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Date:         Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:40:43 -0700
Reply-To:     Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Maps vs GPS
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4ACF58AC.6030302@gmail.com>
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Maps. Some places are rather thin in the available maps department. Edwards Air Force Base, the Mato Grosso, north of the Brooks Range in AK, but not Great Britain. Now that the Cartophilic cat is clawing her way out of the map bag, it may be time to rank various maps in terms of detail, usefulness on the road and such.

The British Ordnance Survey maps are the top of the pile. The Readers Digest, (RIP?) produced an astounding book called the Book of the Road designed for touring in the British Isles. If you can find a copy to borrow, local library? you will be mightily impressed. For those among us who tend to drool in envy on/over the really good maps, Ordnance Survey is prime material.

There are maps clearly done in love. Among them are some hand drawn examples of Alberta Canada, one of which graced one of the street corners in Banff and another of which was on display at Emerald Lake Lodge. Pinnacles of the Cartographers work done if I recall by Canadian Pacific Railway.

But if one only slithers from the sunny rock to the espresso machine and the silicon opium den real time guidance is not really necessary.

For others, a map is a tool, for some a map is a map is a map.

What characteristics of non electric maps are most important or useful to you?

I travel with wonderful series from Benchmark, a Garmin and the CityGuide series and the old TOPO series installable should the need arise. In particular, the TOPO series that runs on most Garmini (GPSV,StreetPilot,and NUVII) I find very useful.

Now where was I?

Pensionerd

On 10/9/09, Rocket J Squirrel <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 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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