[pct-l] a personal reason for not carrying what everyone else isusing -- maps

[Gail Van Velzer]

Excellent example of why duplicity is good!
Golly
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laura Reed" <1pint2007 at gmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 5:57 PM
Subject: [pct-l] a personal reason for not carrying what everyone else 
isusing -- maps


>I did 2,300 miles of the PCT last year and this is my
> experience/observations related to maps:
>
> I loved the Postholer maps. I tore the books up into reasonable chunks and
> carried those to supplement Halfmile's iPhone app and Yogi's notes. Yes, I
> like to know where I'm at.
>
> Of the folks carrying paper maps (not everyone does, it's a personal
> choice), Halfmile's maps were the most common. I remember coming upon a
> newly-posted fire reroute in Oregon. The Forest Service recommended hikers
> take a different route but most PCT maps only show the PCT and a bit of 
> the
> trail near it. As hikers began to pile up at the intersection where we
> needed to decide whether to ignore the sign and stay on the PCT or whether
> to get off trail and try to correctly navigate on logging roads or
> intersecting trails, those of us with maps pulled out our paper.
> Thankfully, we had 3 different sources to compare so that we had a bigger
> picture of the area around us and could make the best decision possible. 
> If
> we'd all stuck to the same sources, we wouldn't have had as much info
> available.
>
> Enjoy the trip planning and whatever you take will work for you or you'll
> trade out as you go. No biggie.
>
> 1Pint
> Super-duper long distance section hiker
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