Maps
Dec 17, 2020 09:13:57 #
sgt hop
Loc: baltimore md,now in salisbury md
DIRTY HARRY wrote:
How many of you still....?
I do......
Dec 17, 2020 09:29:03 #
I like maps...generally look at them before a trip...it’s the big picture thing I guess. Also used them to teach my grandkids some geography...give them a map, pick a location and give a prize to the one who finds it first.
Dec 17, 2020 09:45:10 #
Dec 17, 2020 09:50:11 #
The first trip I took with GPS only, I realized a fault. They show you what road to take and what your next turn is and how far it is to it. They don't tell you where you ARE! I stopped at a truck stop and had to ask the clerk where I was. I didn't even know what state I was in!
Dec 17, 2020 10:29:19 #
JimBart
Loc: Western Michigan
Ever notice when using a paper map you want to expand the size with your fingers
Also why don’t the gps systems screens show the direction of travel at the top of the screen instead of the true direction... south, east , west etc. I always have to try and figure out which way to turn and usually get screwed up
Also why don’t the gps systems screens show the direction of travel at the top of the screen instead of the true direction... south, east , west etc. I always have to try and figure out which way to turn and usually get screwed up
Dec 17, 2020 10:56:21 #
When I was a kid, and maps were free, I accumulated quite a few for long bicycle rides. I loved planning routes and riding many miles in a day. One of my bikes didn't have brakes. That made for interesting rides. : )
I still carry a map or two in the car, but I generally know where I'm going - and so does my GPS. The Interstate mileage numbering system helps, too. Mileage increases going north and west. I don't mean to brag, but I can fold any map - years of practice.
I still carry a map or two in the car, but I generally know where I'm going - and so does my GPS. The Interstate mileage numbering system helps, too. Mileage increases going north and west. I don't mean to brag, but I can fold any map - years of practice.
Dec 17, 2020 11:50:25 #
clint f.
Loc: Priest Lake Idaho, Spokane Wa
Scruples wrote:
I prefer paper maps too. Somehow the thought of a woman’s voice telling me where to drive bothers me deeply. Christopher Columbus and Magellan didn’t need directions and neither do we.
Lost? Christopher Columbus was trying to find India. I’d call that lost. 😊
Dec 17, 2020 11:54:15 #
jaycoffman
Loc: San Diego
I still always carry paper maps. Specially on my motorcycle--I always keep a relevant one open on my tank bag. The only difference now is that I have to look for specialized maps because AAA maps (which are OK for freeways and major highways) tend to really be off on back roads. As an aside, I also use a grease pencil to write the name of the roads or highways I want to turn on that day to make it easier to remember.
Dec 17, 2020 11:59:09 #
DougS
Loc: Central Arkansas
I find that paper maps give a lot more information, than just directions. I usually know when the app is trying to send me on a wild goose chase, too. Sometimes I humor it, just to see something different... It never knows when I am going to 'take a wrong turn', lol. I like the road less traveled!
Dec 17, 2020 12:39:45 #
Everyone uses the same gps apps.. mandatory evacuation last year from a hurricane, in bumper to bumper traffic on the interstate crawling along, my wife looked at the map and said let’s try the next exit. 10 minutes later we were heading north on a near empty 4 lane road at 60 mph. Saved us about 5 hours that day. Yes, we always carry maps!
Dec 17, 2020 13:57:22 #
clint f. wrote:
Lost? Christopher Columbus was trying to find India. I’d call that lost. 😊
Quite a coincidence that he landed in a place inhabited by Indians.
Dec 17, 2020 14:39:15 #
jerryc41 wrote:
When I was a kid, and maps were free, I accumulate... (show quote)
I can fold any map too. The trick is to fold back to its original form.🥴
Dec 17, 2020 14:44:41 #
Dec 17, 2020 16:20:35 #
clint f. wrote:
Lost? Christopher Columbus was trying to find India. I’d call that lost. 😊
No, not lost, just confused by lack of knowledge. He was heading the right way, didn't realize how FAR it was because he and his "expert" advisors believed the wrong Greek Geographer as to the size of the planet so when he found a bunch of islands and a couple of continents in the way after a very long trip he "assumed" he was there or close enough for a first try.
Dec 17, 2020 16:32:46 #
Navigation was sketchy in those days. Latitude was fairly easy to determine but Longitude requires accurate time measurement and ships were not good platforms for the state of the art pendulum clocks of the time.
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