BAMBOOZLE
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Good hiking boots, sturdy cloths, hats, water, hiking sticks, GPS on belt holster with adjoining bag holding telescoping mirror, STRONG flashlight ( 18650 battery ), multi-tool, tweezers, and a self designed 1/4" SS rod with hook for cache retrieval. What stays in the truck is a backpack with too many things to list. Whenever we don't bring the hiking sticks we usually regret it....they are great for probing and critter defense.
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Garmin case failures are legendary....sweaty hands destroy the 62+ cases and not just the button cover, they look like they have been dragged through the briars. Put something in the button hole then guerilla tape on top ( the tape can be used in other areas as well. For some years I have been using the GPSMAP 78S for caching.....wonderful case and about as accurate as a quad ( of course they quit making it but I grabbed a good second one on ebay ) I still use my 62S and 64S but not as much.
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We did the same. Eneloops in a MAHA charger is the way to go period and you will VERY seldom have to calibrate your compass.
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I was a HUGE Meridian fan and collected all the Meridian models ( some multiple like my favorite the Platinum ) many new in the box....I put the newest firmware on them so they could take the 2G card and hold maps of the whole U.S. and you could load over a million caches I believe. Now they sit in storage.
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We use hiking sticks and I have a 1/4 inch SS rod about a foot long with a bend on the end for probing in holes. About 90%+ of micros I find using a 3 " extension mirror........a small pocket screwdriver with magnet on the end also gets used.
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Ammo cans are great......I always put the log inside a separate container ( BSB, match holder ) .
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Who was FTF on Dave Ulmer's first stash?
BAMBOOZLE replied to jpd43's topic in General geocaching topics
Great story here, thanks for sharing......we also found the first one. -
GPSMAP 79s. The GPSr that floats and geocaches.
BAMBOOZLE replied to gpsblake's topic in GPS technology and devices
Actually as a long time 60 series user I find the buttons on the 78 way better. Does this have a quad ant.,.......it appears to. It appears to have the same hard case as the 78 and not the horrible rubberized overlay found on 60 series that would fall to pieces. -
Project-GC does not exactly match with what I have in GC.com......not sure how to get the list up on GSAK.
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I've used GSAK for years but just to put caches on my units and to combine PQ's.........I will see if I can figure out how to do it.
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Rant: Maintenance Run/Premium Only
BAMBOOZLE replied to Lostboy1966's topic in General geocaching topics
A long while back I made almost all of mine PMO and found that it helped a lot regarding maint. and TB Hotels getting cleaned out. I also get far less of the annoying " I can't find it so it isn't here " logs. I'm sure every area is different but its what I've found in mine. It's a different game that in 2003 that's for sure. Regarding GPS use I MUCH prefer my dedicated units to my phones. -
The site lists milestones up to 10,000 caches then doesn't pick up again until 20,000. What is the best ( fastest ) way to find what your 11-19 thousand milestone caches were ?
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Garmin GPSMAP 65 series announced on 2020-09-24
BAMBOOZLE replied to gpsblake's topic in GPS technology and devices
You can't beat a quad.........I had a signal geocaching in a volcanic crack about 10 feet wide and 80 feet deep......great in deep woods......I have dozens of GPS and all but 2 have the quad. -
Oregon 450 “Route Calculation Error’
BAMBOOZLE replied to AlmondEyes's topic in GPS technology and devices
I have big problems when jumping from auto to caching mode often. Re maps a new unit does not solve anything as you still need to buy maps....I like the Garmin Streets & Destinations on the mini sd card......you can swap it to another unit if you want. -
Regarding compass calibration.....battery voltage is critical. If you use Eneloop batteries and a quality charger like a MAHA your initial voltage will not vary and you will not have to re calibrate every time you change batteries......I've gone around a year with 20 or so battery change outs and the calibration stayed perfect on my 62S and 64S units( I check it each time )
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Rarely does a " do it all " device do a specific task as well as a device dedicated to that single task. My wife and I both have phones in Otter Box Defender cases.....you could drop them all day long in the woods and do no damage. Still caching 8 hr plus is a pain with battery packs, etc. Then in bright sunlight it is VERY difficult to see a phone screen. Re finding caches, accuracy, etc. I much prefer our 60 and 78 series units ( or just about any other dedicated GPS ) to smartphones. The phones are great for spur of the minute caching or if I need info. I can't get on the GPS.
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Magellan Meridian Color paperweight.
BAMBOOZLE replied to Warbones's topic in GPS technology and devices
I think you should use your Meridian Color......with the latest firmware installed it will take a 2G card with maps of the whole US plus over 1,000,000 caches stored as waypoints. I think the maps were Mapsend and would be old but very usable for caching. -
Is it time for new rechargables?
BAMBOOZLE replied to ras_oscar's topic in GPS technology and devices
I use Panasonic Eneloop Pro 2450 and a high end MAHA charger..........I always run down before my batteries do at about 12 hours, I don't know how much longer they might go beyond that......I can't remember the last time I had a GPS quit because of batteries. -
I have dozens of GPS and was an early fan of the Magellan Meridian series. These days my wife uses a 62S and I use a 78S.....in our bag is a spare 62S and 64S. While I am a big fan of the 60 series I don't like the rubberized covering which can be destroyed by sweaty hands.....the 78S has no such covering and the button orientation I find better than the 60 series. The 78S has a patch ant. and not the gold standard quad but I have had excellent results for years now although its been a long time since I've cached in narrow canyons and cracks. The 78S is marketed as a marine unit and sells new for around $200 and refurbished for around $110. The 78S is basically a 62S in a much better case but with a patch ant. If I broke mine I'd get another 78S hands down.
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Your 62S is a great unit......as said use the Eneloop Batteries, I always run down before my unit does. Every outing I install freshly charged Eneloop Batteries and can go over a year or more and never have to calibrate the compass....the voltage is very steady. Its also important to use a good charger.....I like MAHA. With MAHA charged Eneloops your 62S problems will be over.
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I vote for the Garmin 78S.......I like the case better than the 60 series.
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I agree......go with the 64S. The only thing wrong with the 62/64 units is the rubberized coating which can be destroyed by salty, sweaty hands.
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Magellan Meridian Color paperweight.
BAMBOOZLE replied to Warbones's topic in GPS technology and devices
What a great series.....I have at least two of every model and several of the Platinum, many new in the box. I still think the Platinum had the best three axis compass ever. I used to cache with a friend who was cripple and couldn't walk much but with the Platinum he didn't have to.