[pct-l] Marmot

[marmot marmot]

Thank you Medicare Pastor( I hope I have remembered  your name correctly)All info and thoughts are appreciated 
Yes,I do get hung up in going light. I’ll just have to grit my teeth and take more weight and  choices. 
I plan to buy some sort of GPS messaging device before I go. Which one I’m not sure. Spot? INREACH? 
In the San Juans recently found the Bearcreek waypoints to be at times bizarrely off. Twice I was standing right on the trail next to a junction sign and it told me I was off trail. I began to just use my paper map. 
I didn’t know that anyone still used Wolf.  Maybe I’ll broaden my thoughts about what to use. 
I have a lot of time to figure this out. 
The first time I just laid out all my maps on the floor and circled the mountains listed   Then, hoped I could find my way. Often I wasn’t on a trail —just wandering. I was hoping for a bit more certainty this time. But there was a woman who did it a couple of years before me —Barbara,I think —who said that in four days she could do a hundred miles and you are bound to find something in a hundred miles. That always comforted me when once again I wasn’t sure where I was. It’s hard to starve in 4 days. 
Marmot

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> On Jul 13, 2020, at 10:38 AM, MARY E DAVISON <pastormaryd at msn.com> wrote:
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> I started in New Mexico a number of years ago and finished CDT 3 years ago so this is not recent information. I used CDTC maps, sometimes Wolf’s book, Ley maps and, at the end used Guthook. They all have their uses. Of course carrying everything is not something thru hikers like. The CDTC Bearcreek  maps are good for those who like topo maps. I do. I also always had some sort of Garmin, now the Inreach Explorer which has 24K maps and CDT marked. Many times I drew my own line in planning so always knew pretty well where I wanted to be. That did not mean I was never misplaced a bit, but never very far off and could always get found again. The only disadvantage with Guthook or even CDTC maps are what to do if you or someone needs to bail or bypass a fire closure. Maps that only cover the trail and not have a view of the wider area can be a problem at times. There were at least a couple times that was important, one for each reason, and I was glad I had carried National Forest maps as well. Let’s maps were important at least a couple times in Colorado due to lightning concerns. He has alternate routes at a bit lower altitude and I took a couple. They were copacetic choices as I saw some different parts of wilderness and some nice moose doing so. You can tell from this that I am old school - mix and matched Wolf/Ley/Bear Creek, depending on circumstances on the ground. And I like maps. I think most CDT thru hikers these days go with Guthook and maybe add CDTC Bearcreek maps for paper. Inreach has nice topo but it takes a little practice and has to be zoomed in and out and moved around to get bigger picture. But I like knowing exactly where I am in relation to the trail. Both Inreach and Guthook give that. Inreach also has other features including that SOS button I never wanted to need. My opinion is that you need to weigh the pros and cons of each and make your own decision about what and how much to carry for which sections. No standard answer fits all. Have fun planning.
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