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2010 Exit Now: Interstate Exit Directory

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We are fulltime RVer's-which means we live in the RV year round. I was using an old Next Exit and had this book recommended by another fulltime rv couple. The 2 major assets of this particular Interstate book are each interstate follows through the states and are in numerical order starting with I-4 ending with the city loop road I-710 and number 2-every few pages there is a spot inserted with enough room to write your own notes. No other books that I've used have that feature. OH and I forgot it's also spiral bound, makes page flipping a breeze.

I purchase this through Amazon which was the best price!

We have been RV'ing for about 6 years, the last 3 in a 40 foot motorhome. Until we purchased the 2010 "Exit Now: Interstate Exit Directory" we relied upon a similar publication called "The Next Exit", which we considered an essential part of our travels. However, since purchasing the 2010 "Exit Now: Interstate Exit Directory" and relying upon it on our last trip (2300 miles), the paper-back "Next Exit" has become history. The 2010 "Exit Now: Interstate Exit Directory" is much easier and faster to use. The large spiral-binding allows the pages to be easily turned and the book lays flat while open.

To illustrate the directory's ease of use I will use an example. In the "Next Exit" one would first look up Georgia, find I-20 and follow it to the Alabama line where one would then be required to look up Alabama, find I-20, follow it to the Mississippi line, then look up Louisiana, find I-20, follow it to the Texas line, and then look up Texas, find I-20 and follow it to your destination. Each state traveled through required a new "lookup" as opposed to the new 2010 "Exit Now: Interstate Exit Directory" in which one simply looks up I-20 and follows it all the way from Georgia to Texas simply by turning the pages and following one continuous "thread" through Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and into Texas and your destination.

If you travel the interstate highway system much at all the 2010 "Exit Now: Interstate Exit Directory" is a must have.

This book will be of considerable help to anyone traveling the interstate system. Where's the nearest ------ ---- restaurant, hospital, you name it. If it's near the next exit, it'll be listed.

We bought Next Exit in 2004 and have used it a lot while driving the Interstate highway system. In general, it has proven to be accurate and useful, but has become very dogeared, torn, and worn due to the "newsprint" grade of the paper and conventional binding. Also, Next Exit takes you from one side of a state to the other on a given highway. When you reach the border of a state, you have to search out the next state to continue your journey.
Exit Now is slightly more expensive which gave me pause but I decided to buy it based on other reviews.
It is:
1) Printed on heavier paper and should be more able to take day-to-day wear;
2) Arranged by highway, not state - if you are driving I-10 coast-to-coast, you don't have to find Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California - just find I-10 and follow the journey coast-to-coast!;
3) Spiral bound making it easy to open to a given page and keep it there. The plastic spiral binding should be less susceptible to bending that might occur with a metal spiral binding.
We have already used it a couple of times, plus have checked it for accuracy against Interstate interchanges in our area and found it very complete.
We look forward to using this upgrade to Next Exit as we travel this winter and for the next few years.
While we are not RV'ers, we note that it is Good Sam approved and lists businesses associated with RV's and parking areas suitable for parking large rigs.

Exit Now would be a good resource if that was all that was available. Having the interstates run continuously is helpful, but Next Exit tells you which cities run along the interstates without having to look at each exit number. I also think Next Exit has more information.

This is extremely helpful when rv traveling and need to know the places that have diesel fuel. Combined with a gps it makes life much easier on the road. Well constructed and easy to follow.

I would prefer this book if it didn't have one glaring flaw. It is missing about a hundred miles of exits from Tennessee to Virginia on I-81! My advice is to not buy online unless you have seen it in a bookstore for yourself to make sure the routes/exits you take are in there.

Ever been way out in the middle of nowhere, road weary, hungry, and longing for a *good* cup of coffee? Just flip open the book and check what's down at the next exit: nothing. The exit after that? Gotcha! A Starbucks and a decent restaurant on the north side of the highway. That's how this book works. We borrowed one from friends for a recent long road trip, and bought our own on the way home. Tells you about what food and lodging is available within a few miles of the exit - for EVERY exit on the Interstates. Awesome find.
Instead of pulling off to see what you can find, you will know that if you go, say, to the third exit up ahead, you will find what you are looking for. Saves time and reduces stress.

We travel the US frequently, using interstate highways primarily. This book is better for us than "Next Exit" because it is listed by highway number rather than state. Thus, when you travel on I-77 from No. Carolina into So. Carolina, there is no changing pages and trying to find your location again. The spiral binding is also very nice.

We travel in a sedan, so we don't need the RV helps, but I'm sure they come in handy for those with large vehicles.

We bought one several years ago, and it was time to update it. The new ones are spiral bound, and seem a bit easier to use. It has really come in handy for large parking lot notifictions. It can be a mess to park in some spots with a camper, and this really helps.

After we got the new one we ordred one for the car.