[pct-l] Printing Maps

[Romano Scaturro]

I'ld like to second this......thanks for the awesome maps.

Being an independent minded person, before I embark on an adventure I like 
to plan, but not overplan.   My philosophy is to not take a trip, but rather 
let the trip take me.   Hence I don't care for How-To books, guidebooks, or 
maps with too much detail.

HalfMiles maps appear to have only the essentials I believe to complete this 
trek and at an unbeatable price.  For any other information along the route 
I plan on asking others or trusting my own judgement.

On the printing side.....I found that my color cartridge needed to be 
replaced after about 25 pages of front and back, or 50 printed pages. 
However, the various colors, though nice, are not essential for me so I 
continued on printing without the full color maps (usually green goes 
first).  The topography lines and the waypoints and water points are the 
most important parts of these maps.  So in total it took me 2-3 color 
cartridges to complete all the maps.

The weight is not a factor as I plan on mailing each portion ahead.

Thanks again.








----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Kopp" <christopher.kopp at gmail.com>
To: "pct-l" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 11:31 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Printing Maps


> *"Using two sided printing on HP Bright White Inkjet paper these 277 pages
> weigh 27.2 ounces"*
>
> Looking at the maps it looks like the margins can be trimmed making them
> even lighter.  Have you weighed them with trimmed margins?
> I like the maps Lon!  Keep up the great work and service you are doing for
> everyone!
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