How many of you guys still carry paper maps? I'm looking to get a few because I'm tired of staring at the tiny GPS screen and makes it even harder to look at with a buddy. Do you know where you can get the pretty detailed ones locally(Boise)? Years ago you could buy them in Sportsmans and others, but I have seen nobody with the detailed ones. Going to try REI today or tomorrow. I'm looking for the 1:100000 or 1:24000.
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Topo Maps
- Thread starter dukkhnter
- Start date
I'm old school too. I always carry a map, a compass & a protractor. If your GPS goes down your in it deep. Plot your coordinates every hour & the direction of travel. That way you always know approximately your location & how together back to camp. Go to the USGS website & find the map you. Download, increase size to 100%, and move to area of map you want, take a screenshot& print/laminate. Or you could just buy the map for about $20.
Dustin Curran
New member
- Aug 27, 2015
- 15
GPS's are handy but I will never really on them fully. Always have a compass with me. Maps are handy and I also enjoy at least having them pack at camp to look over.
Eye in sky
New member
- Aug 27, 2015
- 12
I still carry paper maps. I like that you can write notes on them and make marks on them. I realize that you can do that on a GPS as well but I'm afraid of memory loss on the GPS.
diybowhunterNGM
New member
- Aug 27, 2015
- 10
Have a Garmin 64st linked to BaseCamp on my computer. You can print your own custom maps this way. Laminate them for waterproofing.
westernarcher
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- Jul 15, 2013
- 19
dkkhnter. Arnolds map service in Vancouver WA. Call and order what you need. 3606957897
They should have what you need.
They should have what you need.
dukkhnter said:How many of you guys still carry paper maps? I'm looking to get a few because I'm tired of staring at the tiny GPS screen and makes it even harder to look at with a buddy. Do you know where you can get the pretty detailed ones locally(Boise)? Years ago you could buy them in Sportsmans and others, but I have seen nobody with the detailed ones. Going to try REI today or tomorrow. I'm looking for the 1:100000 or 1:24000.
Bullhunter
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- Jan 2, 2013
- 903
I still carry some just in case my gps goes down.
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Bull_Fighter
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dukkhnter said:How many of you guys still carry paper maps? I'm looking to get a few because I'm tired of staring at the tiny GPS screen and makes it even harder to look at with a buddy. Do you know where you can get the pretty detailed ones locally(Boise)? Years ago you could buy them in Sportsmans and others, but I have seen nobody with the detailed ones. Going to try REI today or tomorrow. I'm looking for the 1:100000 or 1:24000.
kukkhnter: Go to Idaho Blueprint & Supply on Capital/Main, next to Humpin' Hannahs. They have detailed USGS maps for every part of Idaho. Only about $8-$12 for a nice map.
