Maps some considerations for developing a grid down, TEOTWAKI resource map
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Celt
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Didnt watch this, but I carry some maps of the area in my truck, and I have some laminated.
Deplorable Me
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I have these for NY and PA. Then I copy on to 11x17 format and keep copies in gallon freezer bags. What's great is I can enlarge interesting areas.
There are some great sources to get paper maps. Being a member of AAA or CAA is a great source of free maps. You may be surprised at what you can get from a membership. Just the maps alone will pay for a year membership.
College campus maps are a great resource as well. Some major universities are quite large. Truckers maps, simpler maps, not as much information, sometimes that can be a good thing.
Hiking maps, again, many of these are free from the State or County. Act as if you are planning a vacation, call different States and have you send these maps free, through the mail.
Federal parks, again, maps are free most of the time.
Research a bit in your area. Find out where depots are located. Grocery store warehouses and sporting goods stores. If and when all hell breaks out, these stores and buildings can and will be a great asset. Fuel depot areas as well. Local propane dealers, mark them all on your maps. Protect these maps.
College campus maps are a great resource as well. Some major universities are quite large. Truckers maps, simpler maps, not as much information, sometimes that can be a good thing.
Hiking maps, again, many of these are free from the State or County. Act as if you are planning a vacation, call different States and have you send these maps free, through the mail.
Federal parks, again, maps are free most of the time.
Research a bit in your area. Find out where depots are located. Grocery store warehouses and sporting goods stores. If and when all hell breaks out, these stores and buildings can and will be a great asset. Fuel depot areas as well. Local propane dealers, mark them all on your maps. Protect these maps.
FrankenCub
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I'll add train depos. Some cars may have interesting goods but for me, they have an almost unlimited supply of diesel. I could easily drive away with 300 gallons in barrels. Easy supply of fuel for my truck.
Good add. Not sure why I never really thought of depots. I have thought about traveling tracks if needed, never the depots!
spat
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Don't discount just downloading offline ones to an SD card or your phone. You can even get satellite views of your area that way.
It's quite a bit more likely that you'll lose network access than your phone being completely fried. If you have the maps saved as offline copies your phone can still work as a GPS (assuming that hasn't also been disabled, and even then it still works as a map and compass).
It's quite a bit more likely that you'll lose network access than your phone being completely fried. If you have the maps saved as offline copies your phone can still work as a GPS (assuming that hasn't also been disabled, and even then it still works as a map and compass).
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
FREE ... .. save and print screen shot .. .. i haven't been on USGS in years to get topo maps ..but this looks great now ..
click the View and Download maps now icon and play around ..
ngmdb.usgs.gov
click the View and Download maps now icon and play around ..
topoView | USGS
Explore, interact, and download topographic maps from the USGS free of charge.
ngmdb.usgs.gov
FrankenCub
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Honestly, I never thought about it until last week. I was sitting in a McDonald's parking lot looking at a train engine idling on the tracks. Got to thinking that's a shitload of diesel right there in front of me if SHTF. And looking at all the cars behind it, got me to wondering what could be in them.
Really though, I'm only interested in the diesel lmao. I bet their tanks gotta hold a couple thousand gallons.
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
not sure if they still show up on the USGS maps .. but be aware of old out of service RR tracks ( rails removed ) .. you can walk the real tracks and with the right map and a few left and right turns land up at old depot that's now a bar .. craft beer . 
Robin
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Fifty years ago I used to by these
www.usgs.gov
At Scranton's book store. I wanted to find all the old abandon ponds and oxbows that nobody knew about so I could hunt ducks without being crowded. Lots of good information on them for modern day use if you know how to read and interpret contour maps.
Robin
Overview - Maps
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Robin
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
Fifty years ago I used to by these
At Scranton's book store. I wanted to find all the old abandon ponds and oxbows that nobody knew about so I could hunt ducks without being crowded. Lots of good information on them for modern day use if you know how to read and interpret contour maps.Overview - Maps
Robin
used to have one 40 yrs ago for Livco County when i was in Boy Scouts..
TEOTWAWKI inc.
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I would be careful carrying around maps marked with certain things like fuel storage, schools and hospitals. The intent could innocently or intentionally be mistaken by certain people if they were to be discovered.
TEOTWAWKI inc.
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More to go wrong with electronic devices. Dead battery. Got wet. Broken screen. Got dropped or stepped on. etc. Not saying they aren't more convenient or what not, however laminated paper is much more durable than an electronic device with a touchscreen. If it's something I *REALLY* need then I want it in it's most durable format.
spat
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Those are all valid concerns, but I can carry maps in my pocket on my phone that would fill many boxes as paper.
They also aren't mutually exclusive.
Robin
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Contour maps are really good, especially if you are thinking tactically.
Robin
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