucson, Arizona found a suitable place for his GPS unit.
He built a box and covered it in the same material as his dash. 
He also included a multiple 12 volt DC cigarette lighter type outlet in the side of the box. This comes in handy if you want to charge your cell phone or power another 12 volt DC appliance.
Another nice touch he added to his motorhome is a lighted hand rail at the coach entrance. It is long enough (and strong enough) to offer extra support when transitioning in or out of the coach.
Helping you know where you are all the time - Jim Twamley, Professor of RVing
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I really like the idea of the box with multiple outlets. How do you secure it to the dash?
We don't like having anything on our windshield to restrict our vision or distract us while driving in our rig. Because our television sits at floor level between the driver and passenger seats, we simply attach the suction cup of the GPS to the TV screen where both of us can see (and hear) the GPS without intefering with our line of vision to the outside.
We don't like having anything on our windshield to restrict our vision or distract us while driving in our rig. Because our television sits at floor level between the driver and passenger seats, we simply attach the suction cup of the GPS to the TV screen where both of us can see (and hear) the GPS without intefering with our line of vision to the outside.
I put my laptop on the dash 17" screen and use co-polit program. I'm very happy with the results. It takes to much time to build things ands I'm ready to travel in ashort time..
The laptop-based programs do offer a lot more flexibility and features.
Check out the new "net books" like the "ASUS" or "ACER 1" They are considerably smaller than a conventional laptop, and can be mounted to view them while driving more easily. But they offer essentially the same computing power as a full-sized laptop.
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