People might be surprised, but I still have a particularly ancient flip phone, partially held together by JB Weld.

However, the time has probably come to move into the somewhat more modern times, but my goals are very peculiar and specific. I make few phone calls, and live and work in an area where coverage is usually unreliable, so calls are a small thing for me, and texting...well, considering my phone, I think I've sent three....EVER! That will change, but the point is that texting isn't a big thing in my life.

What I'm going to do, though, is spend about a month biking through some pretty remote areas. I'll be carrying a Surface Pro so that I can code in my tent, at times. Therefore, my biggest goals for this phone are these:

1) Being able to display a map, since my route will be...interesting.
B) Tethering, such that I can get to the web for research when camped in those areas that have service (there will be a few).

Things like waterproofness are nice, but not essential. I won't be streaming videos, or anything like that, the tethering will only be for coming to sites like this one while in remote areas. If I can get to WiFi, such as at a hotel, then the Surface Pro will be what I will be using, not the phone.

I'm also not terribly interested in spending a whole lot of money for the phone. I don't need cutting edge options and really don't care. I'm more likely to destroy the phone than most people, so disposable is kind of a thing.

So, any recommendations?