[Cdt-l] Jerry Browns Maps

[Darren Bagnall]

Hello,

My apologies if this is a stupid question... Are the BearCreek maps brand new to the community? They are not mentioned or reviewed in Yogi's book so as a CDT newbie I was going to go for the Wolf books as advised by her book. I am wondering if anyone here (maybe even Jerry) can speak to or give some details on these maps.
Are they brand new to the community? Are they designed for thru-hikers? Are they written SOBO or NOBO?
Which "official" route is this? I noticed Jerry's work puts the official CDT route at 3008 miles - interesting.

If possible it would be great to also hear from anyone who used these on the trail: 
Are the books designed to easily be torn up and mailed with out losing pages from each section?
How does the paper they are printed on hold up? How is the quality of the LuLu printing?

Thanks for any info. The decision on which maps to purse is an expensive an important one.
I like the fact they were created by an actual cartographer who has hiked the entire trail!
! I wanted to hear more today while this big one day sale is going on. 
And Jerry, thank you! These books look great.

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