[pct-l] Erik the Black's Maps: They're Excellent!!!

[Paul Robison]

Not to inflame the thread, but this was said by others on trail as well, notably frog, who regretted buying them and wished he'd used halfmiles free maps once he saw ours.

I have seen online supporters of Eriks books, but never heard a good review of them when I was on the trail

Now yogis books... For all their opinions ... And maybe some errors, were almost universally accepted as 'worth carrying' and 'worth the price'

Btw, the op mentions halfmiles maps having the cost of printing associated with them, ideally I would say load them on a garmin... But even printed on paper you can't compare the price of the two... 50 to 65$ worth of printing costs for big colour maps,  vs what Erik charges.

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On 2011-01-31, at 4:48 PM, Jason Moores <jmmoores1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> David,
> 
> I bought the books in '09 and carried the ones that arrived on time from
> Idylwild to KM. I had issues with: cost, accuracy and quality of the maps
> when shrunk to fit the size of the book. I also found Eric to be rude when I
> met him at the K.O. and his ticking clock sales tactics/ using early order
> money to finance the printing of the books(which arrived weeks later than
> promised) shady.
> 
> Just my opinion after having used them.
> 
> Jackass
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 2:37 PM, <dnlcyclone at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> Just another plug for Erik the Black:  His maps are excellent.  I've
>> compared them to Halfmile's GPS waypoints and they are dead on.  Both guys'
>> maps are great.  Bottom line is you do have to print off Halfmile's maps.
>> That's a lot of work and a lot of money.  Erik's maps are high quality,
>> full color and bound together well.  I would make a friendly plea with all
>> on the forum to not pass opinion or judgment on products that you have not
>> used.  I see people on Trailspace or REI review pages reviewing gear that
>> "their friends use."  That's not a helpful review.  So...if you haven't used
>> the maps...don't review the maps.  Erik, like Yogi and Halfmile, is a
>> wonderful guy who has put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into a product
>> that is an incredibly helpful and useful resource for thru-hikers.
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers, and thanks to all of you giving great advice and reviews daily,
>> 
>> 
>> David L
>> 
>> 
>> RE:
>> several people on whiteblaze found problems with ericks books, and didn't
>> feel
>> they justified the cost.
>> 
>> i've personally not used them.   it is hard to want for more than halfmiles
>> maps
>> 
>> ... which are free... just leave a donation if you have something to spare.
>> halfmile's maps are awesome... but so is yogi's guide.  combine both and
>> you'd
>> have more than you could want.
>> ~Outpost
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: Crystal Mcdowall <crystal_mcdowall at yahoo.com>
>> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>> Sent: Fri, January 28, 2011 6:58:39 AM
>> Subject: [pct-l] Maps
>> 
>> Any suggestions on which maps to use?  I'm lovin the looks of the Trail
>> Atlas
>> Pocket Guides by Eric the Black.... I'm on a budget and they're pretty
>> spendy.
>> Is it worth the splurge?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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