[pct-l] Maps

[Cosmic Cat]

I have bought Erik the Black's maps for my trip this year. I am suitability
impressed. They are extremely convenient.  However,  I am not sure if I
would recommended them to a first time pct hiker. The guidebook was amazing
for the natural and manmade history of the trail.

ETB's guide serves up trail data in its most distilled and compact form. Its
a reference for folks who want to mess with logistics as little as possible.
But it completely lacks the character and context of the Wilderness Press
guidebook.

Goodness
 On Jan 12, 2011 7:22 PM, "AsABat" <asabat at 4jeffrey.net> wrote:
> I usually just print these maps in black and white on a laser printer. The
trail line I'd heavy enough to see and its cheaper and the toner doesn't run
when it gets wet.
>
> AsABat
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> "Michael Pinkus" <mikepinkus at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>Halfmile,Thanks for your input! I downloaded a couple last night to try
>>them out and am very impressed. I have a red/green colour deficiency so
>>my friends are going to have a highlighter party with your maps and
>>highlight the red trail for me. Thanks for putting the time in on these
>>maps! I can just see it now, i'm going to end up being called
>>'Highlighter' or something like that as a trail name......
>>cheers,Mike
>>
>>> Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:02:00 -0800
>>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Maps
>>> From: list at lon.net
>>> To: mikepinkus at hotmail.com
>>> CC: baidarker at gmail.com; mctanker at earthlink.net;
>>pct-l at backcountry.net
>>>
>>> Mike,
>>> My maps can be downloaded free at www.pctmap.net
>>>
>>> Compared to the Forest Service PCT map series my maps differ in that:
>>> - I use a scale of 1" - 1/2 mile, the Forest Service Maps use a 1" =
>>1
>>> mile scale
>>> - The Forest service maps have a 100 foot contour interval, my maps
>>> use whatever the USGS base maps use, which is usually 40 feet
>>> - My maps are more accurate, based on GPS tracks of the trail I
>>> recorded as I hiked in 2007 - 1010
>>> - My maps have more hiker landmarks
>>> - My maps list mileages frequently, the Forest Service maps have no
>>> mileages of any kind
>>> - My maps have free matching digital data that you download into your
>>> GPS (if your using a GPS, having matching waypoints in your GPS and
>>on
>>> your printed maps is an amazing thing)
>>>
>>> I hiked Oregon with the Forest Service maps before I had mapped that
>>> state. My maps are much more detailed, but the lack of any type of
>>> trail mileages on the Forest Service maps was the biggest downside
>>for
>>> me. The Forest Service maps are beautifully printed on waterpoof
>>> paper. They are probably the only practical waterproof PCT map
>>> solution unless someone wanted to go to the considerable expense of
>>> printing my maps on waterproof paper. Also, the Forest Service maps
>>> include more area on either side of the trail than my maps (although
>>> my maps include more area around the trail than the Guidebook or
>>> Atlas).
>>>
>>> -Halfmile
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Michael Pinkus
>><mikepinkus at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Quick question about Halfmile's maps. How are they different/better
>>than the new ones the PCT puts out? I bought the Washington state set
>>when I went to Tacoma to visit my uncle and they seem okay. Where can
>>you buy Halfmile's maps?
>>> > cheers,Mike
>>> >
>>> >> Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:11:22 -0800
>>> >> From: baidarker at gmail.com
>>> >> To: mctanker at earthlink.net
>>> >> CC: PCT-L at backcountry.net
>>> >> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Maps
>>> >>
>>> >> Halfmile's by far.
>>> >>
>>> >> Shroomer
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