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That has got to be some really heavy clouds. Like made of lead or something

Too far from the car? How about a cordless hair dryer?

One more thing to try : 1. If you have a microSD card, remove it. 2. If you loaded any caches into the unit, delete all the GPX files Turn it back on and see if it is working.

I thought Temperature requires an external wireless sensor?

Another caution with the Geocaching Dashboard: On both my eTrex 30 and GPSMAP 64s, the compass points to the nearest unfound cache, regardless of what you are actually navigating to. By that I mean, if you are navigating to a waypoint, the compass will point to the nearest geocache, not the waypoint that you are navigating to. Yeah, on my Oregon 600 I was navigating to coordinates that I entered by hand, it tried to bring me to the nearest geocache. Fortunately it was in the opposite direction and quite obvious it was pointing the wrong way. Haven't used the geocaching dashboard since.

If you tap on that 3 horizontal lines there's an option to turn the GPS on or off. But if you did a master reset, it should have turned it back on... Not sure what else to try, sorry.

I've had it on the window sill outside for a good 20 mins I've just been sat outside with it on the roof of my car for 10 mins still no joy i have now left it on in the window of my van i will check on it in an hour If it still doesn't work, go to that satellite screen, make a screen cap, and post it here. Some other things you can try : 1. Check to see that GPS is turned on 2. Do a master reset : https://support.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/case.faces?caseId={45cc6860-87b1-11e0-78d7-000000000000} Good luck.

Do you have a satellite screen that shows you how many birds it is trying to track? I think it's in the drawer under satellite. When first turned on, your unit will need to download ephemeris data over satellite. If it is far from the last time it was turned on (> 500 miles) it will also take a longer time to figure out its location. All "pure" GPS systems work this way. Your cell phone's location is augmented by cell tower signals (and nearby wireless networks), which is why it can get a fix much faster. Anyway, turn it on and leave it outside with a clear view of the sky for 15 minutes. Probably will not need that long.

Hide it where there's no water Seriously, it's a combination of placement, weather, container. I've seen cache logs in a waterproof container inside in another container. And it'll still get wet if someone opens it in the rain. I've encountered caches filled with water during summer here, when it never rains (San Francisco Bay Area), because someone hid it right next to a sprinkler. Someone suggested using Tyvek (recycled used FedEx envelope) and leaving a Sharpie for others to sign the log. Rite in the Rain is water resistant (it will disintegrate eventually if soaked). National Geographic Adventure Paper and DuraRite is waterproof. You can get RITR and DuraRite notebooks as well. I've used the rear window defroster to dry a wet log in the field a few times when it's a P&G. I used to be more concerned with fixing such caches in the past, but have become more apathetic the longer I play this game. I'd still give a helping hand every now and then, especially if I know the CO. This is why we need fresh blood in the game - the old timers just become grumpy forum regulars

Next time don't forget the hoverboard!

I didn't delete it due to peer-pressure. It was more to show that the +1 in my find count doesn't matter me, lest I be accused of padding my stats by logging caches that don't meet someone elses definition of a find. When I say my find count doesn't matter to me it not only means that I'm not concerned that it's now 1 less than it was a few days ago, it also means the I"m really not concerned that it's one more than what someone else thinks it should be. I'm disappointed you deleted the find as well, I think I (and others) would have enjoyed reading it. But it's your log and you have every right to delete it if you wish.

I use a thin twig to extract logs. Stick it in the center, roll it up tighter, pull it out easily. Works better than a tweezers and you can just pick it off the ground.

That was the first thought that occurred to me when reading this I don't recall what's the price exactly, but I think the price of a can of beer in the supermarket is about triple what it is here. I can get a can of Tiger beer (brewed in Singapore) for less in the supermarket here compared to Singapore... Yeah, he did. Walking both ways would not have been fun in that weather. You reminded me that I did not upload any photo for that cache, so I remedied that.

You knew what geocaching was all about for you. Geocaching is about clever hides for you. Others may like interesting locations, 100 miles of film canisters ever 528 feet, entertaining puzzles, a hike in the woods, attending events, or learning topics on geology. Or any combination of those.

