storing maps

Spoonplugger wrote:
: I have several different types of maps that have no home
: what is the best way to keep them organized
: the maps I need to organize are lake and forestry maps as well as road maps.
: does anyone have a system that they wanna share?
: Wayne

Depends on the size. I have a few of those stand alone plastic file folders
filled with smaller maps using hanging files inside the plastic cases.

For larger maps, 4 inch Schedule-25 PVC piping is pretty lightweight. I cut
them to 3 or 4 foot lengths depending on the maps and glue one end cap on,
and just hand tighten the other side. Schedule 25 PVC is much lighter than
the schedule 40 but you might have to dig for it at places like Home Depot.

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Put it in a zip lock freezer bag and keep it out of the
sun. It will even float if your boat sinks.
Mike

Put it in a zip lock freezer bag and keep it out of the sun. It will
even float if your boat sinks

Yep, the last time my boat sank, my first thought was "Damn! The maps!"


Seriously though, not a half-bad idea

ROFLMAO !!!!!!!!! Good One !

"J Buck" wrote in message
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Put it in a zip lock freezer bag and keep it out of the sun. It will
even float if your boat sinks

Yep, the last time my boat sank, my first thought was "Damn! The maps!"


Seriously though, not a half-bad idea

"Jerry Barton" wrote in message
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ROFLMAO !!!!!!!!! Good One !

"J Buck" wrote in message
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Put it in a zip lock freezer bag and keep it out of the sun. It will
even float if your boat sinks

Yep, the last time my boat sank, my first thought was "Damn! The maps!"


Seriously though, not a half-bad idea


I recalled that the Army map cases in Vietnam were
very similar to the zip locks of today. Discarded ones
and the ones we could barter from the supply sgt.
were used to store cigarettes, matches and toilet paper.
It would keep them dry in the humid weather and even more so inside a
rucksack. It was from that remembrance
that I got the idea from. Glad you all find it favorable :-)
Mike

J Buck wrote:
: Put it in a zip lock freezer bag and keep it out of the sun. It will
: even float if your boat sinks

: Yep, the last time my boat sank, my first thought was "Damn! The maps!"
:

: Seriously though, not a half-bad idea

That's what got me started scanning them in the first place. Took the kids
out fishing and they ruined the map book I had gotten from the county. After
scanning them, we only took a printed verison with, so we could always
reprint if needed.

From there, we have about 200 maps online for the area now... All with
permission from originating agencies (and we even got DuPage County to
drop the fee for their booklet so they were free online or in person...
course, the fewer booklets they have to print, the more $'s they might
have left over for spring stocking). Kind of a odd thing, but has been
a great excuse for buying hardware (but, I need the new scanner/camera...) ;-)

P.S. Trying to convince your wife you need better powertools... be a volunteer
scout leader "I needed the new router table to cut the birdhouses faster".
Worked for me....

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I actually have two storage areas, besides the boat glovebox. West Marine
sells a Chart Book and a case for it. The case is a giant, heavy plastic
ziplock with a zipper arrangement. I also use a clear ~4" tube they sell
for a lot of the other charts and paperwork and clothespins to hold stuff
from flying about.
Bill

"Mike Keown" wrote in message
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Put it in a zip lock freezer bag and keep it out of the
sun. It will even float if your boat sinks.
Mike