National Geographic v. Rand McNally

[HDRider]

Which is best?

 

[topgun2]

For what purpose?

[Wandering Sagebrush]

I can’t answer the “best” question, but I prefer the individual Benchmark Road and Recreation Atlases for each state I intend to visit.

[HDRider]

12 hours ago, Wandering Sagebrush said:

I can’t answer the “best” question, but I prefer the individual Benchmark Road and Recreation Atlases for each state I intend to visit.

I had not heard of Benchmark Atlas before.  I looked them up on Amazon.  I expect they would be good, but at $25 a state that could add up.

 

What makes them so expensive? 

[Patriot]

On our recent 6000 mile 42 day trip this Atlas served us extremely well along with our Garmin 890RV.

[Wandering Sagebrush]

52 minutes ago, HDRider said:

I had not heard of Benchmark Atlas before.  I looked them up on Amazon.  I expect they would be good, but at $25 a state that could add up.

 

What makes them so expensive? 

They’re extremely detailed topographic maps, great for planning exploration of a state.  Another atlas is published by DeLorme, but I believe Benchmark is better.  For countrywide route planning, I use a free atlas from State Farm Insurance, but would prefer something like the Rand McNally because of the spiral binding.

Edit:  I just saw the post by @Patriot, and in general really like their guide books.
 

[HDRider]

2 hours ago, Patriot said:

On our recent 6000 mile 42 day trip this Atlas served us extremely well along with our Garmin 890RV.

I just ordered that.

 

I suspect NG and RM are both good, but I picked the NG.

[John Dorrer]

For those that like to Boondock out West, Benchmark Atlas are the best, IMO, for showing BLM, USFS lands and campgrounds. We have Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Idaho, and New Mexico. The detail is amazing.

[Boudicca908]

11 hours ago, John Dorrer said:

for showing BLM, USFS lands and campgrounds

A new friend just introduced me to an app that boondockers might like (I will try to post a screenshot) — it’s pretty amazing. Detailed maps and you can click ANYWHERE on the map and it tells you who owns the land! 

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