WolfBlitzer

Bumping this to see if this is still an option on the table for a future update.

I'm using the iOS Widget on my iPhone 11 Pro (iOS version 16.0, App version 9.12.0 (1805)) and I wish it would show me only the nearby caches that respect my current filter settings in the app. Instead it's showing me things I don't care about, like Mystery caches and Multi-caches. I typically only care about Traditional caches and caches that are Regular and Large in size. Is it possible that a future version of the app widget can respect the filter settings?

I just bought the Geocaching app for the iPhone and love it, but I think a welcome addition to this would be click the geocache IDs in your Logs view and have it take you to the Geocache for easy reference.

The "hunt" wasn't posted on geocaching.com but it was setup in our Palm pilot-based CacheMate program courtesy of the GSAK program. It was then loaded onto our Magellan GPS. I told her that the cache that we were going to go hunt for near our house that was removed by the owner prior to us looking for it must've been re-enabled but in a slightly different spot. It was located down a remote little path near our house that went to a nice little stream that opened up into a duck pond. There was some birdhouses mounted on posts there plus a nice bench to sit and observe. It was lightly raining. She and I both searched for it in the obvious spots but of course couldn't find it right away. She said she thought it might be behind the bench in some tall grass but it was too wet for her to get down and investigate - so of course I did. Since I'm smart enough to not actually hide a multi-thousand dollar piece of jewelry in public, I had the ring hidden in my jacket pocket. I bent down behind the bench, which hid the right-side of my body from her. I pretended to look a bit more for it and finally, after reaching secretly into my pocket and palming the box, said "I think I found it!" She then said "What does it look like?" at which point I stood up slowly and said "it looks like this" and slowly opened the box displaying the engagement ring. It took me quite a while to help close her jaw

I purchased an engagement ring for my girlfriend of six years and presented it to her tonight using a geocache that I created. After six wonderful years of dating, she said "Yes!"

I'm using Firefox 3.0.1 and when I try to Seek a cache by address and then change the radius to 5 miles and hit enter, I'm returned with results within 100 miles. I can easily fix this by renaming the last part of the URL &dist=100 to &dist=5 I tried doing the same search in IE7 (v7.0.5730.11) and it still doesn't work properly. Windows XP Home Version 2002 Service Pack 3 [steps to duplicate] From main page click "Hide and Seek a Cache" In the top ADDRESS field type an address like 123 Fake Street Mytown, MA 02615 Change Search Radius to 5 miles Click the GO button to the right of the ADDRESS field.

Thanks again for your help.

So, that's in decimal degrees correct? unlike my lat/lon coordinates in D/M/S

One more question, how does that unit display your current coordinates? ie: mine give me the info as 42 13' 52" when I really wish it had something more like 42 13' 52.078" or the like

Thanks ryley. I appreciate the feedback and knowledge

Do you find the lack of electronic compass to be a problem (not just for geocaching, but also if you were to use this for hiking, etc?)

Since I'm seriously getting into this geocaching stuff with no sign of slowing down, I need some help on buying a hand held GPSr to use on hunts instead of this car unit I have from Magellan (which has served me OK so far but I need something that can give me a little more detailed information about my current location) I'm looking at Garmin's site now and comparing the eTrex Legend HCx, eTrex Venture HC, and the Summit HC. I would LOVE to stay under US$200, heck, even a little over $100 would be ideal given my current budget. Comparing the feature list I see the following criteria that I'm having a tough time with: CRITERIA LEGEND VENTURE SUMMIT Battery Life 25hrs 14hrs 14hrs Built-in Memory no 24MB 24MB Accepts Data Cards microSD no no Waypoints/Favorites 1000 500 500 Track Log 20saved 10 10 Automatic Routing yes no no Elec. Compass no no yes Altimeter no no yes Custom POIs yes no no According to their suggested prices, the Venture is the only one that's closely in my price range. Battery life isn't really an issue to me since my current one is about 3 hours. Built-in memory isn't that big of a deal either; buying an SD card is more $$ to spend but you're not limited to 24MB that way; not a HUGE determining factor for me either way. Neither are the waypoints/tracklogs. For geocaching though, how importang are the elec. compass and custom POIs? Granted, I have only looked at this one website for model comparison so if anyone has any other suggestions I'd love to hear them. I think my main concerns are having a unit with a high-sensitivity antenna/receiver that updates quickly and reliably, and the ability to display current coordinates more accurately than my current GPSr does (DD MM SS - with no tenths or hundreths of a second)

Thanks guys for your help. Unfortunately this automotive-type GPSr that we've been using does not allow me to switch datum types on it (nor switch from magnetic/true North) so I will just have to learn to live with it's inadequacies until I either get better or get enough money for a hand held that will give me coordinates with more detailed seconds. You fellow cachers have been extremely friendly, patient and helpful in helping Amy and I get up to speed. My next step is to learn about map/compass orienteering. Not solely for geocaching purposes, but to also have that necessary survival skill under my belt "just in case"

Unfortunately, this automotive style GPSr does not allow me to switch datum types, nor does it allow me to switch between magnetic/true North. I'm still waiting for an email from Magellan support (they are slow by email) for a verification on the datum type this unit uses. Maybe they'll release a firmware update to it soon. Oh well, I think we're doing OK for beginners... have over 20 caches found since July 6th and only 2 DNFs which came yesterday, but thanks to a message from one of the cache owners, we have a hint as to where one of them is now - and will reattempt the other one also. I guess in my case... practice makes not perfect but a little bit better each time. Thank you all for your help and replies.

