Mr Noisy

Mr Noisy

Coming in your ears.
Im looking to scratch an itch regards having a road atlas in the Disco.

Yes we have sat nav and GPS and all that business, but sometimes i just fancy a road map, bit easier for route planning etc when navigating and stuff.

Soooo, i was just wondering if there are any clear favourites?

I think the ring binder type may be better than simple paperback?

Anyway, thoughts appreciated :)
 
no ring binders!

Needs to be continuous pages so you can see where you want to go. :) And besides ring binders get stuck on everything. stupid things :mad:
 
Philips road map is the best, not cheap but the best. Mine's an A4 size ring binder which is pretty much essential, not sure if they make them bound?
 
sorry ginge but ring binders are best as you can leave it open on the page you need, trust me I'm a lorry driver and use maps every day, as for the make Philips are alright but they are all the same really hope this helps
 
ive using collins road atlas ive bn drivin trucks for 20 odd years cant beat em as for ring bind type you tend to get pages falling out hope this helps plus cllins have town maps at rear of book
 
Right thanks chaps

Yeah I see ring binders being a mixed blessing!

Noticed Philips and Collins seem popular, could do with a hands on look at both really, will go to a shop for a browse.

Thanks for the help gents, particular handy to hear from the truckers :)
 
once a year i just get the latest aa/collins map from pretty much any petrol garage. usually about £1.99.
more than adequate.
 
Phillips Navigator. It shows bridge heights for when I'm towing my caravan and have my bikes on the roof of my defender.
 
For general route planning a cheap petrol station map is good. But for detailed navigation, particularly on those tiny single track roads, you need a map with a high level of detail.

For this I use the Phillips Navigator at 2.5 miles to the inch except for part of Scotland. This is big and heavy enough that it will stay open on the passenger seat, even though not ring bound.

For really serious work - OS Landrangers. Not that convenient for the driver, but I married a very good navigator and map reader. We have almost a complete set.

For town work. particularly solo, satnav is best.
 
Thanks fogey, I have OS stuff on laptop for the navigator and a sat nav too to assist the navigator, when solo I use my phone sat nav but that's usually just for road driving.

Anyway the subject of the road atlas came up when sometimes you want to make a route plan and the 50k land ranger can be a little awkward to read from when zoomed out tons suitable size

Hence I thought a road map might help.

Need to have a look at some of these options :)
 
We have TomTom Navigator 5, the old 'steam' version, but it has Europe, UK and North America maps on it and we use it on all three, but you can't beat a paper map for the wider view and for planning.

We have the Phillips UK car atlas too, great little book, the hardcover version is the one to get, it fits nicely down between the front seat and the centre console :)

For this year's run down to Nice after the Nuenen show we have bought the Michelin Routier 2012** map book which is 1:200,000 scale, plus the Michelin 'Local' maps for the east side of France which are 1:150,000 scale. The paper maps are good for sitting down over a coffee and seeking out local features, the routier book is good for your co-driver to work at while driving, where you don't want a sea of paper flapping round.

We'll be leaving the two engines and trailer in Nuenen and driving down on a 20week run to Nice and back, taking in the mountains etc.

Peter

** These larger and more expensive books are always cheaper when a new edition comes out, and as they are annually updated they don't differ a huge amount from the previous year.
 
Move to SI New Zealand, there's so few roads you don't need a map ! Couple go north-south and a couple east-west :) We do have a motorway though, it has 3 exits which is very confusing so might call for a map maybe.
 
GrumpyGel said:
Move to SI New Zealand, there's so few roads you don't need a map ! Couple go north-south and a couple east-west :) We do have a motorway though, it has 3 exits which is very confusing so might call for a map maybe.
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I bet my wife could still get lost :D
 
LeadFarmer said:
Phillips Navigator. It shows bridge heights for when I'm towing my caravan and have my bikes on the roof of my defender.
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'Ere LF, you were spotted on Saturday morning driving slowly whilst eyeballing a tasty looking green Defender 110. My sister, who saw you, thinks it's sad that LR owners insist at looking at other Landies. :):)
 
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