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I couldn't agree more. I keep maps in my vehicle for this reason, and people give me a hard time for it. No matter what I say I can't seem to get people to unde

I couldn't agree more. I keep maps in my vehicle for this reason, and people give me a hard time for it. No matter what I say I can't seem to get people to understand why it's still important to have maps. Get out of cell phone service, which isn't uncommon in rural America...or lose the charge on your phone...and wind up on a winding country road...and see how well you can get yourself to civilization. Two is one and one is none. With the way we depend on technology, it seems that society is always one power outage away from chaos.

wcarron 7y ago
It's not even hard to lose cell service near urban areas. In the Angeles Nat'l Forest by LA you lose cell service real quick, not even 15 miles from major civilization. I'm like you, too. I have an awesome Harley-Davidson map book that has complete maps of almost all highways in the entire USA, state by state. Also has maps of large metro areas in it, too. Additionally, I always buy one of those NatGeo maps for wherever I'm going hiking/backpacking/camping (typically nat'l parks/monuments, but also Nat'l forests, state parks, etc.) With these, I'm always prepared for no cell service.
nwallin 7y ago
Google has had offline maps for years now. I always keep my local area updated, and whenever I go to a new place a download the map for it first. I've had out of date directions on my phone, but I've haven't had an issue with out of signal since offline maps became a thing. I do not recall ever having drained my cell battery completely. And I have a car charger. There are reasons to keep paper maps around, but lack of signal and running out of battery aren't on the list.