I’ve got one of those huge 14w 2A multi panel things, it folds out longer than my backpack and soaks up solar energy even when cloudy (just slower). I’m going to buy one of those portable power banks too. I wasn’t expecting this type of response , you’ve all been more than helpful. A very friendly community, thank you.

I’m sure I’ll find something to add to the map.

Cheers everyone. Have a great weekend :)

Hi Hjart. I was looking at getting a dedicated GPS but after asking whether I could get maps for Norway and Finland on the Garmin GPS I was looking at (the one in my price bracket) I was advised that there were no maps for that country. So I opted for a solar power recharging kit and a Samsung Galaxy, with a back up map stored on my Kindle.

If you’ve got a recommendation for a dedicated GPS I’d be happy to look at it and see if its affordable for me :)

Also, while I’m on this journey if there’s anything you or the other readers think I could do to help with the OSM project, let me know. I’ll be off grid for most of the journey, with limited internet access and only an hour or so each evening to do my journal etc. But I’ll gladly do what I can to bring something back for the project.

Lee

I’m downloading OsmAnd now. It looks perfectly suited for my needs. Thank you for the advice and accept my apologies for posting in the wrong forum. I’ll note the correct url for these types of questions and use that from now on.

Thanks again both the advice and wishing me good luck on the walk :)

If an admin can remove this diary entry, i’d be grateful.