Hot take: old school paper maps beat GPS for road trips every time

I drove from Nashville to Chattanooga last weekend and my phone lost signal twice in the mountains. Had to pull over and dig out a paper map my dad gave me from 1999. It showed back roads and scenic routes that Google never even listed. The GPS tried to send me through a toll road, but the map showed a free alternate that was way more relaxing. Anyone else still keep a folded map in their glovebox for emergencies?

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maxl932d ago

Those old maps always knew the hidden gems GPS never finds.

richard_young802d ago

Yeah, those fold-out maps never let me down either... found a killer backroad diner in Vermont just by circling a spot on the paper map. GPS would have routed me straight past it.

felixm292d ago

Lean into the randomness factor, ha. GPS is great until it dies or loses signal in a dead zone (which happens more than people admit). @maxl93 is spot on too, paper maps forced you to actually look at the whole landscape instead of just a blue line.