I am sure you could print out maps on Tyvek. Large banners are printed on vinyl sheets. You would need to use archival ink that is water and UV resistant. Check with local printing and copy companies in your area for help.

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Thanks for putting that scale calculation. We didn't want to get too heavily into scale since that would be a bit over the head for beginners but you can definitely match the grids up if you will be using map tools.

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Thanks! We think she's a keeper

FIXED IT!!! in printer options when the printing page pops up "Fit to page" was selected. i deselected that and now it works perfectly. i didn't delete my comment in case others had the same problem. thanks for the vid.

Glad you got this fixed. You are right that your scale will be all off depending on your printer settings so if you plan on using the scale you should definitely double check it before you head out.

Worst case scenario you can just make a tool by marking an index card

It really depends on which map layers you are using. Although they are not "official" maps, Open Cycle or Open Street Maps is open source and driven by the public so I would expect it to be updated more often than official maps. As far as government maps, I tried to see if he had a list of which years he was using but could not find any. It may help to compare a few different map layers to see if there are differences between them.

Also, if I was headed out locally say to somewhere on Forest Service land, I would drop into the nearest FS office and see if they could update me on road closures and other changes.