3 Essential Apps you need for your overlanding road trip
Gaia : $49.99 for hiking, offroad, more (1 year)
This membership-based app shows topographic maps with the newest trails and backcountry routes. You can track your distance, speed, and pace while out of cell service and drop markers on the map to save epic locations to revisit. After your trip is finished you can share your route and trail notes with friends. Ideal for hiking and off-roading.
Ioverlander : free
iOverlander is a community-based, open-source resource that anyone can add points of interest to, world-round. These are classified as camping, wild camping, informal camping, hotels, hostels, restaurants, mechanics, clean water sources, border posts, police check-points etc etc. Ideal for accommodations, amenities, and basic points of interest.
WAZE : free
Waze is great in traffic or in a city with roadwork, accidents and police stops. The app draws information from users routes, speeds and input and provides you with the fastest and easiest routes to your destinations. You also get real-time info on traffic accident locations, police and so on. Ideal in cities with horrible traffic.
