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What do you use for Geocaching
By: shawnandsam Date: April 16, 2012, 4:16 pm
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I'm looking toget a GPS for my geocaching as i use my HTC atm
and the battery does not last long. So i would like some info
on what others use and would recomend.
Cheers
Shawn
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Re: What do you use for Geocaching
By: walktall Date: April 16, 2012, 5:05 pm
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I use an Oregon 300, now discontinued but there are newer
versions; with OS 50K map added option (you can buy this at a
later date).
I think its a great unit but find sometimes the screen suffers
in strong sun light. It's great for paperless geocaching and you
can write short logs while out, good for when you do loads of
caching in a day. Easy to download and upload from the unit and
can hold 2000 geocaches plus waypoints.
Best thing is to go to an Event and see different units cachers
have with them and ask what they like and dislike about their
GPS.
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Re: What do you use for Geocaching
By: tarmacjohn Date: April 16, 2012, 5:21 pm
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Nothing to add really, just to endorse Walk Tall's comments
about the Oregon 300.
There are many, many more options. I have even seen people using
the sat nav out of their car.
Going down the Oregon route is quite an expensive option. The
GPS will cost £200+ and if you go for OS maps you an expect to
pay a minimum of £100.
As Walk Tall says; go to an event and see what people are using.
You will find that most people are more than happy to show you
how things work. A useful web site for looking at GPS units
(probably the cheapest as well) is
HTML http://www.handtec.co.uk/section.php/345/1/outdoor-gps
HTML http://www.handtec.co.uk/section.php/345/1/outdoor-gps
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Re: What do you use for Geocaching
By: foraging 5 Date: April 20, 2012, 5:33 pm
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Oregon 300 does the job for us, simple to use and pretty easy to
upload and download info.
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Re: What do you use for Geocaching
By: Bear and Ragged Date: April 20, 2012, 5:43 pm
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Depends on if you like touch screen or buttons...
If you like the touch screen phone -apart from the battery
life!- touch screen GPS may be the way to go.
Oregon 300.
Still have my GPS mapCSX.
At the moment most caching is done with satnav (still attached
to the windscreen!) for cache and dashes, or the phone.
Edit t o add:
May be worth taking a look at GSAK.
HTML http://gsak.net/
HTML http://gsak.net/
Useful for lots of things, especially if you solve puzzle caches
at home, it allows you to keep the 'Corrected Coordinates' and
send them to your GPS.
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Re: What do you use for Geocaching
By: SangueG Date: October 22, 2012, 7:54 am
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I know this is not that new of a thread, but thought I would
contribute anyway.
I don't have any good advice on newer or top end equipment. I
can only talk about what I use, which is real old, but reliable
equipment, and good if you're on a very tight budget.
I use a Garmin eMap as my GPSr. It can fit just 500 waypoints,
but that is more than enough for my occasional caching. The
screen is monochrome, but of a good readable size. And as the
name suggests it has map capabilities. This cost me £50 second
hand a couple of years ago, and came with a memory card
installed with basic maps of the south of the UK and a car power
lead. It takes two AA batteries, which I have a couple of sets
of.
If I am going out to do more than just one or two caches, which
is not that often at the moment, I load a html formatted PQ
using GSAK to my now quite dated K800i phone so I don't need
paper print outs.
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Re: What do you use for Geocaching
By: walktall Date: October 22, 2012, 6:11 pm
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Practically all the time I'm paperless but get caught out now
and again if the description is so long the GPX file doesn't
have it all or if the CO has used pictures within the text which
you need :( :o
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