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Just plug in your GPS device or phone to the USB port and copy the gpx files from your chromebook. Not sure how this works if you have an Chromebook and want to load into an Iphone but you can also just email yourself the gpx file and copy it over that way. Now, if you using EasyGPS as a filter first before loading to your GPS, not sure if there is a equal. Good luck.

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Magellan's are no longer made and haven't had any support from MiTac (who owns them now) for years. Now in saying that, my old GC (which can also be converted to a 110 or 310 because they are identical firmware wise) will generally get you to the cache area. I think the main reason Garmin won the GPSr unit war is that their tech support and product updates were much better than Magellan along with Magellan's horrible decision to use Microsoft and contract the development of their units to overseas entities while Garmin always kept control of their own units. My opinion, yes, get a Garmin or if you have a smart phone, use that, smartphones are really accurate GPS units now, even the $30 ones from Walmart.

Accuracy no longer a factor with GPS units, all of them will get you to ground zero. The Oregon's give you a touch screen and a larger screen. The Etrex series just feels good in your hand, perfect size for hiking. 64 is rugged as all get out plus performs well in the rain. I used a 62s on my bike trip a few years ago and it stood up to all the weather conditions. You won't go wrong with any Garmin handheld unit.

There is one huge advantage Android has over Iphone and it involves a certain 3rd party app that begins with C: that is Android only.

Along with Waymarking, whereigos, etc. etc... In fact, when's the last time Groundspeak came out WITH ANYTHING? I'm sorry, all they do is maintain the database without a single fresh idea in nearly a decade. No new cache types, no new GPS games, just nothing but sitting back. And they wonder why geocaching as a whole has declined so much in the past 5 years. Look how long it took them to put out an app and it doesn't support a lot of things. It really wouldn't take a bunch of resources to update the benchmarks on the database.

Is there a way to transfer gpx files into the geocaching app? Not pocket queries but gpx files. I know with Cachly you can email yourself gpx files and import them into Cachly. Does geocaching app allow for this? Thanks.

If you already own the Etrex 25, it is not worth the cost to upgrade to an Oregon 600. if you can return the Etrex 25, then return it and get an Oregon 600. The Etrex touch series is just as accurate as the Oregon's and buying an Oregon will not help you find more geocaches.. If you want a unit to use as a driving GPS, get a 5 inch nuvi for around $60 and it's easy to load up geocaches and makes for an excellent driving GPS to get you to the spot of the geocaches. Then pull out your Etrex 25 for the final find.

Should be no adoptions at all. All adoptions do is continue to block the locals from finding and placing geocaches. Archive the cache, then allow another player to place a geocache near that same area, which will allow local cachers to have something to find.

You got one company who currently makes them, Garmin. With that in mind, what is your budget and do you prefer touch screen or buttons? You can't go wrong with anything above an Etrex 10. And the Etrex 10 will be as accurate as the other units, you just don't get mapping and you are limited to around 1,000-2,000 geocaches loaded. Garmin Oregon 600's are cheap right now and excellent units.

Like others have said, maybe we can get needed new cache types started or the return of web cam caches. Game has gotten stale. Maybe new leadership will change this.

Disagree. Geocaching CEO actively promoted power trails on their twitter feed. Once they did that, they opened up the flood doors. Jeremy Irish ‏@jeremyirish 24 Aug 2011 More The ET Power Trail in Nevada opens up on Friday. http://bit.ly/oao1KS

Garmin 78 series. The power button is with the rest of the buttons on that unit, not on the side. Identical to the 62 series firmware wise. Floats in the water but rarely gets mentioned.

Why not consider the Oregon 600?

Did you try this? http://www.navmantech.com/aumarketing/EDM/Support/Magellan/explorist/waypoints.pdf On the last screen they show for the GC/110/310 series, if I remember, you should be able to use your cursor to scroll to the flag field and change it. I am using memory since I donated my GC to a geocaching group.

Thanks for the replies... I was able to convert 5,000+ geocaches to the ggz format which is more than what I have found in 14 years. Thanks to the person who told me I had to create a ggz folder as my unit didn't have the pre-loaded caches in it (which is good because I would have deleted it). One thing I did notice is that the child waypoints didn't load under the ggz format. However, I don't see any performance issues with the gpx format with 5,000 geocaches so I think I am just going to update the unit via gpx files. I just wish Garmin's own software would support their own proprietary format Okay,, enough pouting. Thanks.

Just got a Oregon 600 and couldn't help but noticing that Garmin still, still doesn't support this format in Basecamp nor does Geocaching allow you to download in ggz format. So the question is, is there any software other than GSAK that support it and is there any point in even trying to convert gpx files into ggz??? Thanks.

I think you will like the 64st over the 60Csx. Feels and looks similar. You will have to learn the software especially that the 64 gives full cache descriptions but it doesn't take long to figure out. Good wishes on your new unit.

I would recommend the Garmin 64s over the 64 if you go that route, the 64s has the electronic compass which will point always in the direction of the cache. The 64 will only point to the direction of the geocache while moving. The Oregon 600 comes with an electronic compass, maybe the only downside is that it only comes with 1.5gb of internal memory so you might need a Micro-SD card for storage. Both the 64 and Oregon 600 series are excellent for geocaching. If you plan on writing field notes using your GPSr unit, much easier to type on the Oregon vs the 64 series. Like the poster said above me, it's a preference thing. Touch screen vs buttons. You won't go wrong with either unit. Both are great.

Thanks for keeping those up. But the truth is, most cachers go after 1.5/1.5 LPC's caches, not quality caches in the woods. Again, the numbers back this up.

Geocaching has declined to about where it was in 2009. One of the problems it now suffers from is from 3-5 year old 1.5/1.5 junk from no longer active cachers that prevents placement of caches for local cachers to find requiring geocachers to drive further and further away. Our state now goes through periods of 2 or 3 weeks before a single cache gets published. The solution is either a big push by Groundspeak for 1.5/1.5 to be archived so that new placements near them can be put in place. I also believe that if a cacher has been inactive for over a year that all those caches should be automatically archived. As far as this sub-forum being dead, that is due to the lack of competition from GPS companies. Garmin is the only one left.

Since the episode is aired everywhere, she lost but was in it for Final Jeopardy and had a chance.

She talks about Geocaching during the interview portion with Alex Trabek. Her name is Anne from Vermont. Don't know her geocaching handle.

The real question that should be asked because we all own cellphones. Are there enough benefits to spending $100 up to $500 on a GPSr over what a cellphone does. For most people, the answer is no. Now in saying that, I do use my GPSr most of the time because geocaching isn't my main purpose, tracking my bicycle tracks is.

All GPS units are accurate enough to get you to the location to find the cache. However, not all caches are meant to be found easily no matter how accurate the coords are. Even if they came out and made geocache units accurate within 2 inches, you would still not find all of them because the person who placed the cache might have their coordinates off by 30 or more feet. Might even cause more DNFs