does anyone have any experience with national geographic or igage waterproof map paper? does one take fine print better? one more waterproof? thanks.
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I use nat geo waterproof paper on wildfires for printing maps that need to be waterproof - however, it is expensive per page and heavy.
Another solution is to print your maps on a coated paper with waterproof ink and spray the pages with silicone spray. Saturate each page and let it dry. Its lighter, cheaper, and holds up well. If you are printing 1:24000 quad maps in strips, you may find that you use a couple pages per day if you are hiking at a good pace.
You can also keep your map sheets in a waterproof ziplock-style bag and get them out as needed. (or read them through the bag - no waterproofing needed.
just my thoughts - there is really no right way to do it (even though there are those that will try). I ahve done all three and use the ziplock bag approach (old maps double as toilet paper and waterproof paper lacks absorbancy)
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