[pct-l] Question about maps

[Halfmile]

JP,
I normally use HP Bright White Inkjet paper on my printer at home.

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06c/A10-12771-215521-322564-322564-81636-91536-91537.html

The maps look better when you splurge and buy high quality paper and
it works well for double sided printing. This paper is about $10 per
500 sheets, so it's about 20 times cheaper than the waterproof paper
you are looking at. It's not water proof but I have found on my
printer the inks are the most water resistance when I use this paper.
I have done tests where I dunked maps in water for 10 seconds and the
ink does not run at all, unlike the old days where if two drops of
water fell on your inkjet printout everything started running like
crazy (this depends a lot on your printer too...not just the paper).
The paper is by no means waterproof, so it gets weak and flimsy when
soaked, but if you are careful you can dry them out overnight and the
map is almost as readable as normal after they dry. You would have a
big mess on your hands if you completely soaked your maps, but a zip
lock bag solves that problem. This paper is for inkjet printers you
would want something different for laser printers.

-Halfmile
www.pctmap.net


On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Joshua Pinedo <joshua.pinedo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have any recommendations for types of paper to use? I intend on
> pillaging my office printer but didn't want to use the regular paper for
> obvious reasons.  I found this site -->
> http://www.graytex.com/inkjet-ruff-n-tuff-paper.htm anyone have any
> experience with this?
>
> JP
>
>
> On 22 January 2011 16:09, Ann Marie <dbanmrkr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I can attest that Halfmile (and his collaborators) put an unbelievable
>> amount of time into these maps every year....as I'm sure all the other PCT
>> publishers do too. All of them deserve your support, and every one of them
>> would appreciate a simple, heartfelt comment from you, before and after your
>> hike. Actually telling them what value you received from their product is
>> worth its weight in gold to these contributors - more so than if you merely
>> told your friend or co-hiker...or this list.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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