Cherokeecacher
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I would post this question here, on the Texas Geocaching Forum. You should see one labeled, "North Texas". There are many cachers in that region that do not check the gc.com forums very often
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I can't believe there is a 3rd Hurricane heading for Florida!
who did you guys tick off? We are keeping ya in our thoughts.
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Picked up my Etrex from Best Buy today. They shipped it in from Sugarland, TX since there were none in stock in the district I am in. Since Best Buy did not have any accessories I was looking for (I had a coupon for $15.00 off purchase) I decided to go by Circuit City. Well CC had an Etrex on the shelf (nothing else for the Garmin though) and it was priced $99.95, on sale. I figured, what the heck and took it up to customer service to ask about price matching. Not only did they match it, but gave me an additional 10% on top of that. I paid $42.10 and headed out the door. I think Target has one, if they will do the 110% on CC price.......
Oh and the kids are now thrilled cause they each have their own, brand new GPS. No more having to share with dad.
Glad to hear things went your way SAPD
I too got a call from my local store today saying that mine had arrived. I will pick it up in the AM, and quite possably take it and the reciept to another store for a price match + 10% -
I may be a Magellan person, but I am also honest.
If you can find it, read Robert Lipes comparison between the 60C(S) and the Meridian Color. Now before I get kicked all over the place...I am from the Magellan camp but I have heard and seen that the Meridian color screen is very difficult to use in sunlight and that this causes you to use the backlight witch in turn eats batteries.
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How did the term - muggle - come to be used here with geocaching? And how does it relate? I understand it came from the 'Airy Potah' books but I'd like to know the history.
Wow, even the mods are not trying to keep things on topic any more.
The OP did not ask what people thought about the use of the term.
Name calling is also a direct violation of the forum rules and regulations section on RESPECT.
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Sorry. You can find GSAK here.
I do not have my GPSr handy, and cannot remember, off the top of my head, how to turn it off. I am also not an expert at these things and do not remember all the technical stuff, like what it is and why it needs to be off, I just remember it needs to be off. Sorry, I know this has not been much help.
This yahoo group is specificaly for the Meridian GPSr's. They also have a VERY good FAQ file that answers way more questions than the "owners manual" will even begin to cover. I suggest joining the group, it is free, then downloading and reading the FAQ. It does a better job of actualy explaining things that I could ever hope to.
Also, maybe a mod. can move this into the "GPS and software" forum, where more knowledgeable folks will see it and can reply with intelligent answers
.Just making fun of myself.
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GSAK is another program that will allow you to manage and download your waypoints into and from your GPSr. It will also allow you to export your waypoint files to the SD card through a reader/writter. This one program does what it used to take 2-3 programs to acomplish.
If the program is not communicating with the GPSr, one thing you should check is tha NMEA is turned OFF.
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I bet you are shocked that I chimed in, aren’t ya?
Any local geocaching group can file for a 501©3 Tax Exempt status with the IRS. Yes it takes some time, and there are specifics that must be addressed, but it can be accomplished.
Another way to do it is for the local geocaching group to have a joint project with the schools PTO PTA or what ever they call the parent organization. Then all the donations go through the registered non-profit of the school PTO, and everyone is happy.
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I believe the word "muggle" was around before Harry Potter or Geocaching existed.
Yeah, and Harry is really a potter. See: muggle.
#2 is interesting.
so is #3
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I believe that most of those cute figurines are Made In Vermont.
oh, no, they're NOT. we make stuff outta wood and pine tar. if it ain't from a tree or a cow, it ain't from here.
Then were are these from?
Thanks for the "history lesson" on the term as it applies to caching.
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Thanks...I didnt have a question about the interface, and I guess I worded my ??? wrong...What I meant to say is how do I upload info from my legend to my GSAK?
thanks,
sgt cache
with your GPSr connected to the computer, and turned on, with GSAK open and running, click on the "GPS" button at the top in GSAK. Then select "Receive Waypoints"
edited to add one step
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Let me ask a stupid question. Do those low end devices provide a way to input a waypoint manually, or do you just have to navigate to the waypoint from your starting location by watching the screen, compass, printing off a physical map, etc.