I was up there one of the evenings with my daughter. If you go, definitely go there just before sunset. I'd have posted photos but I don't seem to have any of them online. Anyway, to bring this back on topic, there's one cache in Paris that requires cooperation from a cacher in one of a number of countries. One of them is Singapore, and I happened to be in Singapore when a friend was in Paris, so I collected the information for him. The cache is http://coord.info/GC2PANX - I've actually been to 4 of the 7 places. Would I log it? It's up to me. Should you log it? Your own business, and it doesn't bother me one way or another.

How did you manage to almost get struck by lightning downtown with all the tall buildings? I thought the biggest risk in Singapore by an American visitor is getting run over by a car. My last trip there, I read in the logs of the caches I found that a geocacher (.K.B.) walked from the airport to downtown during his 10 hour layover. Now that's dedication! I did a lot of the same caches as he did, but over 5 or 6 days

Hey, relax, I think there's a lot of miscommunication going on here. Here's a photo to hopefully bring back some memories of caching in Marina Bay.

I've visited Singapore multiple times. If you want one even farther than the Marina Bay caches the next time you're in Singapore, try Labrador Park. There's probably some even slightly farther away but I haven't found them, and Labrador Park is an interesting place to visit with some WW II fortifications. Bring mosquito repellent. By "find the cache" I take it to mean that someone has found the physical container. I don't take that as absolute condition for logging a cache as found. You were there, you searched for it, the CO confirmed that it is missing and allowed you to log it as found. It's between you and the CO. I think all geocachers can agree on all the exact situations where "found it" can be logged on a geocache when there is one remaining person playing the game.

A bit off topic : there's a local cacher who posts a photo with every DNF log he posts. That way there's an easy way to see almost all of his DNF logs - by going to his gallery. OK, maybe not ALL his DNF logs - he has over 3500 of them.

Weren't you the fellow who "found" a missing cache by photo-logging the location...because the CO said it was okay? And you're saying that logging a cache that was created to bring someone to a specific location, going to Singapore where the cache was hidden, finding the exact spot where the cache was hidden, and doing everything that the cache owner intended except write on a piece of paper, is the same as posting a found it log for a cache in a country you've never visited? I will gladly delete my found it log on that cache if it makes you feel better but frankly I don't see how it's any of your business. No, I'm not saying they are exactly the same. I'm saying that in neither case was the cache actually found. In neither case would I even think about logging it as being found, even if the CO said it was okay to do so. Just because the CO wouldn't delete my log "doesn't change anything." Okay, so I am not so puritanical about what constitutes a find as you are. Not only are those caches not exactly the same, the only thing that they have in common is that the CO is not draconian about requiring a signature on the log sheet in order to log it as a find. I just deleted my found it log on the cache in Singapore. Happy now? My find count, after over 7 years playing the game, went down from 1215 finds to 1214 finds. You have nearly 10x that many after only 5 years so obviously number are more important to you. As it turned out, at 9415 miles it was also the furthest find from home. Now it's a cache a few blocks away that oddly enough displays as 9408 miles from home. I still have the pictures and memories of doing everything that the cache owner intended: " Take a walk on the bridge and enjoy the breathtaking view of Marina Bay." I think I know which cache that is - I DNF that the first time as well. When I went back 2 years later, it was replaced. I don't have any issue with anyone logging a find in that situation. I think he questions (maybe I'm wrong) your choice of words : I didn't find the cache so I wouldn't log a "Found It" log. I don't think being puritanical has anything to do with it. It's more a matter of language and word choices.

Fly swatter, metal detector, "snake" camera. But not all at the same time.

Sidebar says 866. You must be posting a lot since that post Mine's 4327 / 7506 ≈ 0.58 - need to hit a few power trails and stop posting here.

I cooperated in one. I didn't log a find for the very selfish reason of not wanting to mess up my stats and list of countries visited.

I agree with pieter en ineke - "Geocode address" seems broken and should not have nuked the original coordinates.