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- CavemanCharlieExplorer III
jjjandrbaker wrote:
5thwheeleroldman wrote:
79 years old and the grandkids talked me into smartphones --- confusing, then wonderful! I threw away all my old atlas and paper maps. Also the yellow pages. It's hard, but necessary to keep up w/ technology.
Kudos to you! We all should embrace new technologies. It can be daunting, but running away from it is useless. The best source for technology training is an encouraging and patient child or grandchild.
My smartphone works only intermittently out here. (That's what happens when you live in the middle of nowhere )
Paper maps are getting hard to find. I usually go online and use something like MapQuest to find where I want to go. Then I print out the directions.
The internet crashes a lot around here too so MapQuest is intermittent
It's getting harder and harder with each passing year to find my way to places. - jjjandrbakerExplorer
5thwheeleroldman wrote:
79 years old and the grandkids talked me into smartphones --- confusing, then wonderful! I threw away all my old atlas and paper maps. Also the yellow pages. It's hard, but necessary to keep up w/ technology.
Kudos to you! We all should embrace new technologies. It can be daunting, but running away from it is useless. The best source for technology training is an encouraging and patient child or grandchild. - RollandBExplorerAllstays app for a smart phones will show wallmarts that welcome campers and those that don't. Also many others as well like Cabellas, Cracker Barrell, Pilot J, etc
- 5thwheeleroldmaExplorer79 years old and the grandkids talked me into smartphones --- confusing, then wonderful! I threw away all my old atlas and paper maps. Also the yellow pages. It's hard, but necessary to keep up w/ technology.
- doxiemom11Explorer IIIf you are insured with State Farm, many of the agent's have them for their clients. They usually arrive in Nov or Dec for the following year.
- ccchuckExplorer
minnow wrote:
Yeah cause nothing goes better hand in hand than a map showing the location for the local WalMart for the weekend asphalt camping extravaganza.
now that was just cruel :-) - minnowExplorerYeah cause nothing goes better hand in hand than a map showing the location for the local WalMart for the weekend asphalt camping extravaganza.
- we3ExplorerJust picked up a 2018 last week. They do go fast though.
- Dutch_12078Explorer III have apps on my phone and GPS that are updated regularly that will find Walmart stores wherever I am. I haven't bothered getting the atlas in several years.
- pigman1ExplorerI've got a 2017 version and the 2018 should be out toward the end of the year. Don't delay once they are out as they do sell out and the supply is generally less than the demand, so some people don't get a new one they wanted.
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