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Does it work like Mapsource? (i.e. you can view the maps on your PC and then transfer the bits you want over to the GPSr) Sorry, I can't answer your question as I downloaded the map straight to the GPSr. I hadn't realised that the 'full' UK 1:50000 Garmin Discoverer mapping doesn't include the sheet for the IOM, one of our favourite caching locations. Just bumping this back up to see if any one else know anything. And to ask Is the IOM 1-25,000 good as this could be an indicator to the rest of the mapping? before i take the leap and buy and try myself. the real reason for opening up the thread and before taking the plunge myself, searching around a bit people seemed to be disappointed with the Birdseye Ariel Images, but this sounds like its a bit like the satellite view on google maps rather than the actual maps. So are the maps disappointing like the images?

Well they could be in luck and combine it with the mega Shame it wasn't me though Congrats all the same

Looks like it'll be the lakes for us been wanting to come back for 20 years but never got back but now have an excuse

I would like to think that this directive came from from a serving member of our plod. I say this as I understand that at any one time 1 in 7 coppers are off 'sick' not to mention those who have taken early retirement on the grounds of 'post traumatic stress' [why they were employed in the first place if they are not up to the job is beyond me] or are relieved from their post on full pay whilst a complaint is investigated. In my experience most cops I have dealt with have no idea of what the real world is all about. I have never had my collar felt [or any reason to have so] but have no confidence in any of them. Why don't they start catching real trouble makers such as the drug pushers that are active in just about every town in Britain ? Leave everyone else alone Humbug Humbug You'll have to forgive me a quick rant back. Sometimes counting to ten just doesn't cut it. The following top tips by the way are brought to you by someone who has just got home after a freezing cold 12 hour night duty to find that his wife has been called into work to go to central London. There, she will no doubt spend the next 16 hours being jostled, abused and spat at. Fortunately she's quite good at dodging missiles. Given that though, you'll probably understand why I'm a wee bit tetchy after reading the above; Tip number 1) Always read the posts between the OP and the one you are about to write. There was no directive. We kind of established that a few days ago. 2) Don't believe everything you read in the papers. (To be honest I thought this was common knowledge. Clearly not for some). There you go. Enlighten yourself. 3) If you're going to cast aspersions, always be ready to back them up with facts. i.e. can you tell everyone how many police officers have actually been medically retired due to post traumatic stress disorder? 4) Police officers see more of the real world - as you put it - in a month, than most people do in a lifetime. The 'real world' bit of your post actually made me laugh out loud, so well done you. Merry Christmas by the way. I assume like me you'll be working Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Eve and New Years Day. I don't complain too much though - I get paid for it after all and strangely enough - despite people like you - I'm still quite proud of what I do. Constructive criticism I can take, but what was the point of your post? What relevance did it have to the OP other than to use it as an excuse to have a dig. It was established a week ago that the advice was an urban myth. Rant over. I'm sure you'll take my tips on the chin and we can meet one day for a drink. Oh, I take that back. Because of what I do, I'm subject to random drink and drug testing. As I can be called into work at any time, the risk of being over the limit is too great. It's easier not to drink at all. Hey ho. Just one the many restrictions on my private life I accept as part of the job. I expect you have lots of restrictions placed on your private life as well............ PS - Still rather peeved though that you have no confidence in my ability, given that we've never met. Nevermind. On better days I would just ignore this rubbish. I like Christmas. Aghhh I have just realised you are a traffic warden Personally i dont think it should be an urban myth, and can see it coming... Snow or winter tyres have been about for years but seem to have fallen out of fashion mainly because it never snows around here, if you dont count the last couple of years

Probably just got round to logging! Or are your caches on other listing sites? maybe they just found out about GC and thought they would log, GC might back date members from to the first logged cache.

Had a look and the only listed cache close to me i have already done, and that was from approx 1500 in that same area! Like all these other sites, it is just not the same as Groundspeak, who have the jump on everyone else. Not sure whether Groundspeak were here first but they do seem to be the most comprehensive for the listings. I think the proof of the pudding is in the eating, ask yourselves why do you use Groundspeak?just because it is there, no! We all use it because we like it and it does the job well, Ok there maybe bits we dont agree with or that could be improved, but all the time it is used it will flourish and unless the other sites hijack the info it will remain the most comprehensive and therefore the best. As more cachers come into the market place they will look around to see whats available and probably end up here and adding to our numbers making this site bigger and hopefully better.

YES You need to "create a route" LHS of your profile page Or "build a pocket quiery" second option is best scroll down the page and there are instructions Good luck

Went out but it was too deep and i just could not find it, and it was too cold to attempt the 6 mile'r Yippeeeeee Found it Caching in the snow is good fun!! did you take a shovel No a pokey stick and the Cache owners sister So she could ring him. I had searched the caches location thoroughly but not thoroughly enough so she came in useful for PAF'r

........................................................ X .............. The hard part is uploading your pic to the cache page and this is quite easy. First prepare your pic, if you have a high mega pixel camera the site does not like it, so re save your pic to a smaller pixel setting. Do this by editing your pic and alter the save file to a lower resolution. Once this is done go back to one of your logs on a cache page, under the log is an edit link saying " Upload an image for this log " follow this link and select the file name of your edited image enter any text and click upload. Once this is done copy the URL " http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LU...c6-503b5004fc84 " like this now before you paste the url at the top of this box is an "insert image" button, i have put an X under it, click this and paste the url. Then add text if you wish or add the text first then do the link bit. hope this helps.

