[at-l] Carrying maps and guide books - where?

[Tim Hewitt <thewitt@fairchildsemi.com>]

OK, here's another last minute question.

When I hike for a long weekend, I generally read the map, read the guidebook,
photocopy a page or two from the guidebook and take the photocopy and the map in
my pack inside a ziplock.

Now I'm not going to memorize all the guidebooks or maps for the AT (yes I like
both, I like maps, I like guidebooks, I'll carry the weight...), so I plan to
carry the guidebook for the section I'm hiking, along with the appropriate map.

Where do you carry them so they are accessible?  I don't want to have to drop my
pack to check out the map or guidebook, yet I don't always plan to have pockets
available either.

I was thinking about making some kind of map carrier that I can strap to my straps...

Suggestions?

-Paddler
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