What do you buy for the outdoor person who has everything?
Between now and Christmas, we'll be running a daily
Christmas
Cracker featuring an inspired Christmas gift idea to help you
cope with that tricky purchasing situation.
Number Ten: Personalised OS Select Maps
You know how sometimes maps ends right at the wrong point and you
just walk off them? The new Ordnance Survey Select maps should put an
end to that and make a great personalised Christmas present into the
bargain.
You can enter a postcode and order a one-off map centred around it
in either 1:50,000 or 1:25,000 forms. On top of that, you can choose
a cover image from the selection on the OS web site, your own map
title and choose to have your map supplied flat or folded. You can
even have the key in Welsh...
Prices are £15.99 for the Landranger and
£16.99 for the Explorer and at the moment, postage is
free. More details and online ordering at www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk.
Alternatively, if you want a weatherproof laminated Select
map, you can order one direct from the guys at Aqua3 - www.aqua3.co.uk
for a special introductory offer price of £19.99.
And if a customised map doesn't float your boat, the Ordnance
Survey has finally released its own Explorer Map - Active
range of encapsulated 1:25,000 Explorers. Like the Aqua3 versions,
they're much lighter and more manageable than older laminated maps
and cover many popular walking areas. Price is
£13.99.
