Mounting maps. When I was in the Boy Scouts we learned to mount USGS maps on cloth.
I found a blog post which describes the process.
When I was in the Scouts, we would visit the USGS office in Palo Alto, CA to buy topo maps. Visit the USGS site to see if there is a location near you.[2]
Super fascinating, I'm going to try this out. Thank you for sharing!
Where we were hiking, it was unfortunately raining non-stop for a couple of days, and the laminated plastic made a big difference.
But you can always read the map under covers or something, as long as it's transported in a watertight bag, I think the cloth solution might last longer than ours did (plastic forms creases).
Where we were hiking, it was unfortunately raining non-stop for a couple of days, and the laminated plastic made a big difference.
But you can always read the map under covers or something, as long as it's transported in a watertight bag, I think the cloth solution might last longer than ours did (plastic forms creases).