Glen Shiel & Kintail Forest Map | Shiel Bridge, Morvich, Killilan & Kinloch Hourn | Ordnance Survey | OS Explorer Map 414 | Scotland | Walks | Hiking | Maps | Adventure Map – Folded Map, 16 Sept. 2015

Just what I needed

Can't go wrong with os maps, great

Excellent as usual, can't recommend highly enough. Will be ordering more as I build up my collection!

brand new

As always, OS maps shine through, but as the laminated ones are just so bulky I prefer the standard ones and to take along the Harveys map too. Both are superb in their own way, and each on its own would be more than enough for anyone able to use a map - and in this region, you should NEVER venture out without being competent with a map and compass - but I have to say that for sheer practicality, I do prefer the Harveys one. Why? Quite simply as it is more compact, has less information on which isn't needed for hill walking and is very tough.I was brought up with OS maps, and I used to teach navigation to Scouts, and for that, I ALWAYS used an OS map. Would I buy this again? Oh, YES, YES. YES!!!! I just need to get out and onto the 5 sisters more to wear out my current one.

The OS maps are excellent as always. They are indispensable for serious walking tripsThe mobile downloads are useful and can be read clearly on my Android phone. However, I’m disappointed in the way the mobile downloads work. This accounts for the low rating I’ve given. I hope this note will alert others and OS to the problems so they can sort them out.Some problems I’ve had:- For two maps the download would not work. The “download” button did not show up. I had to ring the help line. On one occasion, my account had to be reset and I had to log off and re-log on.- However, When you re-log on you find ALL the maps you’ve downloaded have been deleted and you have to reload ALL the maps you have on your mobile. This is a real nuisance as currently I have 1.2 gig of maps and this takes about 40 minutes for the to download over wifi AT BEST. MAKE SURE YOU DON’T DOWNLOAD THEM OVER THE 3G NETWORK AS YOU COULD USE UP A LOT OF YOUR CONTRACT!- One such download took around 10 hours to complete. There was no problem with my Wifi at the time so I think the problem was at their end.TIP: if the “download” button does not appear after you’ve gone through the redeem process, rather than doing what they tell you to do: try pressing “delete” for the map in question. (even though there is nothing to delete) this sometime returns the map onto the list with the “download” button showing up. The download then works. This is much better and quicker than logging off and does not involve removing or re-loading any maps.Other problems:- The people on the helpline try to be helpful but they sometimes want you to send on the details via e-mail rather than sorting out the problems there and then.- They don’t always ring back when they say they will.- They are not good at understanding the problem or resolving it. They seem to think all the problems are at your end and are in denial about the problems at their end.- The way you move from one map to another, is clumsy involving unnecessary navigation through menus. This is particularly irritating if you are having problems with the downloads. (This is not a problem where the maps are adjacent and are properly downloaded)It would be useful if the maps allowed rotation so they can be seen in landscape mode.The idea is a good idea but I’m not sure that OS understand there are issues that need to be resolved.