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  1. Came home and measured. I would say 71 x 39.7mm (40mm seems just a hair to wide and 39mm is what the one I got is and that's a tad to small...)
  2. Same issue here.. I just put mine on last night and did not get a chance to email invisibleshield yet.... I also noticed that the one they sent is approx 1mm to small side to side. I place it on the GPS perfectly aligned and on both sides of the screen the outermost part looks like it's not covered. Not sure how close these things usually go to the edge.... I can check your measurements tonight and reply back one more time....
  3. Just to add to make sure no one runs into trouble: There are some caches that are in Watershed land in NJ that require you to get a Watershed permit. The cache description will tell if you it is the case. Otherwise no permit required.... Example of a Watershed cache: GCXJ8R
  4. You should be able to plug the SD card directly into the PC (assuming you have a card reader) and assemble the map there - in theory (I have not tried it myself) it should work as long as you already went through the unlock code process for NT... I assembled the maps (old City Select 2004 and Topo 2008) onto the SD card (is assigned a different drive letter in MapSource) while the Colorado was plugged in, about 1500 segments with 1.5GB for the east coast and it basically ran from evening until the next morning. I then copied the img file back to my PC for backup purposes - this way I can easily create a region when traveling load it to the GPS and then just need to copy the east coast file back without having the computer churn all night...
  5. Same challenge here.. As a transplant from Germany to the US I have a challenge visualizing/judging distances in feet and prefer meters - but since all the road since are in Miles I want miles... I have my caching GPS (60CS, being replaced on the next caching trip by a Colorado 300) set to metric and my driving GPS (a cheap MIO that was easily hackable to allow waypoint upload) set to Miles+Yards - the Yards are close enough to meters so it doesn't make a big difference and the Miles+Yards combination is perfect - matching the Miles with the road markers, tachometer, etc... and the Yards with my ability to visualize on the road ahead.... Did you try using yards on your Garmin? That should to the same....?
  6. That's strange... I did some battery testing this weekend as well (300 w. 2.4). Rechargeable 1950mAH and 2300mAH, backlight on one minute auto off, playing around a couple of times during the day etc... In both trials I got more than 10 hours... With backlight on full it was around 5-6 hours (90% sure on the 5-6 hours as I didn't pay too much attention about this first test).
  7. I have been quietly reading this post so far. I think there is more to it than Software alone. My 300 (bought on Wednesday) keeps the time 100% accurate. I have tested a couple of times (out of curiosity) with 2.4 and every time (even after a whole night) the time was exactly what it was supposed to be (before acquiring satellites) and sat lock was very fast... My S/N starts with 1690044xx - in case anyone is keeping track...
  8. The compass quick toggle would be on top of my list - even higher than the log text. I don't usually trade and if a cache was unique during the day I'll remember enough details when I get home to write a nice log.... Having said that I really love the new geocaching mode (compared to my 60CS) - the map and compass on the same screen is something I was always missing. Thank you Garmin
  9. It should be configurable (or retain the orientation that you have set). I would not want it to default to track up - I always cache North Up and use Track Up only for driving... so preferences differ...
  10. I got my Colorado 300 today and am 'dry' caching . Love the features so far (My Palm was dying and my aging 60CS was crying out for replacement). So instead of getting a new Palm I got the Colorado... I think it's the right choice with the current firmware... My biggest question that I could not figure out so far: A quick way to turn off/on the compass (e.g. like the + key on the 60CS). I don't use the compass 90% of the time - as long as I am moving reasonably consistent the electronic compass does a much better job than the 2-axis... But every once in a while - when being close to a cache in difficult terrain I switch to the electronic compass for the final stretch... Surely there must be a better way than going all the way into settings to turn it off and on? Like using one of the seeminly useless arrow-keys when on the compass screen? Help please
  11. http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=37 is your friend. I use a MIO C210 to get me to the parking area and then my trustworthy 60CS to get me to the cache. A perfect combination for me.... For the mio I use iGO POI Explorer (details on how to do that can be founde at the above link). Takes a bit of tinkering but I can load all waypoints to the mio without problems...
  12. Please put me down for two coins (one of each design). It's going to be just me... And multiple teams worked great - I want to be on the green team Can't wait....
  13. Wonderful - already looking forward to it (not the cold weather but the wonderful event - fond memories of TRL on the mountain last year...)
  14. The dude is me Perfect combination for me - and I finally know how to read survey maps and translate them into projecting waypoints - lot's of fun... Just took on an additional 5-6 mile section that I'll visit for the first time this coming weekend... BTW: Besides Nuclear Lake I have a bunch of very old Posted signs in the terrain from the 'Nuclear Research Corporation' from somewhere between WW2 and the cold war... I don't even want to guess what they did in that lake back then (but it doesn't glow in the dark today - I already checked ).... BTW: If anyone is interested in becoming a Monitor please let me know - plenty of opportunities available - and I can teach you how to transfer survey maps into waypoints.... The only downside is that this is 'hurting' my cache statistics as I spend a good amount of time monitoring... You probably know how that goes from being a maintainer..... But at the end of a day of giving back it feels dadgum good
  15. Bravo - Congratulations! I enjoyed the few cache-trips we did together and hope there will be more in the future
  16. I just checked the details of that rebate, and it's only good if you are upgrading from an old version of Mapsource US Topo. http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/0..._V31778602_.pdf I think the price is 109.98 minus the $30 rebate. The $78.87 seems to be the OLD mapsource topo. The first sale date was Jan, 2007 way before the 2008 product was available and the old picture is shown as well. Just got mine from Amazon - and it is Topo 2008 (they also fixed the picture) for $78.87 - $30 upgrade rebate... Good deal... It's installing as I write this.....
