Traveling with a paper map is a convenient way for many adventure trips. Unlike the mobile application, the paper map is handheld and can be spread on a table or on the ground as discussions on tour planning are made.
For many, using digital technology like computerized gadgets is easier but this can not rule out the advantages of using a handheld paper map. Even with digital gadgets like phones, a backup paper map can save one a great deal.
It doesn’t require a network
The paper map doesn’t need a network or GPS system. It has various landmarks and particularly the distance is marked on the map, which will guide us to the destination correctly. To get the optimum results with a mobile map application you need to have the best network. But in certain remote areas, we won’t find any mobile network. Sometimes mobile apps may give wrong information due to mobile network loss.
It does not drain your phone battery
For a one-day trip, it is ok to use Google Maps. But for a long trip to save the battery, the best option is to use a paper map for traveling since mobile applications need battery life to work.
Paper Maps give a soothing experience of exploring places
While using a paper map you can touch and move through the map to locate various places. This will make you happy because you are exploring a new place. You will find that a Columbus is hidden in yourself! You will not get such a feeling when you use high-end technology like mobile app maps.
Save your souvenir for later days
If you can’t buy anything from a place you have visited as a souvenir then your paper map can be used for it. The paper map you used for a trip can be stored in a place as a souvenir. Each time you open it you will find the best memories regarding it.
Paper maps give the bigger picture
Paper maps are designed on scales that give the user the bigger picture of the environment as opposed to specifics. they are usually easier to understand due to the limited features shown on the maps at a time.