Do You Still Use A Paper Map?

[Annette]

Hi guys,

So this weekend we travelled to a wedding in MN. The GPS took us down so many back roads before we got to our destination.  It does the same when we go visit friends in Indiana. 

On the way back,  we bought a map to see where the GPS was taking us. 

 

Out of interest, I wondered who still uses paper maps and wondered what some of your experiences has been.

Look forward to reading through the comments

[johnthebaptist]

2 hours ago, Annette said:

Hi guys,

So this weekend we travelled to a wedding in MN. The GPS took us down so many back roads before we got to our destination.  It does the same when we go visit friends in Indiana. 

On the way back,  we bought a map to see where the GPS was taking us. 

 

Out of interest, I wondered who still uses paper maps and wondered what some of your experiences has been.

Look forward to reading through the comments

I do take maps along when I travel, though I make the same trip every year, but I usually use Google or Mapquest (online) maps for local driving.

[Firm Foundation]

Yes.  I still use a Rand McNally road map.

[dr3032]

That's likely a feature on the GPS meant to try and get you to avoid traffic. I've never used one myself, but you may be able to alter it under Settings.

I normally use Google Maps, but I also make sure to make use of their streetview feature. Placemarkers and what not are placed by people, so they aren't always trustworthy. So, they could indicate that the store is "here," but it's actually tucked away around the corner. Worse yet, some placemarkers are old and show businesses that are no longer open - we had a small grocery store in town that shut down nearly 2 years ago, but it still shows on Google.

If I had to go on a road trip though, i'd probably take a paper map. I don't use a cellphone, and even if I did, i'd want to conserve the battery.

Edited July 17, 2019 by dr3032

[missmuffet]

3 hours ago, Annette said:

Hi guys,

So this weekend we travelled to a wedding in MN. The GPS took us down so many back roads before we got to our destination.  It does the same when we go visit friends in Indiana. 

On the way back,  we bought a map to see where the GPS was taking us. 

 

Out of interest, I wondered who still uses paper maps and wondered what some of your experiences has been.

Look forward to reading through the comments

I like a paper map. I bought a held GPS and I do not think it was very user friendly. I don't have a smart phone. 

Edited July 17, 2019 by missmuffet

[The_Patriot21]

On occasion. But not a lot. Use Google maps on my phone a lot though, but I use it with a different goal. While most people look for thoroughfares, I seek out the back roads.

[Neighbor]

Haven't used a map since I first followed the trail map of  Lewis and Clark.

Today, I much prefer to have Siri give me guff, tell me which lane to be in, as I go through Atlanta at noon or rush hour. When GPS fails to have details  at the back lanes of Tennessee I follow the shadows on the roads and read the double yellow lines, noting which side of the road has the odd numbers and which has the even.

I don't so much get lost as I do see new scenery along my way. Hey isn't that the same road gang and the same  Sheriff's Deputy shotgun guard we saw about an hour ago on the other side of the road? Why is the sun on the right shoulder instead of off the left?

 I once fell  asleep with a new employee driver going between Palm Springs and Los Angeles. Thought I had guided my driver well enough once we hit Riverside, and that he couldn't miss LA from there. I awoke to his question,  "what are those things out there? ' I looked out the window and said "barrel cactus and yucca trees", still half napping. Then it hit me- oh oh where are we?  I asked, "Hey do you remember any signs along this road?"  "Not since the one saying Cajon Pass, you say". "Oh oh. How much gas do we have?"

[ayin jade]

I dont need a map. Not even in unfamiliar places. I seem to have an unerring sense of direction and an ability to figure out the best route. My husband on the other hand .... we joke that faithful indian guide cant find his way out of a paper bag. He really is poor at directions.

[Jubilea]

I love maps in general, and I do still use paper maps-- bought a new one the other day. But I also use the computer map so I can zoom in on areas. I do not care for GPS because I have found it unreliable.

[OneLight]

Yup, sure do.  I don't own a cell phone so I either depend on maps, which I have many, or the GPS which came with the car ... but I don't like.  Just too old school to change now.