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To: Rebelbase

I have over 100 topo maps, of mostly CA, and know how to use them.
That said I was an early GPS user and own some nice Garmin units, Magellan too.
Using a GPS absolutely reduces your ability to use maps because you use them so much less.
I have vacationed on a motorbike crossing the continent 3 times and never even touched a paper map.
If the lights ever do go out, everyone under 40 will be screwed.


13 posted on 02/13/2019 9:16:32 PM PST by glasseye ("24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not." ~ H. L. Mencken)
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To: glasseye

The % of people over 40 who could use a map was pretty small. Roadmaps, maybe. Anything more complicated than that was strictly hobbyist - orienteering, or military. Back bearings, triangulation, allowing for local declination when converting a compass bearing to a map bearing etc. Fun stuff, but it’s a perishable skill, too.

I don’t want to think about how dependent aircraft or ships might be. Do they still carry charts and maps of their route? Contingency planning for complete loss of GPS? Yeesh.


19 posted on 02/13/2019 9:30:10 PM PST by Freedom4US
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To: glasseye

I have a couple of boxes with a bunch of topo maps. Every time I see them as I’m moving something to try to find something else I think I should just toss them to make more room. I just don’t have the heart to though. Although I’m 98% sure that I’ll never use them again.


23 posted on 02/13/2019 9:36:41 PM PST by 21twelve (!)
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