I believe that all the “low end” models will allow manual input of waypoints. It is the Downloading of waypoints from a computer that you lose on some of them.
I probably need to read up more on how the process of finding the cache with a GPS really works. Should I go out an buy a book first are there some online resources that do a good job of explaining the meacanics of navigating your way to waypoint using a GPS, compass, map, etc.There are some good books available, and yes it may be a good idea to “paw through them”, but I think the best way is “sink or swim”, “learn as you go”, and finding a local geocaching group to “listen and learn from”. Most Geocachers are more than willing to spend some time with a newer cacher and show them the basics. I suggest going to the Midwest Forum on this site, and trying to find out if there is a local group in your area. If not, you can always e-mail a local cacher through their profile page and meet up that way.
I just want to make it as easy as possible at first. I want to invlove my wife, and more importantly my two yound children (who have limited patience ;-)). I'd like to be able to input a waypoint, and then let the GPS help me navigate to it from whatever my starting location is.No matter which way you decide to get your feet wet, under the circumstances you gave with the kids and all, I suggest hunting a few caches by yourself, and get a feel for the GPSr without an impatient audience. LOL
I have a friend that said he would give me a GPS he no longer uses. It's a Magellan Explorist 200, but as far as I can tell, there is no way to input a waypoint manually. Am I wrong about this?I wish I had a friend that was willing to give me a GPSr that is only about 2 months old on the market. LOL The EXplorist series by Magellan has one MAJOR flaw. NONE of them can connect to a computer, or other device, to download waypoints, firmware updates, detailed maps, etc… BUT you can manually enter the waypoints and use it for geocaching until you decide it is time for some of the “bells and whistles”. If this friend is going to “give” it to you, take it and run. This unit is as good as any other to start with.
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Ford vs. Chevy, Taste Great/Less Filling, and Bud vs. Miller come to mind,
In the price range that you give, $300.00, you can get most any of the B&W screen GPSr’s that are on the market. I am personally in the “Magellan camp” but Michelle, the other half of Cherokeecacher, uses a Garmin. Come to think of it, my 62-year-old Mother uses a Garmin too. Any whoooo….
The best thing you can do is go to a retailer that sells both Garmin and Magellan, put some batteries in them, and take them outside and see which one (brand) feels better to you. This is not just a physical thing, I mean witch one makes more sense when you try to change screens, enter a waypoint by hand, and so on.
There is also the logic that says do not blow your whole $300.00 budget on GPSr equipment, until you know you will like the sport. In this case spend around $150.00 - $200.00 on either a Garmin Legend or a Magellan Meridian Gold or Platinum. If you like this “try it before you spend everything” thought process, then if you can do without the mapping, until you decide if you are going to enjoy this and stay with it a while, get the Yellow Garmin eTrex, and see how you like geocaching before you spend a bunch of money on equipment for an activity you may only do for a few months.
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What do yall (I'm from Texas) do when you see someone seeking your cache? I spotted someone the other day, so I just honked at them and waved when I passed. I had to chuckle, wondering if #1, they found it and #2 what they thought of someone with a car full of kids honking and waving at them when they thought they were being so INCONSPICUOUS!!!
Du's Crew
Spring, TX
What cache was it? We took my parents out caching on Sunday, and a car honked at us. LOL That would be funny.
I live close to Watcher in Woerner Woods
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As a child when I didn't know how to spell a word the teachers and my parents would tell me to look it up. As a child I resented that. I couldn't understand why they couldn't just give me the answer.
As an adult I became to appreciate the learning skills I had been taught.
Often times it is not the message, but the delivery.
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Be weary of silent warriors.
Notice how no one from Texas has chimed in on the “BBQ debate”?
Edited for REALY bad spelling
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You "*can*" do what ever you want to. It is your company.
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I guess I'm more confused by this version. I can see what you're getting at, but considering the rarity of emails to our contact address having problems with the current setup, I would have to say that it doesn't seem to be much of a problem.
