2017-05-21, 03:20 PM
Hi toscan,
my home spot is the river Rhine. If I can give you one advise for your journey it's this: Don't trust any map of a river. The rivers are constantly changing and even the official ENC charts wont help at all. The maps create an illusion of safety but keep in mind that even big rocks in the Rhine aren't completely mapped and with the constantly changing water level you can hit em pretty badly.
If you create custom maps mark useful spots around the rivers like gas-stations, supermarkets, etc.
If you got hands on an android phone install the free app "navigator". It helps you to download the free osm maps so you can easily look for a doctor or a place to have dinner, etc. without internet connection. If you got this for general guidance on your trip I personally don't see any use in the river maps. Look out for the buoys and even more important look out for the water surface.
my home spot is the river Rhine. If I can give you one advise for your journey it's this: Don't trust any map of a river. The rivers are constantly changing and even the official ENC charts wont help at all. The maps create an illusion of safety but keep in mind that even big rocks in the Rhine aren't completely mapped and with the constantly changing water level you can hit em pretty badly.
If you create custom maps mark useful spots around the rivers like gas-stations, supermarkets, etc.
If you got hands on an android phone install the free app "navigator". It helps you to download the free osm maps so you can easily look for a doctor or a place to have dinner, etc. without internet connection. If you got this for general guidance on your trip I personally don't see any use in the river maps. Look out for the buoys and even more important look out for the water surface.