[Magellan eXplorist GC - loading PQs]

I was going to use GSAK, since I use that for my Etrex, but dragging the file and dropping it into the geocache folder is easier.

 

Clarification: when you connect the Magellan GC to your computer it will show up as a drive (similar to a jump drive). You can drop the extracted pocket query file directly into the folder labeled Geocache under the Magellan drive. Hope this helps!

 

 

Thanks! I'll try that and see which I prefer, now that I have downloaded the newest GSAK with GC support, too.

[Explorist GC]

Hi all- getting into my caching now, and have been using my iphone so far-

have found 100 caches, and the iphone has been fine but has some bug bears-

 

eg battery life is rubbish, and it doesnt update your position quickly enough, and doesnt work if you havent got phone reception

 

however i do love the iphone for being paperless, having detailed maps and having all caches in a database

 

im thinking of getting a handheld gps, but want to go paperless and have detailed maps as with the iphone, and have a database of uk caches ,and dont have a fortune to spend-

 

i have read mixed reviews about the explorist GC, and cannot see them for sale anywhere in the uk.

 

can anyone tell me where to get one, or recommend another unit that can fulfill my needs that wont cost a fortune (maybe a used one would be a better option?) i would only be using the unit for caching

 

also what is the difference between a gps and a gpsr (sorry probably a stoopid noob question?)

 

 

I am loving my explorist GC, but I don't know about using it in the UK, as far as the maps are concerned (I'm really new to this unit myself). It does have GREAT features and is easy to use.

 

I CAN answer your gps/gpsr question, though. A "GPSr" is a GPS receiver. A GPS is the same thing - it receives satellite signal but doesn't transmit. No difference, though I suppose that GPSr is technically the correct term.

[Wherigo's and Androids]

Is there and app for that? I've been reading all the posts about caching with androids but I don't recall anyone mentioning Wherigo caches. Just being curious as I have to wait another few weeks before I can upgrade my phone.

 

Yes. It's called WhereYouGo.

 

I've never been able to get WhereYouGo to work on the Droid Eris.

[Looking for a 12v vehicle power cord]

A power cord for what device?

 

Don't I feel silly...I am so scatterbrained getting ready for this trip. I have a Garmin 60CSX that just arrived from Cabela's (that $219 package deal with free shipping!). There is a Bass Pro just outside of town I will pass as I start my trip.

 

 

My phone charger is a mini USB and I just use that with my 60Csx - nothing special.

[Magellan eXplorist GC - loading PQs]

Is there a way to load a whole pocket query into the eXplorist GC at once? With my 60 Csx I run my pocket queries through GSAK and load my GPSr from there. Can I do that with the eXplorist GC also?

[Events in Williamsburg area?]

Thanks for your response! I think we might need to be on the road back by then, though.

[Events in Williamsburg area?]

Are there any events planned in the Williamsburg, VA area during the week of July 11-18? We'll be visiting from IL and would like to meet some VA cachers if time permits.

[New Cacher in Tennessee....Where's Yoda when I need him?]

You might try checking to see if you have any local geocaching organizations near you.

everyone that I've met at ours has been more than willing to help a new cacher.

[lost poker chip needs home]

Maybe it's someone's signature item, and the two you found were different chips.

[Visitor to Bradenton, FL area looking for caching partners]

Hi,

 

I'll be visiting the Bradenton area in a week or so, probably arriving on Sunday, June 7. No plans all week, and I have some travel bugs that would like to find new homes in the south. Anyone interested in showing me around? I'm fairly familiar with the Bradenton area, but wasn't a cacher the last time I was there so I'm itching to cache new ground!

[What do you keep in your cache Bag? and other essentials for caching.]

I use a small Sierra Club backpack with a main compartment and two smaller pockets. The main compartment holds the swag bag, a cache repair bag (extra ziplocs, logs, wet wipes, paper towels, etc.), gloves, first aid kit, clipboard with maps, and extra batteries. The middle pocket has slots for pens, and these also contain our extendable magnetic retriever, extendable mirror, tiny flexible LED light, tiny Leatherman-like Gerber tool, tweezers, and a Silva compass. Smallest outside pocket carries two GPSrs, and a PDA.

[uploading KML routes from Google Earth]

Yes, I am.... but I'll try KMZ instead to see if that helps. Thanks.

[uploading KML routes from Google Earth]

I'm a new premium member, just trying out the Caches Along a Route feature. I set the route I wanted in Google Earth, saved it to my desktop as a .kml file, then tried to upload it through the website. It didn't work. What am I doing wrong, and/or how can I fix this? This is one of the major reasons I upgraded to a premium membership and I want to be able to use it!