However, I'll look again at the page and see what I can do to tweak it.
With all due respect Jeremy,
Some of us that did have a problem with it have learned to keep certain types of questions to our selves. "Why" you ask. Look around these forums and you will soon see that it is the common practice of forum users to chastise people that ask questions and make suggestions.
No, when some of us have a problem/question we keep it to our selves, use the daunting "search" feature, and or, ask the question on our local Geocaching Association forum where we know people, and it is less likely to twist someone’s draws.
In short, you cannot accurately judge if there is an "issue" purely by looking at the e-mails and or posts on these forums asking for help or clarification.
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I cannot remember what they mean. but I *think* it is covered in the FAQ available here. Join the group, it is free, then click on the "files" link to the left, then look for FAQ, then the file named "MeridianFAQv2_0.pdf "
hope this helps.
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I guess I was misunderstood. I did not mean that ONLY new people should be treated with respect and good manners. I don't care if someone has been caching as long as Dave Ulmer or just 2 hours. Everyone deserves, and should expect, the same respect and good manners as anyone else.
And there are “some” forum posters that always come across rude and flip when they reply to a question. It takes the same amount of time, thought, and energy to answer the question as it does to be silly about it. In short, if you have no intention on trying to directly answer the question, why waste your time posting anything?
Now back on topic.... Oh wait… the question has been answered. g'bye.
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When you tried to post one, did you read the guidelines for submitting a cache first like it tells you to?
There's some respect for ya.
One of the Mods told me once, not to expect respect in any of the forums except for in "getting started". That seems to be the only place where people, even new folks, can ask a question without smart a$% replies.
The first few people that posted could have answered this question, easily enough. It would have taken the same amount of effort and time as the smarty pants replies.
It all comes down to manners
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Bottom line: The person who starts a thread that "attacks" someone else should have exhausted all other means of communication first. If you think someone's cache is lame, and you really think it is worth the fight to make sure everyone knows it, at least have the honor to say it to the owner's face first before going public. Maybe composing that email will let you see it just isn't that big a deal.
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Not picking on you, just using the text as an example
No one should EVER start a thread that "attacks" someone, even if 6 months have gone buy without a reply to an e-mail. Do not air laundry in public. Send the local reviewer an e-mail, or report the problem to gc.com and they will turn it over to the local reviewer.
I guess if all else fails, you could write something on a local club board, if one exists, and see what other local cachers have to say.
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I use XP home addition, and have successfully accessed the TXGA site 4-6 times, just since I read your post last night, without any problems.
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What web address are you using? There are 2, that take you to the same place.
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All I have noticed, in the past few weeks, is slower load times.
I too got a call from my local store today saying that mine had arrived. I will pick it up in the AM, and quite possably take it and the reciept to another store for a price match + 10%
My First Find An Accident
in How do I...?
Posted · Edited by Cherokeecacher
Welcome to the game/addiction/sport. One thing you will quickly learn is that the “what GPS is a good one” is like asking if Ford or Chevy builds a better truck. There are a variety of opinions on both sides.
The good news is, The GPS unit you purchased will serve you just fine for geocaching, hiking, and for a variety of other outdoor activities. The one thing I would keep my eyes on is the “stress cracks” that can show-up near all of the screws that connect both halves of the case. “IF” you are interested in reading more about the cracks, you can readThis thread.
Another thing you will notice is that it is a very hard call to make when finding a cache that we, the seekers, think is too out in the open. The hider may have hidden it just like that for a reason. I would e-mail the cache owner and describe how you re-hid the cache and why, and ask if that was the right thing to do. He/she may e-mail you back and ask you to change it back the way you found it. At the time you and your friends “stumbled” upon your first cache, none of you were aware of the “guidelines” of Geocaching, one of which is re-hide the cache just as you found it. I am sure no harm will come from this, but if it goes unmentioned to the owner, it is possible that others will not find the cache as described, then the owner will have to figure out why all the DNF’s are being logged.
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