ThugDragon

Hi, Only found a few geocaches so far, and so far I have marked them in google earth, I was wondering if anyone uses a program or paper maps to map where they have found caches? Thanks, ThugDragon

http://www.gosale.com/cat_listing.php/620/...vigation-device $50 mail in rebates just for signing up for a free powerbar newsletter! they also have a $75 rebate for the GPSMap 60CSx too i believe. I then proceeded to puchase the 305 from amazon.com with free shipping and got 30 bucks off for signing up for their credit card, which I will cancel as soon as i pay off the initial balance. so.... ~$135 forerunner 305 is possible if anyone is looking to get one. I can't wait for it to come! I can get a few more caches in before it gets snowy or too cold here in Iowa. And I can use it to get in shape.

Here are the screens I am seeing: I tried a few different counties and they did the same thing Thanks again for any help!

"8) County Downloads Once you are hooked on this hobby, you will want to do a "Pocket Query" like for caching. We're sorry but that is not available from GC.com at this time. There is an alternative that we use and it involves using a couple of other helpful programs and going to the NGS site to retrieve their latest county archive. If you click here, NGS - it will take you to the NGS site. Just select the state, click Get County Archives, select the county and choose the file format (zipped if you are on dial-up internet) then click Download. Save this file to your hard drive. You will need to download BMGPX to convert the downloaded file into a GPX format for use with other programs. You can get BMGPX here. BMGPX Once you have installed BMGPX on your computer all you need to do is drag and drop the county file (unzipped) onto the BMGPX "icon" and it will spit out a gpx file ready to use. We just drag and drop the newly created file onto GSAK and it will open the database and show the available benchmarks in the selected county. You can then manipulate that info as needed. You can get GSAK here GSAK . It is free for several weeks then you will get a nag screen after the trial period. The cost is only about $25 US. There are a couple of threads that explain how to use some of the features for benchmark hunting. Sorting with GSAK Thread AN early thread when GSAK was just getting set up for benchmarks." I downloaded BMGPX and GSAK. No Problems. I downloaded an unzipped ia196.dat file (story county, ia) from NGS database. No Problems. Dropped .dat file on bmgpx and got a gsak file. No Problems. Dropped ia169 gsak file on gsak icon and gsak opened up. Problem! i got a bunch of caches from western austrailia from 2002-2004 on my screen?! where did i go wrong? Thanks for any help!

WAY too true!!!!!

I haven't done any benchmarking yet, but I plan too My question is: Since most structures settle over time, or due to erosion/weather/earthquake/etc. have shifted..... how can any benchmark really be trusted by surveyors? Thanks for any clarification you can offer!

Thanks!

I'm new, and I have read the FAQ and I am still trying to find a way to either 1. search with multiple parameters 2. sort results multiple ways such as: difficulty/type/hider/etc. If I missed it someone please point it out to me and I will be so grateful! Otherwise, I guess it is a suggestion for Groundspeak, if this is the right place and form for suggestion? Thanks!

Thank you very much for the input LinXG!

nvm about the rest, i found airmapper's faq page

Can anyone tell me if these are handy for caching? as far as reception and creating waypoints as you go Is Lowrance a good brand with at least decent phone customer support? I think i can get a new in box explorer for about $130, is this a good/average value? How would it compare to a $75 iFinder GO 2, besides screen size? - i see one has 12-channel and one has 16-channel - will i notice a difference in reception? Sincerely,

How would a foretrex 201 "lock -on" ability compare to a garmin venture or 12xl? i c a refurbished foretrex 201 on ebay for roughly $80 with shipping, is this good/bad/average? Thanks!