Silva Waterproof Map Case Medium - 297x297 mm - Touchscreen-Compatible - With Roll-Top Closure & Paracord Neck Strap - Made of 0,3 mm TPU/PU material - Map Cases Waterproof Hiking

Got this for learning to navigate with map and compass. Works nicely, once you roll the top and secure it, it really is truly waterproof. Neck lanyard is convenient although I hear you shouldn't necessarily use this for safety reasons. Alternatively it can be conveniently folded in half and placed under a rucksack strap for secure carrying and easy access. Works great for OS Explorer although the map case is actually a little large for this type of map - if you fold along the original OS folds you can get two "pages" of the map in view but with some wasted space along every side. Of course if you re-fold the map completely (making folds where there were none before) you can use this space, but then you're limiting the lifespan and usefulness of your map. I also found I had to remove the cardboard cover from the map with a knife before it would fold nicely to fit in this case. I tend to fold just on the OS folds (sometimes going the opposite way to the factory folds) and this seems to work nicely. By doing this and planning a route carefully you can get a couple of hours circular hike on one side, with potentially another couple of hours on the reverse if you plan ahead while folding. Similarly if you had the OSMaps subscription you could print custom sized and custom-centred maps to exactly fit this map case which would be useful. In this day and age where you can have a smartwatch and a smartphone for redundancy, this is obviously a much bulkier, less convenient, harder to use option which doesn't even necessarily provide any benefit from using digital OSMaps on said devices, but I have been enjoying learning to read maps and navigate from them, and this product has been an essential part of that in the inclement UK weather.

Well made, completely waterproof and reasonably priced.

WHAT DO I SAY, MADE BY THE BEST , STAYED DRY DURING RAIN STORMS AS GOOD AS ALWAYS

I ordered this Waterproof Map Case ( medium) from the established compass/outdoor brand Silva. the INTERIOR measurement is just under 12in (30cm square). The blurb states it is for M30 maps - have no idea what that is, unless its a suburb of Manchester. I've tried a couple of Ordnance Survey maps in there and I am able to see two 'pages' - ie the size of the map, plus that size again folded out. Depending on your folding skils you could potentially have a diffirent couple of 'pages' visible from the back. I think the fact this case is touchscreen compatible says a lot, and that is that you can use it out and about with phones, tablets and personal GPS systems. Obviously these cannot get wet in any way (hello apple :-() so the IPX7 waterproof rating is vital. I am very satisfied with it, given that the IP scale only goes up to 9 - and 8 and 9 are only seen really in submerged watersports/diving (8) or industrial settings (9). The X stands for the ingress of solids; there is no mark given here so its likely not been tested for this at all. but given the waterproof rating is so high I would expect it to hold its own it against dust or sand. I would expect this to hold up to many years for hard graft Every confidence in this product from a respected brand Five stars

I picked up this silva map case for my local 25k scale walking map and found that the material used is a very soft pliable rubber, there are no clips or anything to fail, simply roll the top and the velcro will hold the pouch shut and watertight, in testing I submerged the case in a sink of water and it did not let any water in, very easy to use without having to fiddle with snap closures the fit is perfect for normal maps and I can also put my phone in as well to keep it dry, the functionality is excellent. in terms of value for money this is quite expensive but that said the quality is excellent as I would expect from Silva. Overall a good case that lets you use touch screen devices inside it.

Das Material ist in Ordnung. Es gibt jedoch besseres. Es hängt davon ab welche Anforderungen man selbst stellt. Für einfache Wanderungen mag es reichen für anspruchsvolle taktische und militärische Anwendungen taugt es leider nicht.