Polka Joe

Well I finally had enough of diving in the wrong bushes and searching endlessly absolutely nowhere near the cache ... I bought the 60CSx. Wow, what a difference ... I'm actually in thecorrect block range now. LOL. Thanks all for your comments and views, I do appreciate it.

Another advantage was I could load coords rather put them in by hand. But if it doesn't work without the maps, I really can't see buying it. Personally, I think the compass would come in handy when hiking or other outdoor activities.

Actually, I'm using a Garmin etrex and the acuracy is less than perfect for geocaching ... good for finding a lake or house, but not a micro (it'll get me to the area, but I'm left to fend for myself the last 150 feet or so). Uncle Sam was good to me this year on his payback, so I have a couple bucks to throw into this. But I'd like to know if this particular unit will work out of the box. I appreciate your advice, and I'll be sure to check out that unit as well. Again, your input is greatly appreciated because my knowledge of GPS systems is extremely limited because of my newness to the sport.

I went out for the first time the other day with an older than dirt hand held ... needless to say, the adventure truly was in trying to get somewhat of an accurate fix on my location. Regardless, I had a blast. Anyway, I'm deeply considering purchasing a new unit (probably the Garmin 60CSX). Out of the box, will this unit work properly for caching, or must I buy the maps first? I'd like to get the maps at some point later down the road if I buy this thing, but for now I'd just like to cache from coords without having to pace around for three hours trying to get a position, only to find the (1/1) cache where I started anyway ... and only by chance at that. Any help, thoughts and opinions welcome. Thanks in advance for your comments.