Mapping Resources

[longspeak74]

What is everyone using for mapping resources this year? I looked at both the OnX and GAIA free trials, also looked at mytopo. I'll be 100% within NF or WA units and honestly just thinking of running with a paper topo and Garmin gps back-up. Any thoughts?

 

[Btaylor]

onX

 

[Backyard]

Mytopo and a gps is all I've ever used. I've got Gaia, but seldom need to pull it out. I hunt the same: NF & WA, I know ahead of time where the private land is. If I get into it, I'm pretty far out and lost.

 

[TJ]

I'm also a Mytopo fan.

 

[widnert]

OnX

 

[longspeak74]

Admittedly, I am much more comfortable with a topo map and that's all I have used up to this point. Everyone raves about the mobile ap maps, so thought I'd get some feedback. Everything I hunt here in Wisconsin is private, so this is strictly for my Colorado hunts.

 

[Anozira]

I bought a nice garmin GPS and thought I really liked it until I tried OnX. My garmin now stays at home most of the time.

 

[Drenalin]

I use OnX on my phone and like it a lot, but also carry a paper map (mytopo) and a compass because I don't trust the phone enough to rely totally on it. A map and a GPS is a good system, assuming you know how to use the compass in your GPS and maybe carry a small bubble compass as a backup.

 

[Tberg]

Game Planner Maps

Game Planner Maps - wyoming

Their custom maps are very nice for seeing the big picture. Digital maps for Avenza are pretty sweet for using your google earth data on your phone.

 

[ScottP]

Gaia. I have the premium membership. it's handy if you explore a lot of new national forests you can load the MVUM to show the open roads as well as the wilderness trails layer. It has a ton of other maps as well.

 

[jwb92868]

Onyx


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[CutBait]

I will have to look nito the Gaia mapping application. I've never heard of it and apparently live under a rock!

As for personal mapping, living in the Midwest I used to rely on plat books, Google Earth, and printed maps from my computer. Now its strictly OnX much like everybody else in the hunting community.

 

[brous8732]

Gaia has been awesome and it's only $40 per year. As far as I can tell, it has all the same features as OnX

 

[Vandy321]

I have really liked GAIA as well, the price is right, and the layers are fantastic.

 

[thermalplume]

Anyone using CalTopo?

 

[Rokwiia]

I use Caltopo and love it. I've never tried Gaia so I can't compare the two.

 

[BaseMap]

Give BaseMap a try. All 50 states on your phone for $30. 3D mapping (iOS only), larger offline mapping options, clearer maps, better performance, more information, etc. www.basemap.com