Gobble42

Why not just update the firmware? I had the most recent firmware. Also, I spent $300 dollars on it and expect it to work without any major problems, just like my "old" one does. I just got fed up; maybe GArmin will get the message too.

I wish people on these forums had some passion for their equipment. What was the question?

Yesterday I powered up the Colorado 400t at lunch and it locked up. Had to pull the batteries. Then in the evening the same thing happened again. So I then packed it up in order to send it back for a refund.

Okay, I calibrated the unit twice last night and turned off the unit. Then I went out to find a cache tonight. I used the red arrow on the compass and on the map screen to get close to GZ and they seemed to work good. When I got within about 10 or 12 feet of GZ it pointed to my right, my left, then to my right and stayed there. Alas, the cache was to my right about 2 feet from what the GPSr was saying was GZ. My conclusion is that it worked as expected. The switching of directions near GZ is just from the bounce of position. I expect a little of that. So, maybe I just need to re-calibrate when it starts acting up. I will test some more over the next couple of days to see if it continues to work properly. Thanks for the feedback/suggestions.

I am holding the unit flat (seems to be very sensitive the level, slight changes change the direction). I also am stationary. This condition happens even when I am not trying to "Find" something. If I just go to the compass, it points to North way off from what I know is North. Even after calibrating it can be off 10-15 degrees. One test I do is: hold unit flat and turn the unit in 90 degree increments. At each turn the "North" can be off the 10-15 degrees from the other turns.

I have a new Colorado 400T and have a problem with the compass: it doesn't point in the correct direction. Since this is the essential purpose of the compass, this problem has been very frustrating. Sometimes it is off by as much as 90 degrees. I have calibrated after changing batteries and have even calibrated several times in a row and it is still off substantially. I saw a thread on this forum that suggested it worked better when turned OFF, but I think then you are no longer using the electronic compass and you have to be moving to get accurate directions. With my previous GPSr, I would get close to ground zero and see what direction and distance I was from actual GZ, then I would pace in that direction and was usually at GZ. With this unit I end up spinning around until the distance starts going down. Is this just a product failure or is there a way to fix it? Right now I am resigned to returning it.

A brand new one is only $299???

I vacationed in the Bemidji area and found a few caches. Here are a couple I would recommend: GC1BD9H, GC10YB7 If you want to see the bustling town of Puposky, try this one: GC1820Y If you want a challenge, try: GC168VB, GC1RJM4 Let me know how you do.

Hello, I picked up a travel bug at a recent find and want to help it on it's mission to travel the world. Is there a particular cache I could put it in where it is more likely to go to far away places? Thanks!

Hi, First a disclaimer: I have never commented on any forum, let alone this one. I have only 45 finds so far. Also, I didn't read all the entries so I apologize if I repeat someone else's opinions: I once saw a log that said the finder left a ticket to an amusement park in the cache. Excitedly, I rushed to the cache thinking my kids would love to go to the park. When I found the cache there indeed was a ticket to the amusement park in it. Unfortunately, it was only good for three days previous. I just laughed and didn't feel upset about it at all. Of course, if that was the kind of stuff there was in every cache it might get kind of irritating. I have to admit that I have sometimes found a cache and been rather ill prepared with SWAG. When this has happened with my kids I have let them take something without putting anything in it . Also, I have put some lame thing in too. I suppose I violated the Geocache code but I figure if I don't do it everytime it's not a huge deal. I also try to up the quality of SWAG fairly often. As far as golf balls, fishing lures and such go, I think beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Obviously, a golf ball would be as worthless as a "nodule of wood" to someone who doesn't golf. That doesn't it automatically make it bad swag. I'm interested in hearing your responses, thanks!