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SkellyCA

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  1. 10-20ft accuracy is about right. What I do is take a reading. walk about 20-30 ft away, approach from another direction, take another reading. I do this 3-5 rimes. Then average those
  2. Some times some html on a cache page will cause an error. There is a macro for GSAK that strips the html. or you can download the .loc file. You won't get all the cache info though
  3. I justed tested it with VP. You need to close VP before using Send To GPS.
  4. After you install it, reboot. Connect and start the Triton. Then from the cache page(or even from the map page), click...Send To GPS. Then a window pops up(you may need to allow popups from geocaching.com). Click the... Magellan Tab Click...Download Go get that FTF!
  5. I tested it on all 3 browsers(IE, FF and Chrome) with my Triton 400. When I first installed it and tried it with Chrome it froze. After I rebooted, it worked fine with all 3 browsers. So I guess the trick is that after you install, reboot. Another issue that I haven't tried yet is that you may need to close VantagePoint. I know I can't connect well with NatGeo TOPO's when I have VP running. So...Reboot and close VP.
  6. I just test the new Megellan Communicator with my Triton 400... I downloaded caches(1 each) with 3 browsers using the Send To GPS button to my Triton 400. All three worked good. I used... Internet Explorer FireFox Chrome I also updated VP, but haven't played with it yet
  7. I bought a full Gotex rain suit from Cabela's. Pants, Parka w/Zip in Fleece Liner and Gortex shoes. Now when walk the dog in the rain, I'm warm and dry!
  8. Look in the regions forums and/or google new mexico geocaching
  9. That was it, I never knew that was there before. Thank you!
  10. It says... I'm running FF3.6.2 so I don't have the option to install it.
  11. FireFox Pluggins. I see the Geocaching.com GPX Downloader, GeoCaching Stats and Send2GPS
  12. I see 4 Geocaching FF Pluggins Which ones do you use?
  13. I've been working in SF for some months now and I'm still mostly clueless on how to get around by public transport that feature could be helpful. I don't know how accurate and up to date the information is. And those buildings cause nightmares for my handheld - sometimes I'm over 75 ft off, but I guess a bus stop should be visible from that distance. For geocaching in SF, though, I think the majority of the caches are in Golden Gate Park - have you seen the map lately? Someone seems determined to cover that place in geocaches. If you do end up with the 1390T, please let me know how the pedestrian mode works out for you. Last time I was in GG park I was Disk Golfing. Picked up a couple caches along the way. There are quite a few out there. I'll let you know if I do get the 1390T
  14. That's what I'm torn between, the MP3 player on one or ped mode on the other. I don't use public transport much, but sometimes I do take bart to SF and it would be nice to know how to get around I guess
  15. Correct on both counts. If you feed the GPX through POI Loader without converting the Groundspeak specific extension to what Garmin understands, you'll lose a lot of the information. How do you convert? Is that the macro? Yes, the macro does the conversion. Basically, what happens is that Groundspeak separates logs, hints, terrain, difficult, size, type, etc. into different sections, but Garmin's POILoader doesn't understand all these different sections. So the macro combines them all into one section that POILoader uses for description. Thank you. I've got it narrowed down to the 1390T and the 765T.
  16. Correct on both counts. If you feed the GPX through POI Loader without converting the Groundspeak specific extension to what Garmin understands, you'll lose a lot of the information. How do you convert? Is that the macro?
  17. So when I look at the NUVI specs and it says "Geocaching Friendly: NO" that just means it's not paperless? I can still load the gpx files instead of .loc?
  18. I don't need one that's paperless. I have a hand held for that. I just need one that I can download caches into and then navigate there.
  19. so, for about $200, which NUVI's are good for geocaching?
  20. O looked, my phone, LG Lotus isn't on their compatible list.
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