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Lee sounds like me - he's probably been burned by various (inevitably Garmin) GPS failures in the past and makes up for it with multiple redundancy. I'll probably have 2 x Edge, 1 x Etrex and a smartphone for TCR.
I like the sticker idea - I typically have a handwritten bit of paper in a ziplock with a pen for audaxes with all the km / controls on it so I can write info control details or change the distances when I get lost and add kays.
I've been wondering if I should be listing some options for hotels/restaurants to help out because "restaurants are all shut on Sunday in Albania apparently" and things like that. But it's so long, I'm not sure it's going to be worth it and I have no idea when/where I'll be stopping so may as well just wing it and deal with shit as and when. I guess the fixed route of the US would make planning refuel stops a bit easier - also no need to scramble around looking for an ATM for local cash or whatever.
Does your Garmin have latest maps and the ability to locate fuel/food/accom?
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No back up GPS- I was pretty confident about the 62S having used it extensively before.
Worst case I had the route downloaded on my phone.
Lee had 4 GPS units!
Also had a list of 300kms worth of towns/places written on small stickers, that my 9 year old had written out for me. Had these on my top tube, it felt good changing over stickers everyday.
Once I was Kentucky the route was well signed from then on in any case.
In retrospect I should have done more research in relation to services, but I got by asking at stops what facilities were ahead. You get a feel for these things, gas stations are always near freeway/interstate convergence points etc.
Always have facilities near grain elevators, so approx every 20 - 30 miles in Kansas.
A lot of people came unstuck relying on the maps too much, which weren't particularly accurate in relation to shops (close down etc).