I Agree to some extent, you can not replace the need for paper maps and compass, and the skill to use them But having a useful map and cache info on the same device speeds up caching and makes it easier, from the planning side. I just pick up my GPSr and go, no real planning and no printing required, Just work out which area you are going to and go. Using a paper map means you have to plan and try and overlay or plot the positions of caches before you leave. Currently i use the Garmin Discoverer maps at 1:50,000 which are exactly the same as the maps that you buy on paper, the purple/pink OS maps, however these do not have as much detail as the orange Explorer maps by OS. If these new maps are as easy to view as the paper Explorer maps from OS then they will actually work out cheaper than buying the paper maps (if you buy the coated ones) and to have them on the GPSr will make navigating to the cache much much easier, both in the field and at home. Try caching in the freezing cold with rain and strong winds thrown in for good measure. the paper maps suffer! Just pull one hand from your pocket with all the other info displayed in a waterproof unit and follow that path that always seems to be in that fold on the paper map. Also heading off on your hols you would need to purchase a paper map before you go which by the time you add on fuel, parking or postage and the time it takes to get there definitely will cost you more than down loading a section of map for the area you are heading to. The only draw back if you are in the back of beyond, is if something happens to your device! so you should take a paper map with you just in case

Went out but it was too deep and i just could not find it, and it was too cold to attempt the 6 mile'r Yippeeeeee Found it

Welcome along to the mad mad mad world that is geocaching. Keep it simple to start, and dont rush them.

If you use the fieldnotes then touch is better if not then button is more robust. I prefer the touch and would not change my oregon for any other and i have tried a few

Here is one taken on the way to E-Playtime. We could not find it though, not sure why

And what a great cache it is, but its hardly the biggest container that would fit in the location. But it was fun to find and made me chuckle, and to me that is what caching is about. Enjoyment of finding the cache, swaps hardly ever come into it for us. But finding a good container in an apt location or a nice walk placed with a sense of humour or irony does it for us

Probably shoould have hung on to them and launched them from here: GC2H9GT Seeing as its local to you..

Well i could but it looked pretty. only 8"

Went out but it was too deep and i just could not find it, and it was too cold to attempt the 6 mile'r

Hi All Just reading the newsletter from GPS Training and it mentioned this. Garmin launch BirdsEye Select – OS Explorer maps for your GPS at 25k scale How does it work? Download International maps for as little as £19.99 per credit GPST update GPS online resource to include BaseCamp & Discoverer maps & BirdsEye imagery Would you like access to affordable maps from around the world? If so then BirdsEye Select is going to be THE way for Garmin owners to add premium maps like OS Explorer 25k to their device without breaking the bank. If you own one of the new generation of Garmin devices; then once you have registered your device and created a MY Garmin account, you can purchase BirdsEye Select map credits for just under twenty pounds/euros. One BirdsEye Select map credit allows you to download an area of approx 600sqk in either one chunk or a series of smaller selections (the quantity of mapping you get varies according to the mapping you select) The launch list of products Nov 2010 (which will surely grow) includes: · BirdsEye Select All of Germany (1:25k scale) · BirdsEye Select All of France (1:25k scale) · BirdsEye Select All of Austria - Kompass (1:50k scale) · BirdsEye Select Great Britain (1:25k scale) · BirdsEye Select EIRE All of the Republic of Ireland (1:50k scale) · BirdsEye Select All of Switzerland- Kompass (1:50k scale) BaseCamp users can use the application to download mapping & satellite imagery from the Internet and send to a compatible Garmin device. As of April 2010 the cost of a year’s subscription to Satellite Imagery is £21.99; it allows you to transfer an unlimited number of satellite and aerial images to your device using Basecamp. As there has been more interest from those attending our hands-on courses in learning how to get the best out of their GPS, OS Discoverer mapping & BaseCamp on our courses; we have updated the MapSource lesson to include all these new features and added a completely new lesson with exercises and instructions to our OnLine GPS Resource. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now this looks very interesting, mainly because the 1-25,000 is probably the best mapping to use. So has any one tried this yet and if so is it any good? Is it easy to set up or is it a waste of time and money. It would be good to know

Just heading out now But cant take the car as there is snow on the roof or is that another can of worms Will have to walk a really long way to the closest unfound though, luckily it is just up the road thankfully otherwise it would be 6 miles to the next closest.

Just had a look around the net and this would seem to be the case, although no one seems to be claiming to have been caught. It does make sense to do this though as it prevents the snow sliding down and blocking your view while braking. However i wonder how all those lovely people with 4x4's and people carriers will get on,unless they take a step ladder and a broom with them so they can reach

When there is too much snow on the ground to find the caches!

http://www.follow-the-arrow.co.uk/resources/gps.html

If you use one quickly you can build up a nice shine. I use one daily but a fleece one

Hi The easiest way is to download the pocket query the open the file using windows, This should open a new window with the Zipped files, now windows will not recognise these file but you can extract them and save the directly to the GPX file on your garmin. When the dialogue box opens to ask you where to save them click on my computer then your garmin device then the GPX file on your garmin and click save. Your GPSr should then see the file and all the caches should be there for you to go and find. So what are you waiting for.