[pct-l] Maps vs books

[markwright at lazy-son-of-a-bitch.com (Mark Wright)]

I'm in the very early stages of planning a through hike for next year  
and was wondering whether people think it is necessary to bring maps or  
if the maps printed in the books are good enough. Obviously it wouldn't  
be practical to bring all the maps with you from the beginning - you  
would mail them to yourself along the way. But are they even necessary  
compared to the maps in the books? If maps are necessary which maps do  
people recommend? I would imagine that the maps in the books are  
generally sufficient but that a map would be useful for specific  
sections of trail. If so, in what areas would a map be better than the  
book?


Thanks,
Mark

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