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    Mapsource Roads & Recreation vs MetroGuide

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I just got the garmin topo maps and was going to install some, but I got a warning saying all preinstalled garmin maps will be erased permanently. Well that made me hit the brakes real fast.

     

    Does it delete all of the maps? I mean it's nice to go anywhere in Calif. and have maps installed. I don't really want just a county or two, I'd have to be loading different maps all the time.

     

    Advice, help?

     

    Firehouse16 & Code3

    "Dave, Teresa & the 2 kids"

    My geocaching website HTML help

    in How do I...?

    Posted

    I've been doing webpages for years, but for some reason this has me stumped, can someone help me. At the URL below you'll see the scgeocacher.org and geocaching.com logos and links, each in it's own table. For some reason, even using the same html, both table don't match and for the life of me I can't get them side by side as I'd like them to be. Can someone help? icon_biggrin.gif I've tried quite a few option but nothing has helped me, must be something simple I'm missing!

     

    http://webpages.charter.net/engineco16/index2.html

     

    Thanks

     

    Firehouse16 & Code3

    "Dave, Teresa & the 2 kids"

    First aid kits- How big is yours?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    As a firefighter that has pulled many of hikers out of the woods I can say there is some basics you need besides the obvious (companion, cell phone, common sense).

     

    Most injuries do not require much if any treatment, IE. scraps, bruises, small cuts. Where you usually get into trouble is your big falls where you'll get broken bones, head injuries or lacerations.

     

    So I think to deal with those you need some basics: Kerlix gauze rolls, tape, some 4"x4" gauze pads, ice pack, a few band-aids & an ace bandage. I can treat 90% of injuries with these simple items. Everything there can splint bones along with any sticks you can find.

     

    Somethings I carry beyond that though are:

    Pill bottle with advil, pepcid, tylenol #3, naprosyn and tums. That will deal with most pains and aches! icon_biggrin.gif

     

    I also carry a scissors or knife, signal mirror, glow/light sticks, string, matches, space blanket, kleenez, kitchen towel, extra socks and a Sawyer snake bite kit.

     

    Firehouse16 & Code3

    "Dave, Teresa & the 2 kids"

    downloading waypoints to GPS problem

    in How do I...?

    Posted

    When uploading from either EasyGPS or QuakeMap. I was on a hike the other day and realized that three of my waypoints were missing, luckily I had the info sheet, then I realized because their names all started with the first word, Sycamore, that they overwrote each other.

     

    Firehouse16 & Code3

    "Dave, Teresa & the 2 kids"

    my first cache was not approved...please comment

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Not senseless at all. When you doing any sport like this you need to use your noodle just a bit. I see no difference in the railroad track issue or a cache being near a road where someone may have to cross it or walk along a guard rail to get a micro. More people are killed by cars than trains. And of all the train accidents I've been on, quite a few, most were suicides. But how in gods name could you walk on a train track and not feel or hear the train coming or realize one could be coming. Every train has a loud air horn it uses when approaching intersections or people too. I'm out weekly on tracks taking train photos and I'm more likely to hear a train coming 200' away than I would be a car coming 200' away. Just my opinion, but then I have common sense.

     

    My point though was about the approval process and the lack of consistency of it. Like I said, I've been to plenty of caches right near railroad tracks. I say though if you want to keep the game completely safe issue people bubble suits to wear. icon_wink.gif Life itself is not safe, that's why I have the job I do!

     

    Firehouse16 & Code3

    "Dave, Teresa & the 2 kids"

    my first cache was not approved...please comment

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Aprrove! That railroad thing is a bunch of crap, I can't tell you how many caches I've been near, gotten or was going too that were within 50' or tracks (lack of consistency). Common sense dictates peoples safety, not god forsaken rules approved or disapproved by someone not familiar with a certain area. Not trying to stir anything, just "the rules' seem to be wishy washy at best at times. I think it should be up to the seeker to decide if a cache is safe enough for them to get, not some blind comittee.

     

    Firehouse16 & Code3

    "Dave, Teresa & the 2 kids"

    You know what would be nice?

    in Website

    Posted

    A directory is pretty standard on every forum I've been on. It's up to the member to decide how much info they list. I mean a forum directory is only going to point to their profile page anyways that's already listed. I just hate having to go to caches to search for a friends profile page.

     

    Firehouse16 & Code3

    "Dave, Teresa & the 2 kids"

    You know what would be nice?

    in Website

    Posted

    This thread is moved as directed, my bad! icon_frown.gif

     

    A preview button on the Report a new cache page. I think it would be real helpful and probably people like me making errors and having to edit it. Or is it just me that's messed up?

     

    Firehouse16 & Code3

    "Dave, Teresa & the 2 kids"

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