Bean Bag Gps Mount
Our site features the best bean bag gps mounts available today. These gps mounts are high quality, and securely attach to any car or truck dashboard.
So, why should I use a bean bag gps mount?
I favor bean bag gps mounts over other available gps mounts, such as the popular ones which affix to your windshield via suction cups (aka suction cup mounts), for two reasons: theft prevention and portability. Let's say you're out and about and you're almost to your destination. Right before you arrive, you remove the gps mount. That way, nobody sees you remove the GPS and there are also no suction cup marks left on the windshield, which criminals do look for as evidence of gps usage. If I'm leaving the car only briefly, I will sometimes just place it on the floor, out of sight. I do, recommend, however, that you at least buy a small case and take the gps unit with you when leaving your vehicle.
Also keep in mind that many states are outlawing any devices directly mounted to the windshield. That, and the aforementioned elimination of any evidence of suction-cup usage on the windshield (which will keep the gps thieves away), may make the bean bag gps mount your best mounting solution.
In nutshell, you can summarize the advantages of using bean bag gps mounts as:
- Easily transfers from car to car or hide away from the dash when GPS is not in use.
- Sits on dash without using sticky pad and will not leave unwanted glue mark.
- Allows closer placement to the driver seat for better view angles.
- Ideal for California and Minnesota drivers where windshield mount is illegal by state law.
How safe are these mounts?
Let me just say that I have never had a bean bag gps mount move even the smallest bit while taking city streets or on highways or freeways. I'd also like to add that I do tend to take corners fairly briskly, and even potholes seldom cause this gps mount to hop up or move on the dash. My wife and I did take the back way into Bodie (a ghost town in California) and also had no troubles, despite driving on 15 miles of fairly rough gravelly road. Simply put, for daily driving on pavement or in town, neither aggressive "jack rabbit" starts nor sudden stops have resulted in any considerable movement of the bean bag gps mount. Take caution not to place the mount on top of air bag areas, however.
How do bean bag gps mounts work?
These gps mounts stay on your dash, thanks to two things: a grippy, non-slip bottom that provides friction on the dash and a fabric bean bag that contains weights which works in conjunction with the grippy bottom to remain secure. Hence, these mounts are sometimes referred to as bean bag friction mounts.
Choosing a bean bag gps mount
Most bean bag gps units are very compatible with most gps units. Be sure to find one that weighs at least 1 pound, has a very grippy base and is pliable and can be shaped to fit the contour of your dash.
Happy motoring!