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That was it. They had to be in 64 meg chunks, but I also recall that the Meridian allowed only 4 maps, so even if you had a 500 meg, or a gig card, you couldn't fill it up. Does the eXplorist allow for more than 4 maps? I know that one session of map creation on Mapsend, only allows 4 regions at a time to be uploaded to the GPS, but once you have the maps on the GPS, you can rename them I believe, then try loading 4 more onto the card. Id forgotten, but I believe that I created the regions for the Platinum I had, by not having the GPS connected to the computer, and I saved the Map regions to the hard drive then copy how many maps I wanted to the SD memory card. GPS should be able to handle multiple maps over a quantity of 4. I have the Whole of Aus on 2 128 Meg cards in 48MB chunks. All you need is a card reader to rename them something usefull. I just heard from Magellan that the Meridian Color will read a 1GB card so I can fit the whole country and all the tracks and waypoints I want on it.

Two of the worst: Rec.skiing.alpine. Rec.backcountry Pretty brutal stuff there, particularly in RSA. Its not mellow here compared to them. Its downright catatonic. A typical RSA thread and another . I just hope these people never discover geocaching. Besides the reference to Banff what do any of those posts have to do with skiing or boarding. Geocachers aren't really out to insult each other just have fun

Most times the units are extremely expensive in other countries. I bought my Meridian color travel bundle in Canada when I lived there, I now live in Australia and the same thing is extacly 2x the price, even taking the exchange rate into account. I bought a RAM mount for my bike it cost AU$50 for a CAD20 part

The Auto Routing is a function of the software and not actually the gpsr. Direct route maps will give turn by turn instructions.

It would seem that when the unit is searching for satellites or collecting data more power is used

No offence but Why do you need a map for geocaching. I have no map, no car, have only been in Aus for 5 weeks and use public transport to find caches. Sure, this limits the amt of caches I can find in one day but adds to the fun. It also enables me to A) Get to know public trans timetables etc Brag about my "Greenness"

They have yet to answer any of my queries so I resort to faqs here or make it up as I go along. If you have any success sueing them please let me know so i can try as well.

I have to agree with robertlipe. I wouldn't complain if you gave me a map and a compass. All the GPSrs have warnings that they should not be relied on 100%. A map, compass, sextant and notepad are just as reliable. Besides is there any one that knows how to use a sextant. (Incase you are wondering: Yes, I do)

Twould seem to me that some people are more into slagging off the units than actually discussing the pros and cons. I dont have one of these units and while no pc connection or external power connection can be seen as a disadvantage I have yet to come across anyone who carries a pc or external power pack with them on extended wanderings off track. I have a Meridian colour which I am unable to satisfactorily connect to my PowerBook. I therefore have to add waypoints for Geocaching manually (and frequently get them wrong). By putting in my home coords in and other places of interest as way points I am able to successfully navigate in various countries (so far 7 of them) for which Magellan has no maps and it would seem does not plan to produce any. Essentially I am using my Meridian colour in the same manner as an Explorist. I feel that had these units been available when I was purchasing mine they would have been an option for me. Further more with a bit of creative thinking these disadvantages can be overcome.