GPS People!

[Aaron D.]

Then you would have a record to archive. Cool.

[xackley]

I down load a few just in case I need a clue where the better roads are when I don't know the area.
As to gps, I down loaded NY and surrounding states on my phone. The only times I have used it on a motorcycle is when it is time to head home, and I have no idea where I am.

When traveling in the Dodge Caravan, my wife has this laptop on her lap running Microsoft Streets and Trips when it is time to see a landing for the night, which hopefully means finding a BLM, National Forest, or Corps of Engineer campground.
The gpx files on that site has been added to the store of good roads and works well.

This what I bought for a few thousand for 1 trip, it ended up doing 40000+ touring the USA before I bought a new one

[Luap McKeever]

What's GPS ?

 Dusty

I hear it's an electronic version of a M A P...

[Daniel Kalal]

I hear it's an electronic version of a M A P...

Yep; and truth be told, they likely come from the same electronic database (the days of a cartographer sitting on a high stool behind a large drafting table are long gone).

[rodekyll]

On the boats we had the current chart under glass on a table.  We plotted courses with sticks and grease pencils.  I got used to it and still carry one for marking up my maps.