Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 17:21:35 -0700
Reply-To: Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Maps vs GPS
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Would next wednesday be a good day? Cleverly hidden in the dross and dreck
of the previous post of mine is a praise of maps.
I flunked out of CA (Cartophiliacs Anonymouse (sic) after just two
steps). Maps fall easily to hand, no batteries, cords, cables, brackets or
other thingamabobery necessary AND if you use the Cane Rattler fold they're
really easy to use. If you use the factory fold, you're on your own. But
of course you will need a compass.
The celebrated Tates Military Navigational Compass might do. It was
pioneered by a little known and rarely remembered Vermont Casting company
who responded to the RFP for a military grade compass, able to endure the
rigors of battle during the French and Indian wars and never waver. They
produced arguably the most durable military compass ever manufactured by
diverting work from their iron casting line to make the fine instrument.
Alas, the Tates brothers were not terribly skilled in magnetics and their
finely crafted cast iron compass gave rise to the saying that "He who has a
Tates is lost"
Pensioner.
On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com
> wrote:
> I have DeLorme's Topo and Street Atlas on my laptop. I've gone on trips
> with it on the seat next to me, and mounted on a stand between the seats. It
> has its uses, but turns out to be just another goddam gadget to dink with
> and take care of. Gimmie paper maps any day of the week.
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
> On 10/9/2009 1:32 PM Al Knoll wrote:
>
> If you let go of the bright sunlight requirement, there are several
>> applications that include a GPS receiver and run on your garden variety
>> laptop. Long ago there was an HP800 CT Laptop which had a very bright
>> display although not 12" sq. and just enough suds to handle the Delorme GPS
>> tool and the application. Cute little critters they were. Perfect for
>> apps, like oscilloscopery Ideal for W98SE or Dos 6 dedicated doodads.
>> Maps like the paper NY Times have a certain feel and comfort factor
>> knowing that in a pinch you can make a fire with em or line a birdcage or
>> cat box in a less important emergency. Try THAT with a Garmin, bunkie!
>> Maps, no batteries required, work in bright sunshine, light, portable, many
>> uses for the enterprising vanagon journeyman, and his mate.
>> Now the garmin collection with its array of guidance and reference maps
>> achieves a functional density perhaps only exceeded by the P38 can opener.
>> "If you don't know where you're going, any road will do. If you don't
>> know where you are a map won't help". The GPS tells you where you are, can
>> route you to where you want to go and serve as a passable doorstop along the
>> way or a dangerous driving distraction. Pensionerd.
>> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <
>> camping.elliott@gmail.com <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> >>>>>> It's fulla maps.<<<<<<
>>
>> On 10/9/2009 5:52 AM Frank Condelli wrote:
>>
>> In a message dated 09/10/2009 12:03:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <mailto:LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> writes:
>>
>> Trade the maps for a GPS (:-)
>>
>>
>>
>> Maps are funner to read. Soon's they make a GPS with a 12 inch square
>> color screen that can be read in direct sunlight and which packs
>> National
>> Forest, BLM, topographic, and city maps I'll sign up.
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
>> Bend, OR
>> KG6RCR
>>
>>
>>
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