Nice planning app
Used this for a few multi day trips and like it. It takes a bit to figure out how to add but once you get the hang, easy to use. One suggestion: when entering a stop, it would be really helpful if the dates tracked your trip. As it is now, always defaults to the date you are data entering, so for example if my trip is next month, once I add a stop on a certain date, the next stops date should be the one I just used rather than the day I’m doing the planning.
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Layers of info
First off: best free app out there. THANK YOU!
So many layers of information, if you know where to find it. I especially value the BLM/USFS overlays to know I am boondocking on public lands. The cell service overlays and average temp info is such a bonus! If you click on the map (outside an exact location) you’ll be able to see what department manages the land and get more detailed information from their website: such as what restrictions are currently in place (campfires fires etc) or road closures - which would be impossible to keep current on the app itself. Love that users are asked to rate things such as crowdedness, road conditions and cleanliness: not all 5-stars are equal so it’s good to have the additional info!
Room for improvement: it would be great to be able to edit a prior review. For example I have often wanted to add images of the road conditions on the way out. It would also be great to be able to suggest an edit (remove spots/ change name etc) but I know that would have a lot of admin requirements, and as a free app that might not be feasible.
Overall- really such a critical tool for those of us on the road. You can tell the developer(s) have lived the lifestyle and have put a lot of thought into making it as helpful as possible!
So many layers of information, if you know where to find it. I especially value the BLM/USFS overlays to know I am boondocking on public lands. The cell service overlays and average temp info is such a bonus! If you click on the map (outside an exact location) you’ll be able to see what department manages the land and get more detailed information from their website: such as what restrictions are currently in place (campfires fires etc) or road closures - which would be impossible to keep current on the app itself. Love that users are asked to rate things such as crowdedness, road conditions and cleanliness: not all 5-stars are equal so it’s good to have the additional info!
Room for improvement: it would be great to be able to edit a prior review. For example I have often wanted to add images of the road conditions on the way out. It would also be great to be able to suggest an edit (remove spots/ change name etc) but I know that would have a lot of admin requirements, and as a free app that might not be feasible.
Overall- really such a critical tool for those of us on the road. You can tell the developer(s) have lived the lifestyle and have put a lot of thought into making it as helpful as possible!
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Disappointed in what we thought would be a life saver
We are new to RV living and downloaded this app mostly to find free locations as we are traveling across the country. The past 3 nights I have found Pilot Flying J's and Love's Travel Centers on our own. They aren't showing up at all on the app. Most nights I enter it in our trip when we get there for accuracy. It's a real shame. Is there some issue because at the beginning of our trip both showed up as options. Also, it would be nice if we automatically saw our current location when we opened the app. Maybe I made a mistake in my settings, but it's just not as easy to navigate as I expected.
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Needs a report button
Some (a small amount) of these campsites within the app aren’t campsites anymore or they’re straight up someone’s private home. We need the ability to report camp sites that are no longer available to the public and the ability to remove non actual campsites. Otherwise FreeRoam is an amazing app! I truly love their plan ahead feature they have allowing you to plan trips in advance. Another feature I’d like to see is the ability to communicate with nearby Free-roams like Waze has. Keep it anonymous unless the two people chatting agree to meet up though…
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Helpful tool for planning
I started using this app about a third of the way into a 5-month cross country trip. It has really made planning easy!
I would love a way to include addresses of contacts that I include in my travels but don’t want to share with the whole community. As it is, I just choose a Walmart that’s near my destination as a stand in.
I would love a way to include addresses of contacts that I include in my travels but don’t want to share with the whole community. As it is, I just choose a Walmart that’s near my destination as a stand in.
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