Jim&Nina
central Indiana
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Time to buy a new atlas. Looking for one with the mileage chart like my old truckers atlas.
Any thoughts or suggestions.
I must admit my old atlas is 11 years old time to update.
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amxpress
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I use, I mean I bought one at Camping World that has Good Sam CG's (and other CG's) highlighted.
Of course, DW is the one that uses it and she tells me where to go which I guess is quite common.
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ShapeShifter
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Jim&Nina wrote:Time to buy a new atlas. Looking for one with the mileage chart like my old truckers atlas.
Any thoughts or suggestions.
Why not just get an updated trucker's atlas? It's a great resource.
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grey`eagle
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I get a new copy of Rand McNally each year at Wally's.
They upped the price from $4.97 to $5.97 last year, don't know what it'll be this year but whatever the price it's the best bang for the buck.
The Wally version has all their stores listed by state and also shows whether or not they sell gas or fuel. A close by Sam's is also shown.
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Gale Hawkins
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We got the 2010 at WM last week in Broken Bow, OK. Man those things if used can save some hot words inside a MH. 
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Hokiehall
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The GPS will never replace a good old paper map IMO. I usually get a new road atlas every two to three years, depending where we plan to go. They are not expensive and worth every penny.
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ryegatevt
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amxpress wrote:I use, I mean I bought one at Camping World that has Good Sam CG's (and other CG's) highlighted.
Of course, DW is the one that uses it and she tells me where to go which I guess is quite common.
Huh, DW here tells me where to go, atlas or no atlas...
But when using one, it's the Rand-McNally/Walmart Atlas - just picked up the 2010 this week. Nothing like the GPS for local travel, though - finds shortcuts I never could find with an Atlas. But I do like to preplan long drives on a map.
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Jim&Nina
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Thanks to all for your thoughts and comments
I agree with good old paper maps.
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Gale Hawkins
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A GPS does the thinking for you with VERY few inputs and not in context of ones travel thoughts and goals perhaps. In the middle of the night in the dark a paper map is worthless. They are two tools I want in our MH at all times.
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paulj
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ryegatevt wrote:... Nothing like the GPS for local travel, though - finds shortcuts I never could find with an Atlas. ....
and sometimes those short cuts aren't worth taking.
I was driving US2 across eastern Washington. Upon entering the small town of Waterville, the highway signs pointed left, the GPS said to go straight. Out of curiosity I followed the GPS. The road passed through a couple of residential blocks, and then turned gravel, then dirt, then two track, and finally forded a stream before rejoining the highway on the other side of town. That shortcut could have been disastrous with a different vehicle and different weather!
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