[dp0622]

BUT this person did die, so obviously a map can beat a GPS in instances.

and its battery wont die :)

[alexander_busek]

BUT this person did die, so obviously a map can beat a GPS in instances.

You are committing the Fallacy of Denying the Antecedent:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denying_the_antecedent

This ditz (her actions indicate a tremendous lack of good judgement) may very well have gotten lost even if accompanied by a guide dog and a troop of Boy Scouts.

[...] and its battery wont die

Yeah, and maps don't get soiled, torn, or blown away by the wind. I doubt that this ditz could even read a map. She probably would have had better luck leaving a trail of breadcrumbs behind her.

Too bad about her 6-year-old son, though. Darwin at work.

Regards,

[Washi]

I can't imagine that a person who can't figure out how to use a GPS, which is basically a map reader, would do any better with an old-school map.

[raybbr]

What landmarks on a map can you reference in the middle of the desert?

[Theophilus]

BUT this person did die, so obviously a map can beat a GPS in instances.

There's reason to assume the person knew how to use a map.

[HamiltonJay]

Maps can be wrong too... People have been winding up lost long before technology.