imthemaddude
Active Member
At the minute i'm planning my camping trip to northumberland in July but the map is SO big and Kielder water is on the crease - grrrrr anyone else find os maps annoyingly too big esp when walking.
Why are OS maps so big and clumsy?
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Sellers_Bird
Active Member
what are they? 
sunny_jimbob
Member
And you wouldn't be able to read it if it was much smaller. Or if you were female. Did I really just type that?!
ben.gernon
Member
Yes you did just type that. Not very nice at all. :xsunny_jimbob said:
I think they're stupidly big and clumsy (the maps that is!)- Duke of Edinburgh expeditions have proved that! When it's chucking down with rain, you're lost, and it's getting dark......the last thing you want is a huge bulky map that's a pain in the wotsit to hold and fold!!!
But other than that-outdoor pursuits are the best thing alive!!
Okiedokie of Oz
Active Member
Most maps I prefer in book style (city maps, touring maps etc.). Sooo much easier to manage, and ytou don't have to worry about foling it right!!
That being siad, I have NEVEr been able to comprehend a map of the UK.....Couldn't work out the difference between a region, a state, a town etc....all I saw were words!!!
That being siad, I have NEVEr been able to comprehend a map of the UK.....Couldn't work out the difference between a region, a state, a town etc....all I saw were words!!!
six pints
Active Member
yeah, but if they werent that big, then you would need about seven maps, especially for gold d of e (tip for anyone doing d of e, when it says dismantled railway, it means that the bridges are dismantled too, so you might end up having to do serious rock climbing and its not good for your hypermobility).
cheryl- a d of e survivor, and climber of ben nevis
cheryl- a d of e survivor, and climber of ben nevis
geordiecolin
Active Member
What scale map are you using?? On all of mine Kielder is fairly large and covers more than just the crease...imthemaddude said:
I think OS maps are perfect for their uses, any smaller and they wouldn't be useful (you couldn't route plan or uses bearings to find yourself when lost effectively) and any larger and they would be ridiculous. I think it is more appropiate for people to use the correct scale of map...
As for campsites in Kielder, the one at Kielder village is quite good, the Scout camp at Hawkhirst is usually cheap, but permission to camp is not guaranteed unless you're involved in scouting, but give them a ring anyway to check 01434 250217. Leaplish is OK but quite busy and rather annoying.
TAKE A TRUCKLOAD OF MILITARY STRENGTH MIDGE REPELLENT!!
imthemaddude
Active Member
Oh thats great info colin, thanks. We were planning to launch our canoes from leaplish but I might go up the other end now. I'm using a 1:25000 map. grrrrr.
Not_Jus_An_Object
Member
haha, sounds like your gonna have fun! try findin schools in whitly bay. we had to for a band thing and still never found the right entrance. had to climb through a hedge to get into the school grounds!!
imthemaddude
Active Member
I bet i know the school u mean!!!!!!!! I'm just waiting to see if my first teaching practice will be in whitley bay!
jameshowell
Active Member
Maybe, in the modern world we live in, you could buy yourself a handheld pc, a gps module, and not worry about thinking, just following a friendly voice telling you where to go!
DublinBass
Supporting Member
Don't you teach geography Linda?imthemaddude said:
I thought you'd have this sorted by now.
Not_Jus_An_Object
Member
imthemaddude said:
haha, that would be funni!!
johnmartin
Active Member
OS maps are so large so that you can press them into service as an emergency tent when you have to spend a night on a mountain due to being lost. I remember one hairy descent of Buchaille Etive Mor in a white out with freezing fog and no map because the A-hole who had it took it out of the map cover so he could read it better and it got blown away by a strong gust of wind. Ever since then I've been a supporter of the Hansel and Gretel method of leaving a trail of breadcrumbs. Oh, and a mobile phone does come in very handy Laura.
