Cabinwood

Thanks all, you talked me into it! Just pre-ordered on Amazon. I have a Garmin 60CS (which I misplaced this winter) and this seems such a big improvement. Can't wait to get my hands on it.

Some really good pages -- y'all have inspired me to work on mine. Here's a start: My Profile

Yea! Got my Jeep in today's mail!

I wasn't afraid till reading this thread and seeing all that could go wrong No really. I've thought about meeting bad people out in the woods or snakes and spiders. I haven't really been worried about animals as for the most part, they'll leave you alone if you leave them alone. Weather does worry me a bit. I got caught a couple miles out in a very bad thunderstorm last year while geocaching and had a very large tree come crashing down the mountain in front of me (about 20 yards) last year. That was quite scary.

Whew! Had a fright there before I realized this was an old thread. Best wishes to them in the morning!

I just got an email from Garmin about it but I'm getting a file not found error when I try to download it. Maybe a little busy since they sent the email out...

I've had a couple of run-ins with Garmin customer service and have been very happy both times

As others have said, autorouting is great. I had a Vista before -- the 60CS screen in color is so much easier to read. The battery life is way better than my Vista (though I think my Vista had something wrong with it regarding battery life. I like it has more memory and I can load lots of maps. The only thing I would like different is for it to accept memory cards for more maps! Also I like using USB opposed to serial...

I got mine from GPS Geek. I got the 3 foot length and the right angle connector. I think I paid about $19 plus shipping...

Did you peel off the little bits off of the back and remove the little bar magnets? I found that the magnets were interfering with my compass. When I was getting close to a cache, I was at times directed all over the place. I've removed the magnets now, but haven't had a chance to try it out without them yet. Any other experiences along these lines? No, I didn't remove the magnet -- I read that you could/should... How close does it have to be to affect it? I was wearing the antenna in the pocket in the cap on my head and holding the GPS. I did manage to find 4 caches yesterday and I didn't notice the compass being affected...

I used my new Glisson external antenna for the first time geocaching with my 60CS yesterday. It does pull in a much stronger signal -- more satellites and higher bars! But, I didn't pay attention to how many feet it was down to. I have a cap that has a pocket (keys/change?) in it and I put the antenna in that. I'm sure I looked like a geek, but...

I'll add my 2 cents! Go for it. Great program and great support!

Since March, I'm using the 60CS. Before that I was using the Vista...

Menu-->Menu-->Tracks-->Enter-->Setup-->Enter-->Color-->Enter-->Pick your favorite. Thank you!

Garmin just sent me a replacement 60CS and I'm having to set it up again. One thing I can't seem to find out (or remember how I did it) is how do I change the track color. I remember I had mine green but have been through all the menus and can't find where I had changed it. Thanks...

Well, I sent my 60CS in and they sent me a replacement. They neglected to send me the unlock codes for CitySelect, but that's fixed now, so I am again a very happy camper!

Good news -- I had emailed Garmin Wednesday afternoon but hadn't heard back from then, but this morning there's an email apologizing that they should have sent new codes so I now have them! Thanks...

My 60CS recently died and I just got a replacement unit from Garmin. When I talked to support before I sent it in, I asked about my CitySelect in case they had to replace the unit. I was told they would send me instructions about my software if they did send me a new unit. Well, they didn't. I tried downloading maps and they downloaded onto the GPS okay, but now I get the "can't unlock map" message when I turn my GPS on. I emailed support yesterday with this question, but haven't heard back yet. So, if Garmin replaced my 60CS under warranty, do I have to use my second unlock code? Or, will they send me a new unlock code for the new unit?

Question -- I found a bug that wasn't logged into the cache in South Carolina. It says it's still in a different cache in SC. In looking at that cache, the bug was dropped in that cache in early October, then back in mid-october, there are logs saying the travel bug isn't there. I'll probably go caching again next weekend. If I do want to drop it off here in Georgia, and it's not logged into the cache I got it from yet, should I grab it from that other cache and post a note that I did???

No, haven't updated the software since August. I'm on 3.5. It's been making a "grinding" sound for a second or two on startup. I've noticed that for the past few months. It's been getting slower and slower acquiring the satellites. Sometimes it won't, and it's locked up. Sometimes it will. Today, it won't do anything

I'm having a terrible problem with my 60CS. It's quit on me. When I turn it on, it makes a sound for a few seconds. It then goes to the first blue page. It sometimes stays on that page for 5-10 minutes. It will eventually go to the Acquiring Satellite page but never acquires anything. I can't turn it off. If I try, the screen just flickers. I have to remove the batteries. I tried to do the hard reset above, but I get a message box "Do you really want to erase all user data?" But, I can't even move to the Yes. I tried to call Garmin support but their message said a 30 minute wait. I held for quite a while, then my cordless phone went dead Anyone have any suggestions?

Just sent in for 4 chances through PayPal. Thanks for the chances at the staff and thanks for supporting Make-A-Wish. I wear the LiveStrong band in memory of my father...

I just took a long trip and had my 60CS connected to my laptop with Streets and Trips running while traveling so it was on quite a bit more then usual. I noticed the last few days it started making a "whirring" noise or had a "vibration" when first turning on. It only lasted a second of two. Is this something to be alarmed about? Anyone else notice this? Also, once the display faded away. I thought it had turned off, but it hadn't. The display just faded away. Other than that it really worked great. It was nice being able to track where we were and notice that wrong turn we made before it was way too late

The 60cs only comes with a USB cable. But I assume you could get a USB to serial adapter and it would then work with S&T. Places like CompUSA sell the adapters. You can probably find them a little cheaper online though. Adapters I just remembered that I HAD bought a combo charger (cigarette lighter) and serial cable when I bought the GPS I just found, though, that my laptop doesn't have a serial port. BUT, a friend of mine here has a Garmin USB to serial adapter which makes it work. Now, my last problem is I don't have the car adapter to plug my laptop into the cigarette lighter. I've checked Dell's site and they don't list one for my laptop. But they do list a universal adapter that's good for laptops for 70 watts -- is there a way for me to tell how many watts my laptop is??? Thanks...

On this subject of Streets & Trips and the 60CS -- I've been using only USB for everything and now want to use S&T with my GPS and see it requires a serial port. I'm wondering if I even got a serial cable with my 60CS? If I did, I can't find it but will look harder if I know I really did get one. Did one come with the 60CS??? Thanks!!!