Maps.me alternative that actually works - Organic Maps

It's not a bad app but some of the routing is a bit iffy.

When you pick a destination it offers mode of travel chooces at the top.
 

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I have been a maps.me for many years. Currently trying Magic Earth. It has a truck option where you can enter vehicle dimensions and weight. Anyone else used Magic Earth?
 
UFO said:
I have been a maps.me for many years. Currently trying Magic Earth. It has a truck option where you can enter vehicle dimensions and weight. Anyone else used Magic Earth?
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No, but I'll give it a look if I can find it.
 
Hmm, interesting, looks a bit Waze like (negative) but like I can put sizes in (positive) hate the voice and can't change it, the same person does the Docs voice when I ring them I think.

I'm not sure it takes the best route, but need to give it a try.
 
UFO said:
I have been a maps.me for many years. Currently trying Magic Earth. It has a truck option where you can enter vehicle dimensions and weight. Anyone else used Magic Earth?
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Yes, been using it for a while now and do like it, car use only although you can input dimensions and weight.
 
Pudsey Bear said:
Hmm, interesting, looks a bit Waze like (negative) but like I can put sizes in (positive) hate the voice and can't change it, the same person does the Docs voice when I ring them I think.

I'm not sure it takes the best route, but need to give it a try.
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Couldn't get on with Waze either.
Voice can be changed under settings.
Star wheel, top left...
Star wheel, General...
Sound...
 
UFO said:
I have been a maps.me for many years. Currently trying Magic Earth. It has a truck option where you can enter vehicle dimensions and weight. Anyone else used Magic Earth?
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Tried it a few times. I did like it, but then it told me "you have arrived" - I was still driving along the motorway. That happened twice and I gave up.
 
maingate said:
I was shown how to navigate by the stars. Unfortunately the instructions only apply in the Southern Hemisphere. :(
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I started learning Astro Navigation years ago Jim.

Funnily enough whilst recently clearing out some old stuff to sell I came across my old kit. Portland Plotter, Dividers, Almanacs, Charts, Compass etc. etc. I drew the line at buying a Sextant as a good one is very expensive so I borrowed one off of a mate after all I was only doing it out of interest if I'd ever taken my boat to sea I would have used a GPS (I also found my old Magellan battery operated GPS which I had way before sat navs were invented).

I found it fascinating but I never knew enough to actually be of practical use at sea. As you will know, it's quite a hard science to learn properly, it's no use just being 'a bit good' at it!

To achieve what the likes of Captain Bligh or Earnest Shackleton achieved in tiny boats on massive stormy oceans is nothing short of miraculous.
 
Robmac said:
I started learning Astro Navigation years ago Jim.

Funnily enough whilst recently clearing out some old stuff to sell I came across my old kit. Portland Plotter, Dividers, Almanacs, Charts, Compass etc. etc. I drew the line at buying a Sextant as a good one is very expensive so I borrowed one off of a mate after all I was only doing it out of interest if I'd ever taken my boat to sea I would have used a GPS (I also found my old Magellan battery operated GPS which I had way before sat navs were invented).

I found it fascinating but I never knew enough to actually be of practical use at sea. As you will know, it's quite a hard science to learn properly, it's no use just being 'a bit good' at it!

To achieve what the likes of Captain Bligh or Earnest Shackleton achieved in tiny boats on massive stormy oceans is nothing short of miraculous.
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I agree with you Rob, navigation at sea is a dark art to me.

I was only taught a few basics, like which Constellations to use to give me the points of the compass and how to do the same using a wristwatch and the Sun during daytime. Also using which direction a river flowed (handy on a cloudy day). :giggle:
 
Robmac said:
I started learning Astro Navigation years ago Jim.

Funnily enough whilst recently clearing out some old stuff to sell I came across my old kit. Portland Plotter, Dividers, Almanacs, Charts, Compass etc. etc. I drew the line at buying a Sextant as a good one is very expensive so I borrowed one off of a mate after all I was only doing it out of interest if I'd ever taken my boat to sea I would have used a GPS (I also found my old Magellan battery operated GPS which I had way before sat navs were invented).

I found it fascinating but I never knew enough to actually be of practical use at sea. As you will know, it's quite a hard science to learn properly, it's no use just being 'a bit good' at it!

To achieve what the likes of Captain Bligh or Earnest Shackleton achieved in tiny boats on massive stormy oceans is nothing short of miraculous.
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Still got all that stuff from my RYA Skippers course in the 90s. :D I was gonna sail round the world! :ROFLMAO:
 
The vikings used a bit of iron orr at the end of a bit of string, they got to the americas.
Rob has all the latest tec & has trouble finding his way home from the pub, well until closing time. 😂
 
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barryd said:
Still got all that stuff from my RYA Skippers course in the 90s. :D I was gonna sail round the world! :ROFLMAO:
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Only RYA course I did was my Inland Helmsman course Barry which I did in 2001 with a bloke called Scott who was an instructor from a local Marina. When I arrived he said "Look Rob I know you can helm a boat so why don't we have a day out on the river involving a few pubs and a bit of lunch and I'll write you a certificate". (we did actually do some course content between pubs!) I only wanted to get the certificate so I could get cheaper insurance so that suited me. We had a great day out and got suitably shrew faced, as you do and I got my certificate which I also found the other day.

Scott was a great bloke, very well known on the river but sadly died not long after that aged late 30's. 🥲

Some of the stuff I found t'other day in a forgotten cupboard;

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