Yammer Dan Posted June 30, 2011 #1 Posted June 30, 2011 I have a Universal Large Print Atlas that I've had for a few years. 2001 edition. Usually carry it along on trips just because it is so easy to look at and I don't trust Amanda (Tom Tom). I've gotten this one pretty ragged. Newest one I can find from Universal is a 2002. Is there a newer one with big maps like this. Easy to read and you don't spend all day looking for things.
Venturous Randy Posted June 30, 2011 #3 Posted June 30, 2011 Between "Gypsy", my Magellan GPS and Mapquest, I don't think much about looking at an Atlas anymore. And, they take up a lot of room in an early 1st gen. RandyA
etcswjoe Posted June 30, 2011 #4 Posted June 30, 2011 I buy the Truckers atlas it has large fairly easy to read maps, however Rand Mcnally still makes a large scale atlas. http://store.randmcnally.com/2012-rand-mcnally-large-scale-road-atlas.html
Yammer Dan Posted June 30, 2011 Author #5 Posted June 30, 2011 Looks like that might work. I just hate to let go. Like looking at the map.
Venturous Randy Posted June 30, 2011 #6 Posted June 30, 2011 When coming home from Freebird'd MD, we were kind of in the middle of nowhere on secondary roads and came to a small town that had a McDonalds. That was a good enough excuse to go in and cool off and get an ice cream. It was also nice that they had wifi and I took in my laptop and looked a little closer at where we were and where we wanted to go. RandyA
etcswjoe Posted June 30, 2011 #7 Posted June 30, 2011 Between "Gypsy", my Magellan GPS and Mapquest, I don't think much about looking at an Atlas anymore. And, they take up a lot of room in an early 1st gen. RandyA When coming home from Freebird'd MD, we were kind of in the middle of nowhere on secondary roads and came to a small town that had a McDonalds. That was a good enough excuse to go in and cool off and get an ice cream. It was also nice that they had wifi and I took in my laptop and looked a little closer at where we were and where we wanted to go. RandyA Ok now I am confussed, no room for a Atlas but you carry a Laptop?
Bob Myers Posted June 30, 2011 #8 Posted June 30, 2011 I buy the Truckers atlas it has large fairly easy to read maps, however Rand Mcnally still makes a large scale atlas. http://store.randmcnally.com/2012-rand-mcnally-large-scale-road-atlas.html I had a full scale atlas but it proved to be rather cumbersome to fold and unfold, so I memorized it.
wannarsv Posted June 30, 2011 #9 Posted June 30, 2011 Who do you have your insurance with? I have my car/truck insurance with State Farm, They have a rather large atlas....I get one every couple of years, but usually you have to ask for one. Check them out. Later, Melvin
rsstar Posted July 1, 2011 #10 Posted July 1, 2011 Who do you have your insurance with? I have my car/truck insurance with State Farm, They have a rather large atlas....I get one every couple of years, but usually you have to ask for one. Check them out. Later, Melvin What he said !! Up until last year I barely used a GPS, especially driving charter bus. But the more I use it the more I rely on it. Just got back from a trip to Houston and had to travel to various locations around the city. And I do NOT know Houston. With the addresses of the destinations placed in the GPS I followed it like a bloodhound, and it always got me to where I wanted to go. But I just can't get out of the habit of carrying my free State Farm Atlas. Haven't put a GPS on the Victory yet, but soon !!
Squidley Posted July 1, 2011 #11 Posted July 1, 2011 Even with a Dum Dum, I still carry my truckers atlas on the bike. It's spiral wound and laminated, you never know when dum dum will decide that it wants to die and that can make for an interesting run if you have no clue where your at
CaptainJoe Posted July 1, 2011 #12 Posted July 1, 2011 Hah! Dum Dum... Good one! Some people "like my ex brother in law" get so hooked on those GPS's that common sense just goes out the window. We passed our destination motel on the left, hence it would have been prudent to just make a left turn and go back .. half a block or less... but ... Dum Dum had us making a series of right then straight for 2 blocks then right for 1 mile then right for 3/4 mile then left to motel. ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH! To be fair though, they do come in handy on the interstates around cities, telling you what lane to get into...
Trader Posted July 1, 2011 #13 Posted July 1, 2011 I mistakenly set mine for "shortest distance" instead of "fastest route" (I have a cheap model LG) Instead of staying on the highway, it wanted me to cut corners by going thru residential surveys!....shorter distance....MUCH longer time.
etcswjoe Posted July 1, 2011 #14 Posted July 1, 2011 I mistakenly set mine for "shortest distance" instead of "fastest route" (I have a cheap model LG) Instead of staying on the highway, it wanted me to cut corners by going thru residential surveys!....shorter distance....MUCH longer time. I did that with mine coming home frem Va and wound up going straight over Cromers Rock in Va. The RSV does surpringly well on two track dirt roads I found out.
Yammer Dan Posted July 1, 2011 Author #15 Posted July 1, 2011 Even with a Dum Dum, I still carry my truckers atlas on the bike. It's spiral wound and laminated, you never know when dum dum will decide that it wants to die and that can make for an interesting run if you have no clue where your at And when could I ever claim I had a clue where I was at???
Shamue Posted July 1, 2011 #16 Posted July 1, 2011 I also use a big truckers map, keep it rolled up in a cardboard tube. it's worn over the years but in good shape. shamue Hah! Dum Dum... Good one! Some people "like my ex brother in law" get so hooked on those GPS's that common sense just goes out the window. We passed our destination motel on the left, hence it would have been prudent to just make a left turn and go back .. half a block or less... but ... Dum Dum had us making a series of right then straight for 2 blocks then right for 1 mile then right for 3/4 mile then left to motel. ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH! To be fair though, they do come in handy on the interstates around cities, telling you what lane to get into...
MikeWa Posted July 1, 2011 #17 Posted July 1, 2011 I always back up my GPS with a map. I like to know the route I am taking or planning ahead of time. It's just easier for me with a map. Because I don't trust a GPS to take the best route. Mike
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