samsclan

My husband and I want to plan a vacation around caching. We are wondering what people have found to be the hardest, or most interesting, or most clever, or most scenic, etc. geocache hunts out there. Ones worthy of planning a vacation around. You get the point. We want to search for the best of the best, no matter the location. Let us know your favorites so we can plan our route. Thanks for the help!!

I would like to thank all of you that took the time to explain this topic to me. I think I now understand how the nuvi works and therefore why it has the limitations that it has in the field and with zeroing in on coordinates. This makes it much easier to determine why the expense of the handheld would be worth the money. I will try to find a good used handheld. Gotta keep the expense down since our six year old is hooked on "treasure hunting" and likes to "help" hold the gps unit. Thanks again for the help.

soooo, does that mean that if i go ahead and purchase a handheld model to use -- that it will likely respond the same as the nuvi unless i also purchase the topo maps as well? I do realize that people move caches, get coor wrong, etc., and I actually like the challenge that the nuvi gives us by only getting us "in the ballpark". But I am trying to justify purchasing a handheld to use for caching as we were getting pretty frustrated with trying to locate a needle in a haystack when the nuvi only gets you to within 50 feet or so. And you are right, the nuvi does lock on the roads -- also presenting another very obvious challenge when trying to find a cache in the woods. We did try using the pedestrian mode to overide that problem, just didnt seem to help much. Just trying to figure out, before i spend the money, whether a handheld will make that much difference in trying to locate caches and why. Thinking about a etrex legend or vista hcx.

why is that?? I am new to this gps thing but can you tell me why, if both the Nuvi and handheld are waas endabled -- why are they both not equally accurate with readings? Yours is the same experience we had. the nuvi would get us close, but rarely "there". thanks agian for your help

Has anyone ever tried to use a Garmin Nuvi for geocaching? We tried and found it very difficult to lock onto coordinates. We were trying the Nuvi 200. But I just read that the Nuvi's come with the high-sensitivity WAAS-enabled. So shouldnt the Nuvi's lock on coordinates as well as the handheld units with the Waas? Just wondering if anyone else has had luck or no luck using a Nuvi for geocaching. I mean, despite the obvious problems with using it in the field (not waterproof, bulky item, etc) it seems like if it can lock on as well as others that it could be something to consider since it comes preloaded with regional maps. Anybody have an opinion??? thanks

Hello -- we are new to the Geocaching craze and need a good used handheld GPS. After doing lots of research, I think we have decided that the Etrex Legend HCx or the Vista HCx has what we are looking for. Of course we would rather have the Colorado or the 60s but our six year old likes to "help" while we are searching for "treasure" -- so we need to keep the cost low so we dont stress about him using the unit. We want the unit to be WAAS enabled, a card slot in case we ever decide to expand, a color screen and a reasonable price. Hence the Legend or Vista HCx. Anyone have a very good used one for sale? Or any advice on other units that would fit our bill. Thanks for your time.