Originally Posted by
ldsailor
First, this topic has been covered ad nauseam. You can do a search for other threads on this topic.
Anyway, Guthook is good for determining where water, view areas, shelters, camp sites, etc. are and how far. It also has information on towns and off trail places to stay. The AWOL guide has the same, but most hikers who have Guthook, too, use the guide for planning purposes more than on trail usage. That's not to say the AWOL guide is not used on the trail. I've seen plenty of hikers pull out a page of the guide to navigate. I, however, use Guthook exclusively when hiking.
BTW. Ditto on the wet phone. The touch screen just doesn't work when it's wet and/or your hand is wet.