Thanks very much caber / PC.
I can understand printing out a map for longer sorties but thought I should be able to fold a traditional map for shorter training ones. Mind you a new map version of my area has just been published so I'll give this more thought.
I have been through lots of shops looking for retractable sharpies but came up empty handed.
I'll go try Rymans.
The last place I tried didn't have chinagraph pencils either. Thanks for the tip.
"A properly folded map"
I have been folding my 1:50 000 so that just my route is visible, normally making something up to about A4 size. Twice now my instructor has said that by folding so small I miss key features useful for "gross error checks" such as arran, which has been well off course.
I have already though found the joys of bulldog clips
I found the 1:250 000 unmanagable (tried a few times) although in busy areas can be useful (finding cumbernauld...).
So how do you fold yours?