Backpacker Magazine – Fall/Winter Gear Guide 2010

Four All-Star iPad Apps for Camping

Is the iPad coming to a campsite near you? It saves its weight in maps, guidebooks, novels, songs, and more. Here are four top apps for hikers.

by: Anthony Cerretani

Tags:
• Cell phones & PDA's
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• Trail tools
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• Camping
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• Navigation
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• Gear
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Maplets $3
Wish you’d saved that little map you got at Yosemite’s entrance station? Get it, plus nearly every other NPS visitor map and many more recreational maps, through Maplets. From park trail maps to ski resorts and even city bike routes and transit systems, they’re all here.

Pick your location either by searching or using the map. Then, touch “Search in Area” and up to 25 pins will pop up. Don’t see your map? Touch “Request” and submit the name. Maplets will upload it and email you when it’s ready.


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