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Recently I gave a trackable to a fellow cacher to help it travel a bit further away. When he grabbed it, the log says "grabbed from [a cache I retrieved it from], not from my inventory as I would have expected. See the two last logs here. Then there is also this thread, which seems to be a very similar case. Am I missing something here?

Somebody found, took and logged those trackables after you dropped them, but before you got the chance to log your drops. That's somewhat inconsiderate behaviour, but occasionally it happens. I'd just forget the whole issue, online records (most likely) are consistent with actual tb status and nothing has been lost. Edit: just realized that the bugs were never logged into the cache you dropped them into. If you still have the codes, you could grab them back to you and drop into the correct case, then the mysterious cacher would need to grab them back to himself. Probably a better way would be to e-mail the grabber and ask him to dip the tb:s in the cache to get their history right. Or just let it go - one cache missing from tb history will not cause the end of the world.

A pen works only when it is warm and dry. A felt-tip pen works only when it is dry. A pencil always works.

briansnat speaks the truth. In the meanwhile, you could try to set your nuvi to pedestrian and off-road mode. Two separate settings. They are somewhere in the menus, but I don't remember exactly where.

Now I'm confused. It doesen't take much I can take one without any guilt of replacing it as long as I drop it in another cache sometime soon. That was the impression I got from reading about them. That's exactly the correct impression. Taking a coin permanently into your own collection = stealing = not good at all. Treat the coins exactly as you would treat a travelbug.

Unfourtunately, no. You will need to take the batteries out and charge them on a separate charger.

Just saw a personal elt on an aviation-oriented webshop (link here). Maybe something like this could be found on your side of the pond too.

I suppose you know the difference between accuracy and epe? Based on my short but frustrating experience with Oregon, 30ft is pretty dadgum good for it. Ymmv. If possible, test it against a benchmark or other known point feature. Or, unless you insist on having paperless feature, just get the 60 and be happy.

Afaik, 205 is not waterproof. In a car it works quite well.

Did Not Find. It happens when you search for a cache but don't find it. It is a discrete event in cache history and needs to be documented.

Just to remind that in addition to switching to pedestrian mode, you also need to switch navigation mode to Off-road.

My firm opinion is that 60's advantage is the antenna design. I can't see significant difference between Sirf and Mediatek versions of it. Both are several magnitudes better than that pos Oregon 300 I had for a while.

Just one more thing to consider: My new 60csx arrived in a box clearly marked as "sirfstar technology". However it has mediatek chipset. This might be a valid reason for refund. Since I was already a bit frustrated with the vendor I just decided to cut my losses and keep it. Other than a bit slow satellite aquisition (up to 30-40 seconds in poor conditions, less than 15 with good reception) it seems to work pretty well - accuracy and sensitivity seems to be comparable to sirf, although I have not been able to make a side-by side test.

So, the map distortion at higher latitudes still not fixed?

I'd love that!

If you live in the eastern hemisphere, remember to change the default W to E. Also check that your coordinates use WGS84 datum and are in decimal minutes format.

I bought Oregon 300 and used it for a month. Then I traded it for a 60Csx, taking about $100 loss in the process. I'm happy now. 'Nuff said.

That's because you have the original SirfStar chipset, this is indicated by GPS software version 3.00 (I have seen also 3.00s) I have one of these new-fangled units with MTK chipsets and apparently the older unit software is not compatible with this. The only way to identify MTK seems to be that Gps software is version 2.00m. I have found no indication of the chipset on the unit itself and mine was shipped in the 'old' box that advertized Sirf.

Yep, that's exactly what I have too. I believe for mtk chips 2.00m is the latest version, at least that's what the webupdater gives. I have not been able to find any standalone sw for it. I also found out, that when trying to downgrade the unit software from 3.90 to 3.70, the gps software was erased to 0.00 and naturally it wouldn't aquire satellites after that. Only way to restore functionality was to use webupdater, which means that I'm stuck with 3.90. I haven't seen any major issues with 3.90, so that's ok for me, but it would have been nice to try something else too.

Do an extensive test run before committing yourself to buying an Oregon. I had one for a month and typically it would take me somewhere within 40 - 70 feet of the cache. Sometimes in good conditions it would be spot on, but these were rare occasions. I'm beginning to suspect that its electromechanical design is only borderline reliable and depending on the phase of the moon during its manufacture or some such occurance you might or might not get a usable unit. YMMV. (I finally managed to trade my one month old Oregon + $50 for a brand new 60CSx and consider that as a pretty good deal - draw your own conclusions)

What you have heard about issues, is absolutely correct. I too was aware of them, but decided I could live with them. After a month of use that turns out to not be the case - at the moment I am trying to get it traded for a usable unit, but if not successful I'll just use it as an expensive paperweight. If at all possible, test it yourself before committing to buy it. Or get a no-questions-asked return policy and be prepared to use it. All that said, several people are satisfied with the Oregon, you too could be one of them. You just can't tell without hands-on experience.

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Always lubricate an o-ring which is subject to sliding movement. Won't hurt, and helps to achieve positive seal, if you lubricate stationary seals too. Never use a mineral oil based lubricant on an o-ring, it will turn the ring into a sticky goo. Silicone oil is exellent. If you have nothing else available, saliva works pretty well too.

Didn't see a specific answer to this one, so here goes: Yes, the 200 does it. From main screen click the wrench icon. Click "settings". Click "navigation". Click the topmost field on the right, it probably says "faster time" or "shorter route". Select "off-road", click "ok".

Fully agree with wavector. But did you know that if you register your unit at Garmin website within 60 days of first power-on, you get a free map update even if it is published after that 60-day period? If not registered in time, the update costs something close to $100. (Guess who found out the hard way and three days late. )