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Marking Maps - What to use / How to store
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<blockquote data-quote="loamer" data-source="post: 89322" data-attributes="member: 981"><p>Use Staedtler Lumocolor Permanent Map Marking Pens - Super Fine Point as your map marking pens. You can create layers of overlays as well. One method I use is to place the map on a large pin board secured to a wall. Align the map plastic sheet overlays as described above using cross-hairs of intersecting grids. The different layered plastic overlays can be contours/watercourse, one for reefs and working etc. You can even highlight your areas of interest with photos of target areas pinned to the side of the map. In the end, your gold research area will look like a command post. Storing as above - map tubes / mailing tubes. I simply mark the end of the tube with numbers that cross-reference to a list of whats in it. </p><p></p><p>For full sized maps, I use Grafix Clear-Lay Acetate which can be expensive (A1, about $10), but if you are using several maps for source data, I find it better to have a single large overlay. For small scale overlays, the A4 stuff from Office works is fine. </p><p></p><p>For A4 and A3 sized maps, I have bought plastic page insert books- get the ones that will not stick to anything inserted in them. You can actually mark the pages on these working maps. The issue with large scale maps is wear and tear in the field, so be prepared to buy new maps after a while. I now tend to create maps on my computer and print the target area in A4 or A3 and use the insert books.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="loamer, post: 89322, member: 981"] Use Staedtler Lumocolor Permanent Map Marking Pens - Super Fine Point as your map marking pens. You can create layers of overlays as well. One method I use is to place the map on a large pin board secured to a wall. Align the map plastic sheet overlays as described above using cross-hairs of intersecting grids. The different layered plastic overlays can be contours/watercourse, one for reefs and working etc. You can even highlight your areas of interest with photos of target areas pinned to the side of the map. In the end, your gold research area will look like a command post. Storing as above - map tubes / mailing tubes. I simply mark the end of the tube with numbers that cross-reference to a list of whats in it. For full sized maps, I use Grafix Clear-Lay Acetate which can be expensive (A1, about $10), but if you are using several maps for source data, I find it better to have a single large overlay. For small scale overlays, the A4 stuff from Office works is fine. For A4 and A3 sized maps, I have bought plastic page insert books- get the ones that will not stick to anything inserted in them. You can actually mark the pages on these working maps. The issue with large scale maps is wear and tear in the field, so be prepared to buy new maps after a while. I now tend to create maps on my computer and print the target area in A4 or A3 and use the insert books. [/QUOTE]
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