Posted on 14/04/2019 18:25
Thought this might be useful for walkers etc.
We called into Millets today and they had an Easter promotion of 40% off all OS maps, they will also give CAMC members 15% discount on top. This reduces the maps to only £4.59 each, which we thought was a Bargain., bought a couple we needed.
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Posted on 14/04/2019 20:30
Wish we had one in town. I think our nearest is Kendal and I'd save very little if I had to drive there to get any that we might need. I use Dash4it as they are the cheapest I can find on line and delivery is very prompt. They too are offering 40% off at the moment, and Free Postage.
Edit I've just looked on line and the nearest is Blackpool!! So it would appear that the Kendal shop is now closed, They are offering some OS maps at £4:32 but there is a postage of £2:99 to be added, so no saving there.
Posted on 14/04/2019 21:28
I'm sure people know but you access a variety of OS maps (including Land ranger and explorer) online with a variety of prices, best of all is £19.99 per year.
You can then see the maps not only on your computers but all your mobile devices. Plot routes and save them and you can also see them on your mobile and print them out..
We used them extensively on our walks in the lake and they were very accurate in finding our position.
Posted on 15/04/2019 07:30
Online, you can access for free any bits of OS maps you might need via a menu option on Bing.
Whilst I have an ageing vast collection of 25,000th scale "Explorer" OS maps, these days when planning our travels this is how I get my bike ride and other info.
At a click you can select aerial view and this works well in conjunction to the OS format, for seeing CLs etc. Then via a right click you can display and pick off a copy of the associated cooordinates to use in Google maps to then get a "street view" of accesses etc.
Posted on 15/04/2019 07:30 by ocsidOnline, you can access for free any bits of OS maps you might need via a menu option on Bing.
Whilst I have an ageing vast collection of 25,000th scale "Explorer" OS maps, these days when planning our travels this is how I get my bike ride and other info.
At a click you can select aerial view and this works well in conjunction to the OS format, for seeing CLs etc. Then via a right click you can display and pick off a copy of the associated cooordinates to use in Google maps to then get a "street view" of accesses etc.
Posted on 15/04/2019 08:59
A friend of mine is in the local Mountain Rescue Team. They despair at the number of walkers in particular that don't have OS maps of the area where they are walking, hoping to just rely on their mobile devices. There are many places where signals are non-existent and numerous instances of batteries going flat resulting in people being well and truly lost. A map, and the knowledge of how to read one, is an essential piece of kit to carry with you even if you do set out initially using your mobile. Maps don't use batteries and they don't rely on signals from the ether.
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Posted on 15/04/2019 08:59 by JohnM20A friend of mine is in the local Mountain Rescue Team. They despair at the number of walkers in particular that don't have OS maps of the area where they are walking, hoping to just rely on their mobile devices. There are many places where signals are non-existent and numerous instances of batteries going flat resulting in people being well and truly lost. A map, and the knowledge of how to read one, is an essential piece of kit to carry with you even if you do set out initially using your mobile. Maps don't use batteries and they don't rely on signals from the ether.
Posted on 15/04/2019 08:59 by JohnM20A friend of mine is in the local Mountain Rescue Team. They despair at the number of walkers in particular that don't have OS maps of the area where they are walking, hoping to just rely on their mobile devices. There are many places where signals are non-existent and numerous instances of batteries going flat resulting in people being well and truly lost. A map, and the knowledge of how to read one, is an essential piece of kit to carry with you even if you do set out initially using your mobile. Maps don't use batteries and they don't rely on signals from the ether.
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