  17. The width of the corridor and right of way varies greatly. In some areas it can be a mile wide (Besides being a geocacher I am also a volunteer on the AT). If you are looking at NPS land (most of the AT) then you need to stay off it. A lot of times it borders private lands - so that's off limits too. Make sure you stay off the marked corridor (AT maps should be able to help) and potential bordering private land. In many areas the AT goes through state/country parks - for those areas the state/county rules typically apply and might allow you to place a cache there - or get a permit to do the same (e.g. for New York). There is also areas where the AT is a granted right of way on private land - in those you are generally trespassing anywhere off the marked trail so that's a no go as well...I know that is not the answer I would like to see (as a cacher) but it is what it is... In the case of Harriman you need to get a permit for your cache..... (and if you go through all the trouble I promise to be out there looking for it and posting a praising found log if I find it )
  18. She looked much more heartbroken and miserable when I picked her up. The highlight of the day was when she started drinking some water and eat a bit of my granola bar.... The whole experience was very rewarding in itself (including keeping her safe from the bear....).... I'll go and look for more lost dogs when I go caching this weekend
  19. Congratulations! I always look forward to finding your caches! Happy continued hunt....
  20. Today while looking for Ramapo Mountains Micro Challenge Stage 2 (needless to say I never found the cache): Today was the day. After finding Stage 1 two years ago I came back for Stage 2 (I hope it it's still where it was back then??). But it was not meant to be. I had parked at Shepherd Lake and found 5 caches on the way here. This was to be my halfway point at approx. 9 miles into the hike and maybe 6 miles from the car the shortest possible distance... (I know - a long hike - but the weather was great for it). While looking for the cache and circling GZ several times (already starting to thing - hmmm - I wonder if it's still there) I noticed a dog about 40 feet away laying between some branches. It looked almost dead. I had seen a lost dog poster before by the old sheep farm about 1 1/2 miles north of hear (another cache there) but of course did not write the number down. The dog (Blue was the name) fit the description and was lost 3 days ago... I carefully lifted her out of her spot - not getting more reaction than some desperately looking eyes and a very shaky body. I carried her to the nearby intersection of pipelines and started calling for help as I was not able to carry her (about 30 pounds) all the way to my car and this is one of the few spots in the area with cellphone reception. I reached a friend who got the order to call NJ Park Rangers, Ringwood State Park and Ramapo County as I wasn’t sure who was responsible. I got a call back from a friendly NJ Park Ranger about 10 minutes later and proceeded to give my coordinates and describe my location using the NYNJTC trail map (I frankly don’t think the coordinates did them any good). They said the would send someone to pick me up but it would take at least 30 minutes as they have to come over from Wawayanda… So I settled in – managed to get Blue to drink a little water and eat some of my Granola bar… She was really in bad shape but I was very happy to see live returning slowly with every sip of water and bite of granola… So here we sit – waiting for rescue – and I hear leaves moving and small branches breaking – to big for a squirrel… Shortly thereafter I see the bear on the other side of the service road on top of a rock very interested in us. He came from the same direction we came from so I think he was already waiting for Blue to expire and become his next meal… My first thought was ‘this is really getting ridiculous – like in a bad B-Movie’ – I didn’t become fearful. I tried my air-horn that I carry to keep bears at distance – well – I don’t need to carry that anymore as the only thing that happened was that Blue got scared – I didn’t hear well for the next 10 minutes – and the bear didn’t even care. He slowly came closer in the woods – now maybe 150 feet away. I packed my things (and lost a couple – including a TB I had picked up at an earlier cache – my apologies) as I figured I better get moving. So here I am, 30 pounds of blue in my arms, my pack on my back walking down the service road to the Halifax trail. I was able in all that to get my cellphone and call the Rangers again to tell them I am on the move because a bear is trailing me…. The promised to speed things up and get there as soon as they can… So there I slowly walked, the bear about 200-300 feet behind me – now on the same service road. I stopped looking back and just kept slowly walking to the intersection with the Halifax trail. I turned around and no more bear. I found a rock to sit down again and hoped to not see any movement in the brush or on the path that I just came from… About 5 minutes later I hear a faint engine noise, branches breaking, some honking (they started honking when they heard about the bear). I was never happier to hear a vehicle in the woods…. About 30 minutes later we where back at the Shepherd Lake parking area – and I had meanwhile found the owners number and was able to return Blue to her. What an experience. I will return for Stage 2 of the cache – maybe I can get a little hint for next time – in case the bear is pissed at me for taking his meal…. Thanks for the fun.
  21. Congratulations Ed - I always enjoy running into you - (even when I think you are a bear coming out of the woods before I see you...). Way to go!!!!!
  22. Congratulations It's hard enough to stay at the 50% of Ed mark Happy Hunt
  23. Absolutely Amazing! Congratulations
  24. Garmin holder + Proclip (www.proclipusa.com) makes the perfect combination for me...
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