To clarify, using an online coordinate conversion, or "other coordinates" link from the cache's page, it may show GPS coordinates as: N 45° 32' 10.7412" But when I'm using this GPSr it would only show me at: N 45° 32' 10" making it hard for me to know exactly where to be looking. As I said, I know this isn't the best GPSr to be using for this, and I could probably get a cheaper handheld unit to use that will give me more detailed seconds (or even able to choose what coordinates I want to use) But I'm just worried I'm overlooking something obvious here with my entries, conversions and displays and would just appreciate a second or third set of more experienced eyeballs to help out a couple of noobs.

I guess what I'm also asking is, is the POI Editor looking for Decimal Degrees (WGS84) data or some other type? I couldn't find anywhere in the manual that said that this particular unit uses WGS84 or NADxx so I'm just assuming it's using WGS84.

I'm relatively new to the 'sport' of Geocaching. We have about 25 finds under our belt, and after today 2 DNFs I'm well aware that I'm using the 'wrong' type of GPSr for caching (Magellan Maestro 3225) but it has served us well thus far, coupled with printed maps from maps.google.com and taking clues with us on the Palm Pilot. This GPSr is great in the car and has a somewhat useful digital compass on the same page that shows your Lat/Lon in Degrees, Minutes & Seconds. My question is, most of the caches on geocaching.com list their coordinates using Degrees and Minutes (MinDec) and when I'm using the POI Editor software to enter in a cache to load onto the GPSr it wants me to use the following format (according to the Help file): Latitude (in degrees and fraction of a degree; example: 45.254°North). Latitudes range from 0° to 90° and are either "North" or "South". Select "North" if the POI is located in the northern hemisphere (i.e. between the Equator and the North Pole) Or select "South" if it's located in the southern hemisphere (i.e. between the Equator and the South Pole) Longitude (in degrees and fraction of a degree; example: 122.542°West). Longitudes range from 0° to 180° and are either "West" or "East". Select "West" if the POI is located west of the prime meridian (Americas, western parts of Europe and Africa, etc.). Or select "East" if the POI is located east of the prime meridian (Asia, eastern parts of Europe and Africa, etc.) (The prime meridian goes through Greenwich near London (UK) and gives the 0° reference for longitudes). I just want to know the proper coordinate type to give the POI Editor, and also the best way to use the Lat/Lon coordinates that the GPSr gives me on the screen to make sure I'm accurately in the area... if that makes any sense.

Just a quick question about this Magellan Maestro 3225... I can't find the answer in the product manual downloaded from the website, nor on any of the device's menu pages. Where do I find what Datum the GPS uses (if that's the correct way to phrase that question). IE: NADxx?

If you're on a computer behind a router to share your internet connection, and don't care about controlling who on your network can and can't use certain programs, then there is really no need to use ANY firewall software if you practice "safe net" The router will block all traffic coming into your network unless you tell it otherwise by forwarding specific ports in the router's admin control panel which is accessible from a web browser (preferably from a machine that is hard-wired to the router with a CAT-5 cable, NOT wireless). I have been using PC's without firewall software (including disabling the microsoft windows firewall) for more years than i can recall and have had no infections running this way. like i said, be safe and cautious. don't blindly click on links without reading CLOSELY at the status bar in the browser to where the link is actually taking you and you'll be fine. Firewall 'software' requires so much overhead from your processor and memory that it will slow down your sessions to the point of being annoying. If you absolutely MUST have a firewall, or if you're really that paranoid, invest in a hardware firewall solution and let that device handle the workload.

Thanks Coggins!

Thank you so much for the reply. Shortly after posting this I did a little digging and saw others mention the same eTrex unit you have... and I saw it on pricegrabber.com for about 113.00 I think I'll invest in that plus a compass and maybe a book on how to actually read maps w/ a compass (for future camping, hiking excursions), plus possibly attend a class at REI.. This has been a fun start to an interesting new hobby and I appreciate your opinion and time. Thanks!

My girlfriend and I JUST started Geocaching about 3 days ago since moving to Hillsboro, OR from Cape Cod, MA. We have a GPS that we bought, primarily for our road trip out here and to get around the new area easily, from Costco. It's a Magellan Maestro 3225. One day bored, I suggested to try out this Geocaching stuff - and we were shocked to find out that there were over 500 caches in a 5 mile radius from our home! Well, so far we've found 5 out of 5 caches (2 of them required a little help from the cache starters once we knew roughly where the final cache was) with this little device and the help of Google Maps Satellite view However, I'm noticing that a unit like this is not ideal for geocaching as it stops detecting movement if you're not going at least 3MPH. Coupled with the fact that neither of us know how to use a map or compass makes this a bit more challenging - but still immensely fun and a great form of exercise, and a great way to explore the new area and see new sights we never would have expected. So, I guess I'm asking (knowing well that I will probably be bombarded with a thousand different opinions) what the best handheld GPS is for geocaching for people on a tight budget. Also, are maps and a compass necessary tools/skills to have when geocaching? How about books to self-teach? We saw the Idiots Guide to Geocaching at REI today but were unsure if that was the best place to learn... since I never like to consider myself an idiot Any help will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Chris & Amy