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What a bummer, as the owner of the Powder Can Cache I'm sad to see it go. Just shy of it's 6th birthday. I think I'll have to take a hike out there soon just for kicks,

I think it's time to upgrade. I mean come on the Garmin website doesn't even reconize this unit any more. The GPS 38 I had only showed distance in miles and only down to a hundredth (.01) of a mile, that's 52 feet . That was fine when the unit first came out and the government had an error built into the system. I never expected to find a pin point and I never did. Now I didn't go wild with my new purchase, I bought the Geko 201 which fits my needs perfectly. It's software counts down to the last one foot. It's take much of the frustration out of caching for me. It's so tiny it with me all the time, biking hiking or just wandering around an amusement park. Well that's my take. If your not sure you really need a new unit buy from somewhere that has a great return policy. Like REI they want you 100% satified with your purchase and will take anything back. If you find your new model GPS does absolutely nothing to enhance your GPS needs return it. Ok I'll admit it I still have the GPS 38. What do you do when you pay $500 (in 1996?) and it isn't broke? let it go on Ebay for $30?

My Handspring Visor Neo is protected by an Active Armor case (www.activearmor.com). I've been using both for caching for the last 1 1/2 years and been very happy with both.

Rampart Range Commander, I notice you mention in addition to caching you plan to use it for biking and hiking. This is also why I bought the Geko 201. For biking it's 3.1 oz weight can't be beat. The Trip Computer Page (Geko 101 doesn't have this page) is great while biking, it can be set to show the same data you would get on a cyclometer. Before taking off on a new bike ride or hike I input the lat/lon to road/trail junctions so I can monitor my progress. It's been a great tool.

From the CacheMate website FAQ "When I import a LOC file from Geocaching.com, the description and hints aren't there. What happened? (back to top) LOC files from Geocaching.com don't include cache-specific information such as terrain/difficulty ratings, descriptions and hints. All that they contain are the cache name, owner, waypoint name, and coordinates. GPX files that are obtained from Geocaching.com, though, have all of this information, and are also supported for import. However, they are not freely available. You will need to get a paid membership at that site, and create a pocket query to generate those files."

Last year the National Forest that surrounds my home town also closed due to extreme fire danger. While out bicycling, on the paved streets, I saw many hikers, horse riders and even a few mt bikers ignoring the closed trail signs on the trails near the roads I was on. Of course from my vantage point I may not been able to see the GPSR that they must of been using to geocache. My point is the only reason geocachers got caught is because we make a log of our journey/visit. The hiker, horse rider and mt biker do not. Carla is a fool to think that only one group of outdoor visitors ignored the policy.

3fros, Your right you do have to protect yourself, and it looks like you did when you sent in your Magellan rebate. Like wise CompUSA has to protect itself also, whos to say a person didn't get their rebate then try and return the product? I personally have had nothing but great service from CompUSA, once I brought it to their attention to an Advertised Product that had an expired rebate and they happily gave me the rebate right then and there.

quote:Originally posted by sherk:I'm thinking of placing it in the cliffs on the south side and letting people make their own decision to "cross" the boundary or not. It would be a shame to dismiss such a beautiful location because a minority of repressed individuals consider the natural human form as something inappropriate. Sherk, your right the section of beach between La Jolla Shores and Torrey Pines SB would be a beautiful location for a cache. But as you probably know, living in OB, beach cliffs often collapse. The collapses are not always news worthy, but they maybe enough to burry your cache and raise the difficulty level a few notches.

well two actually. A '66 Beetle and a 2002 Beetle. Guess which one get driven most?

Well my opinion is a little dated, we first used a backpack carriers with our first son who is now 8. Our first carrier was a low-end Kelty model. Because it was manufactured like most of the cheaper models available today it lasted us only a couple months. We then moved to the Tough Taveler Stallion, it was top of the line at the time and much like the newer Kelty models available now. It has lasted through our two kids and is still going strong for another family. With it my kids have "hiked" around Yosemite, Zion, Arches, and Canyonlands National Parks (in addition to several amusement parks). For any trail type adventures with young kids I think you can't go wrong with a good quality backpack carrier. And I'm sure the Kelty models have greatly improved in quality over what was available to my family. Check out Tough Traveler carriers at http://www.toughtraveler.com/catb2.html

If what your after is to save some paper, and take all the cache information with you, it's easy. Go to the cache page you wish to put in your Handspring. Click on the "Make this page print-friendly" link, this opens a new browser window with all the same info from the cache page but it's been cleaned up and doesn't have the logs. Highlight and copy all the text. Now open your Palm Desktop, it's the program that came with the Handspring and has all the scheduling stuff in it. Click on Memo and then new Memo. Paste all the copied info in the memo. Hotsync your Handsrping. Now you have the complete Cache page in your hadspring to consult while out hunting a cache.

Just picked one up today. For only $79 and a $50 rebate I couldn't pass it up. Let you know in a few day what I think of it.