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26 Jul 2009 13:04 |
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Originally Posted by Sgt Beardy
(Post 249739)
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exactly, IMO those A5 maps are too large scale (or is it small scale?) to be more than general planning use, and dont just miss off small roads but whole villages, which abound in F, S and P.
i use the "AA road atlas of France", and "AA road atlas of Spain and Portugal" both ring bound A4 size. they can fit in the largest tank bags (but the scale is such that you would have to stop every 1/2hr to turn the page anyway!) and "AA road atlas of Europe" which is a monster A3 book with scale so large there are nearly whole countries on each page but its great for general route and distance planning. many a happy hour with a cold case of becks and some mates around the patio table.......
to be honest i agree with threewheelbonnie, i love paper maps for armchair/pub planning and dreaming but out on the road i use a GPS. i know they are very marmite and we can argue back and forth about GPS's and they are certainly not perfect as folks like to make out, like all gizmos they are only as good as the operator (perhaps "not foolproof" is the best description?) but ive found the garmin with a road atlas as back up in the topbox is my way.
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