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I know that since I started caching, when I go out of town, I make sure to bring a GPSr loaded up with some local caches.

No, not at present. This is one of the most frequently requested features for the web site. Sure there is, I did it. I went back through my finds, and did a note on the date of my original find, then left the bug in the cache and pulled it out right afterward, so my map shows all my finds in the order I found hem and with the correct dates. I guess it's not dipping on the same log as the original find, but it keeps the dates the same.

Oh, I thought you had to put in some kind of comment whenever you did a log, maybe I should go delete all those posts on my personal TB.

When you log a find, place the bug in it, then immidiately retreice the bug out of the cache and back into your inventory.

PN-40 or iPhone. I have both, and both fit the bill (except for the waterproof part). But you don't want an iPhone for some odd reason, so the PN-40 is about the only one out there that fits everything you want. And I don't see why everyone talks poop about its road routing capabilities, they seem perfectly adequate for me, it gets me where I need to go. But except for the Garmin Rino, NO handheld has a speaker that can give verbal directions, so whether you have a PN-40 or an Oregon 550T, you have to watch the screen and listen for beeps, and neither f them make a good daily-use navigator. But for figuring out the best way to get to a cache, it works fine. In fact I have Garmin Streetpilot and a Navigon auto navigation units, and I've never liked the way the Garmin routed me, so selling Garmin routing as a strong point doesn't hold water for me. My fingers hurt now.

Won't help much because all the caches out there that are already hidden have coordinates that were made with the old error ratios. So having a super-accurate handheld will just give you a false sense of accuracy. Heck, I run into that with my PN-40, it will give me 5 ft estimated error, and I sometimes forget that I need to take into account the hider error also.

For decent sized conainers, you usually need to head out of town, maybe give that a try. And if you become a Premium Memeber, you can do what I do, and that's make a Pocket Query that leaves Micros out of the list.

I love the idea of scary caches, go for it.

I've done this before. If the CO doesn't say how disgusting the spot is, I will. And if it doesn't get deleted, then it's fair warning to others searching for the cache. I don't like having to dance around dookie trying to find a stupid bison tube next to a Walmart parking lot.

Do what I did: get a personal Travel Bug, back-dip it through all your finds in the order you found them, and then when you check your trackables, there will be a map in there showing your finds and the mileage you've covered. Check out my accound to see what I'm talking about. It will cost you a TB to do this, but they aren't too expensive. I got mine when I was in the 40's for finds, like you, and it took a little while to back-log it through all my previous finds, but it wasn't that bad.

Primary: DeLorme Earthmate PN-40. Love the aerial imagery, the paperless function is awesome, love the electronic compass, very accurate, and the tech support is great. I love this little bugger. Backup: Garmin eTrex Legend HCx. Was my first handheld, and works just fine. Still carry it when I go into the woods so I have a backup unit, just in case. Very accurate, and a nice screen, but no paperless function and no electronic compass. Unknown: iPhone 3Gs. Just got this yesterday, haven't even gotten the Geocaching app yet, but have logged into the site. And on the mapping stuff I do have for it, it seems to be very accurate. I turned on the map while I was sitting on my sofa, and it put the dot on the roof of my apartment building right above me, so it seems promising.

I have a 1 L Nalgene bottle under about 8 feet of water, and it's holding up fine. I have it help by the little cap strap thing, so it floats in the water upside down, which I think helps it stay dry inside. Takes about 8 lb to hold a 1 L bottle underwater, by the way.

I have a Legend HCx, which doesn't have the electronic compass, and a PN-40, which does, and I really like the electronic compass, it's nice to have it always pointing in the right direction even if I'm not moving. But having said that, I did fine finding caches before I got the PN-40, too. It's a convenience thing, but one that I really like.

The Garmin Rino has a speaker on it because of it's 2-way radio feature, and because it has a speaker, it can give voice turn-by-turn directions, at least if you get the maps. I'm not sure about the cost, though, but if you include the maps, it will probably be over your budget by quite a bit. Now, the DeLorme PN-30/40 have street-level maps in the box, and can navigate, but like almost every other handheld, can only beep to tell you a turn is coming up.

Just noticed that you're local to me, too. We even have one shared find! Maybe I'll bump into you some time out in the wild. I'm over in D1D in Hillsboro. And, yes, I make the 50 mile drive each way to get to work. used to have a carpool when I was in Fab20, but I got transfered to D1D end of last year, and haven't found a new carpool yet

I'll second this recommendation. I love the paperless of my DeLorme PN-40, but since you have the iPhone and Geocaching app, you can get all that with your phone easily, so a basic high-sensitivity handheld would be perfect for you. I have a Legend HCx, basically the same thing except for I have expandable memory, and it's a good unit. Just noticed that you're local to me, too. We even have one shared find! Maybe I'll bump into you some time out in the wild.

Heat doesn't bother me, but I hate rain, so I won't cache when it's raining. And I've never had much of a problem with clouds or trees affecting my reception, and I recntly did a run out in the woods. Had to stop down sometimes and give the GPSr a chance to get it's bearings back if I was in deep cover, but it always worked fine.

Congrats, good on ya! And a local, too! Plenty of caches around, so get out there and have fun!

Like that joke, what word starts with F and ends with K? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Firetruck.

I don't know that I've ever had one make me feel "silly", per say. I've had several where I was one of the only DNFs POSTED, but I always figure that just means that there are people out there who are too insecure to post up their DNF. I've gone back and founds a few of my DNFs, and when I do, it usually takes some work and wasn't something easy I just missed. Besides, no reason to feel silly about a DNF, it's a part of the game, whether you log it or not, and I don't even worry about what other people think about seeing a DNF with my name next to it.

Nope, no track editing function, but I've rarely needed that. And when I did, I just exported it to GPS TrackMaker and used that. Besides, my DeLorme is my primary unit anyways, so I almost only use Mapsource to send PQ's to my Legend HCx for a backup. But I might just update it, couldn't hurt!

twelve miles; that's so cute. Yeah, and it was all on sidewalks a paved roads, why don't you act condescending about that, too? And I was only out for 4 hours in 80 degree temps too, hope that doesn't disappoint you.

I have 3 cats, a female blue mackerel tabby, a female tabby/tortie mix, I think, and a male gray tuxedo. He's never peed on anything that I know of, and will spend as much time as possible on my lap. As for not hiding caches, you can't make a statement like that based on a couple issues. Maybe say "I WILL NOT be placing any urban micros." That's pretty much my philosophy, mostly because I just don't really enjoy hunting them, and they tend to have the issues you see. I have 2 hide, one is underwater off a dock, and the other is out in the woods a good distance from anything. Guess how many muggle issues I plan on having with these? A lot fewer than a film canister at an intersection or in a Walmart parking lot. So before saying you aren't going to hide anything, try to get creative and find some place away from people to hide something.

Man, I am way behind the times with my version of Mapsource, just checked, I'm running what came with my Legend HCx, 6.11.6! Works fine for what I do, so I see no reason to update it.

If you're out caching/hunting with someone else with a Rino, then it's great, because of the 2-way radio. But if you're going out solo, no real benefit of the Rino over any other handheld. Although my friend has one for hunting, and with routeable maps on it, it can give verbal turn-by-turn driving directions instead of beeps like the other Garmin handhelds, since it has a speaker on it, unlike the rest of them.