Just out of curiosity, are you full digital do you still buy map often ?.
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NY 2014. I bought one of those books with paper maps because I was going to visit and my phone would not work. It was great because it explained their subway system but my phone did work at the end lol
Aviation maps for drone licenses theory exam. This was before they updated the legislation and you had to actually study aviation.
Other than that I’ve bought OS maps for hiking purposes. Also tried to buy some custom areas to create a custom map poster but it was basically impossible so I ended up building it myself from screenshots.
I’ve used plenty of free ones, but don’t think I ever paid for a physical map.
somewhere around 2012. I wanted to have something on my wall as a teen.
I moved to a new town and I wanted to get an overall view without zooming in and out and scrolling, just a more natural overview.
This year. We did camping trip to Patagonia and didn’t want to rely on OSM entirely.
Pennsylvania over a decade ago. Somehow I had managed to get on the wrong side of the freeway and when i realized (very little directional signage and no GPS), I took the next exit to find there was no corresponding on-ramp to get back on the otherside.
After some wandering I found a gas station, bought a map, and took side streets until I could get back on the main road.
Corsica trip with my wife, 2019. A paper map doesn’t need batteries, it’s big, you can annotate it easily. Plus it has that fresh-off-the-press scent 👌
Also IGN (Institut géographique national) maps are amazing
Are these anything special ? I mean, are they road maps with elevation, or something else ?
They are very precise, cover the whole french territory, are all in the same format, follow the same standards and the paper maps are not too expensive. There are topographical maps at a 1:25000 scale, and roadmaps at a 1:250000 scale. And these paper maps are as sturdy as they can be, my dad has been rocking some of them for almost his entire life.
I guess I just get too excited about state funded institutions that provide good service to the public and still exist in 2024. Them paper maps can really be a lifesaver when you’re hiking in the more remote parts of France though
Last time I moved. Went to the mass transit agency and got maps of every neighbourghood I need it go or pass through. I was lucky to find one with my neighbourghood as well as my office. I keep it this me always in my pocket.
It works offline, never bugs or slows down and the interface never have a glitch. And if I want to, I can still use the GPS that’s in my phone. It’s not like I lost the option bc I have a paper map.They are free though…
Hiking.
I use digital when my life doesn’t depend on it.
Edit: bought it last month.
Not me per se but rather my father. For our third (and up to this day latest) roadtrip to Las Vegas in 2014. My parents were still not very smartphone-savy and I wouldn’t have my first until a year later. That time we really did a lot of roaming around the city beyond just the Boulevard and surroundings.
I don’t typically ever have to Buy maps. But whenever I’m touring a new place paper maps are awesome. Especially for cities. I learned basically all of Paris and Barcelona that way. Granted I also had to walk everywhere.
I love paper maps, I have never had one run out of battery, or direct me onto a dead end.
It’s more than that though. It’s an adventure whenever you look at one.
I never use GPS or location services, show me a map and I know where I am and how to get to the next place.
My most recent paper map is of Tobago.
They always gave them away for free, so I guess never?
Literally just bought a map book for most of Australia a few weeks ago.
Planning a three week trip through the Outback. Seems crazy to try and rely on technology out there for that long without a safety net of some sort.
