billski
Member
What is the state of topo maps these days? Can you still go to brick and mortar stores and have them pull out a large paper map any more? I use them very heavily for navigation in bushwhacks and other explorations.
I find my GPS to be too small and too lacking of details that USGS notes.
I have been using the National Geographic on demand printer at the Burlington Mass LL Bean store, but have been somewhat disappointed in the results. While it does a good job of merging quadrants, there are other factors such as size, cost@$10 each for a waterproof copy that is a bit much and lack of annotations. The whole revision tracking is an issue.
Ordering online seems expensive too, when you have to add in the shipping.
Do the brick and mortar stores still stock the maps in the drawers? Or am I going to have to "special order" them, and drive over to pick them up. I am going to start to call around today to see what they will do for me.
The usgs.gov topo downloads are nice for planning, but noting beats a paper copy to markup and annotate.
I come from the old school, I have rolls and rolls of topo maps which I enjoy. I like to see the big picture. When my kids were younger, back when the digital transformation was happening, I stuck to fairly well documented/used trails and didn't need maps for about a 10 year period.
Would like to hear your thoughts and suggestions. Thanks!
I find my GPS to be too small and too lacking of details that USGS notes.
I have been using the National Geographic on demand printer at the Burlington Mass LL Bean store, but have been somewhat disappointed in the results. While it does a good job of merging quadrants, there are other factors such as size, cost@$10 each for a waterproof copy that is a bit much and lack of annotations. The whole revision tracking is an issue.
Ordering online seems expensive too, when you have to add in the shipping.
Do the brick and mortar stores still stock the maps in the drawers? Or am I going to have to "special order" them, and drive over to pick them up. I am going to start to call around today to see what they will do for me.
The usgs.gov topo downloads are nice for planning, but noting beats a paper copy to markup and annotate.
I come from the old school, I have rolls and rolls of topo maps which I enjoy. I like to see the big picture. When my kids were younger, back when the digital transformation was happening, I stuck to fairly well documented/used trails and didn't need maps for about a 10 year period.
Would like to hear your thoughts and suggestions. Thanks!