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08/22/2019 07:47PM (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
Heading up to the BWCA for the first time soon. I'll be heading in from missing lake EP (#51). Wondering what brands/where to get them. Don't care about durability (I have a map protector), just want it to be up to date and accurate/detailed.
08/22/2019 10:26PM
The 3 main brands are Fisher, McKenzie, and Voyageur. People generally have their own personal favorite, but all are good maps. Maps can be found at outfitters and outdoor sporting stores that tailor to paddle sports in Minnesota and I'm guessing in Wisconsin, too.
08/23/2019 08:04AM
As others have said, you can't go wrong with Fisher, McKenzie or Voyageur maps. It really depends on your route and which map/s best cover it. I personally stick with McKenzie maps though because I like the scale.
Endeavor to persevere.
08/23/2019 10:05AM
Would highly recommend McKenzie maps for orienteering. Can be purchased online or REI in stores. The 1:31,680 scale is so much easier to read and includes so much more detail than a 1:42,240 scale Fisher map. Two years ago one of my tripping partners brought a Fisher on Insula. It was almost useless for navigating a lake with so many islands and so little detail.
08/23/2019 12:04PM
Seriously, the map "argument" (I know it's really just a discussion of opinions), can go on ad nauseum. I would recommend looking at your route, buying a Fisher and/or McKenzie (I'd recommend buying both) and doing your trip. No one seems to get lost. Most portage trails are accurately marked or very close. Just buy 'em and go and don't worry about it.
"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir
08/23/2019 02:02PM
Jackfish: "No one seems to get lost."
Orienteering on water is very different from land. I don't know if everyone else is that good, or if I am that bad, but I certainly have been lost. Island riddled lakes like Insula on a cloudy day are very humbling to my orienteering skills.
08/23/2019 06:24PM
TominMpls: "Jackfish: "No one seems to get lost."
They do, we just never hear from the ones who get lost ever again :-P
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The few who do get lost don't do so because of which map brand they chose, they get lost from not knowing how to read whatever map they have.
08/24/2019 07:13AM
Jaywalker: "The few who do get lost don't do so because of which map brand they chose, they get lost from not knowing how to read whatever map they have. "
Truly profound...
JerryBerry,
Let us know which map(s) you chose and how they worked for you. Hope the weather is great and you have a great trip!
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