I purchased the "all maps" supposed special at the AT Conservancy - very expensive "special." It is a whole box of maps, maybe they are all useful. Maybe not. I am trying to heed the advice to not rely on just Guthook which we have downloaded and purchased his maps. I would like to be able to have a map and compass in case my electronics are not working. If I am lost where there is no signal or my phone is dead.....
I guess I should have purchased the guidebooks with maps and perhaps then I would know what I had. I thought this package was the maps without the guide books. With the AT Guide (even though it is last years), I thought I could get by without guide books.
Has anyone order this box of maps and been able to make sense of them?
For instance, they sent four maps of Pennsylvania. Sections 1-6, Sections 7-8, Sections 9-11(labeled Map 1) and Section 14 (labeled Map 4) . Are map 2 and 3 for the trail contained in some other map that isn't labeled Pennsylvania. If I get these all out and spread them out, perhaps I can tell but then I would not be able to return them and I am thinking that is what I need to do.
they sent Map 9, 10 and 11 of the Potomic Trail Club maps for Shenandoah National Park. Do I not need Maps 1-8.
They sent ATC maps 1-2 and 3-4 for The Great Smoky Mountains but also a National Geographic Great Smoky Mountains.
Which do I use. Do I need all 3. I guess the ATC map is double sided.
While I was ranting I discovered that of the maps that go with the guide books, I am missing one Pennsylvania Map. I wonder if it is the section of the trail where someone was lost because they were missing that map?
Now comes the weight question? How do you handle all these maps without a bounce box or forwarding box.
We never really needed the maps for our Lone Star trail hike but they came in handy to follow ourselves along without using our Maprika and juice. We did have trouble keeping our phones juiced up even though we kept them on airplane mode most of the time.
I actually love maps. I am a little disjointed but so very excited! 61/2 weeks more of long hours at work, a month after that and we are on the trail.