> Wetness can definitely screw up a paper map This is why map shops have a laminator. It's always worth the extra. > if it's currently snowing or raining I'd

> Wetness can definitely screw up a paper map This is why map shops have a laminator. It's always worth the extra. > if it's currently snowing or raining I'd much rather be using a phone than actual paper I wouldn't. Even with a fancy new waterproof iPhone, face ID won't work with all my gear on, the screen touch sensor is all over the place, and that's after I've taken off my glove. You're not wrong that phones are often more convenient. If I wander off a poorly marked track, OSM & GPS is my plan A to get back. When it works it's incredibly efficient. But the first time you've been leaning on that GPS a bit too much, you're out on your own at 10% battery and you don't have a backup, the map and headlamp solution begins to make sense in a very visceral way. I'll carry both phone and paper even for daywalks unless it's a super clear track. It's not a matter of "forgetting to bring a map", it's a basic item like water.