[pct-l] Hiking without the guide book??

[Hernandez]

I only read the WP books for directions a couple of times: once in SoCal,
and another when I was night hiking past the "A" tree and missed where the
trail kept going up the ridgeline.  Otherwise, I suffered the data book.  I
loved the US Department of Agriculture's PCT Maps.  They are huge - I called
them BAMs (Big Ass Maps), but they are beautiful.  I should mention I'm
partial to maps... I really like maps.

H.R. HuffnPuff

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From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of jason moores
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 11:12 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiking without the guide book??


I've hiked with the WP Guides and the Atlas and didn't care for either. The
WP books are overly wordy and the maps too narrow in scope to route find. I
found the Atlas to be flawed and way over priced for what they are. The
Atlas maps are likewise useless for true route finding, being too broad in
scope to show the necessary details. 99% of the time, both books are
adequate for tracking where you are on the trail. But if lost, or on snow I
wouldn't trust my life to them.

I hiked for 500 miles with the Tom Harrison JMT maps and Halfmile's PCT maps
and loved both. Easy to read, no unnecessary verbiage or misleading
elevation profiles. If you are comfortable with reading maps you'll love
Halfmile's. Paired with the data book info, water report and Yogi's town
info and Sierra pass' descriptions you are ready to go. I was able to print
out the Halfmile maps along the way and mailed sections ahead to places
where this wouldn't have been possible. It would have been cheaper to print
the maps at home but since my Atlas sections weren't ready when I needed
them...I improvised. I don't think that the Halfmile maps are finished for
Washington but do cover about three quarters of the trail.

When I hit the trail in 2010 I'll be carring: Halfmile maps, data pages,
water report and Yogi info.

Jackass

> From: newmanonthepct at gmail.com
> To: brettcosner at yahoo.com
> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:21:54 -0800
> CC: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiking without the guide book??
> 
> Seems like you are planning tocarry some sort of info with maps so why  
> not check out the pct atlas.  All the info and just the right size and  
> weight if that is the concern.
> 
> On Nov 30, 2009, at 3:15 PM, Brett Cosner <brettcosner at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Anyone try hiking the PCT without the guide book?  I plan to hike  
> > this summer sobo and don't want to do many resupply boxes or mail  
> > drops.  I would start with some of the guide for Washington, but  
> > rely on maps and the data book after that.  I also plan to carry  
> > some pages of Yogi's guide.  I have people who will meet me in  
> > Washington, Northern and Central California so I will send them  
> > parts of the guide as well.
> >
> > How necessary are the official guides for all three states?
> >
> > Thanks, and all opinions welcome.  :-)
> >
> >
> >
> >
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