Having finally despaired of Accuroute, I was advised on another thread of the above two devices. The fellow who told me about them (runningdan) hadnt used either and I wondered if anyone had.
Should I read anything into the fact that the Silva device is called "online"? It doesnt need linking up with a PC or anything does it? It looks the better of the two. For what its worth, its mainly (though not exclusively) off-road routes I need to measure.
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And some people don't think we concentrate across threads.
But then he reads the Guardian so timewarps are de rigeur...
Don't give up on software until you've had a look at either Trailgauge (http://www.trailgauge.com) or little red frog mapper (http://www.littleredfrog). I use Trailgauge and think its miles (no pun intended) better than accuroute. I've used the mechanical map measurers in the past in they give reasonable results but I find Trailgauge much easier.
I've been thinking about these map measurers and reckon I'll go for the Silva one. I'm a bit concerned about how the other one actually works in light of the name! The picture doesnt exactly inspire confidence either!
However it is quite nice being able to sit down at the table with a large 1:25000 map and experiment with different routes so i'll stick with it over online variations - until I can afford a wireless lan, ADSL and a decent laptop at home!