[pct-l] Request for Strategy Comments (Maps, Guide & Data Book)

[Ed Jarrett]

Depends on your comfort level.  I do most of what you are planning, but I also bring along the big Forest Service maps of the section of the PCT I am currently on.  I just like maps and enjoy seeing a bigger picture.  Plus, I have to put on reading glasses anytime I want to look at the stuff on the phone, making it less convenient than it might be otherwise.

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> From: dofdear at cox.net
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:59:44 -0700
> Subject: [pct-l] Request for Strategy Comments (Maps, Guide & Data Book)
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> Dear List,
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> This is my plan and I'd appreciate comments;
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> No paper!  Delorme GPS with TOPO 9 Maps and Halfmile's Waypoints and Tracks.
> Redundancy provided with Samsung Galaxy Note II loaded with Halfmile's maps,
> the Wilderness Press Guidebooks, Ben Go Data Book.  GPS and Phone will have
> spare batteries and backup micro-SD chips.  Both will be in waterproof
> sacks.  Yes, I'll carry a compass.
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> Rational - My old phone (HTC EVO) weighed in at 8oz with extended battery.
> Smaller screen made reading pdf maps acceptable but difficult.  New phone is
> 6 oz with normal battery that is similar capacity as old phone's battery yet
> the screen is much larger and has significantly improved resolution.
> Battery life goes from 12 hours to 36 hours in normal use and on the trail
> the phone and GPS are off unless needed.  The point is I'd carry a phone and
> GPS anyway.  So the real savings would be the paper, maps and guide/data
> book sections plus the weight savings of the new phone itself. All the
> peripheral items, cable, charger, etc are the same between phones. Oh, the
> battery backup for the phone also supports GPS device for an added layer of
> redundancy.
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> I realize this is a big paradigm shift and I'm hoping for the List's
> perspective.  Thanks,
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> Thumper
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