[Question for 60CSX users]

Thanks everyone for all the replies. This is great info. I'll probably play around with a few different approaches and see what works best for me.

[Question for 60CSX users]

Thanks, I'll try out some of the macros and see how it goes.

[Question for 60CSX users]

Quick newbie question for Garmin 60CSX users: do you find it preferable to send caches directly to the unit so they show up as "geocaches" (such as by using GSAK) or to send them as custom POIs using Garmin's POI Loader? My initial impression is that custom POIs are nice because they don't clutter up the map. But loading them as geocaches let's you see the exact coordinates and mark them as found, and so forth.

 

Is there a way to hide the waypoints/geocaches on the map until you want to see them?

 

Thanks,

 

rtreit

[Noob Cacher Needs Help Chosing a GPS]

Newbie here as well who recently made a decision on a unit. My 60CSX just arrived this evening and have been setting it up. I started with a Nuvi and quickly decided that a handheld would make for a much better experience.

 

I was looking at lower end models (Venture HC) so this was a bit of a splurge for me. From the research I've done though and talking to quite a few people who have the 60CSX, I think the only reason you'd want to get a Colorado instead is for paperless geocaching, which will let you read the description/hints while in the field, as briansnat noted. If you have a PDA you could use that and carry both. I take my laptop in the car and have all the caches loaded in GSAK. I just read the description and jot down any notes before heading out from the care if I haven't printed out the details. But having that data on the unit would certainly be nice; today I returned to the car after giving up on what was supposed to be an easy cache. I decided to check out the hint and then rushed back into the woods and found it. Would have been nice to have that info!

[Another question from a new cacher]

I don't think you can see the lat/lon coordinates for the waypoint that gets sent to the Nuvi. If you enter a waypoint manually by coordinate then it will show them.

 

I've had success zooming all the way in and then getting on top of the flag or waypoint marker, then putting the GPS away and searching for the cache. I'm brand new but have had good luck with the Nuvi out in the open, and ok results in the woods. Had one DNF when the unit just couldn't seem to get a good signal.

 

ThePachecos: thanks for the tip on getting into satellite view to see the accuracy. I didn't know you could do that!

[Garmin nuvi 200 series, any good for geocaching?]

Accidentally double posted...

[Garmin nuvi 200 series, any good for geocaching?]

My brother gave me a Nuvi 760 for Christmas for car use and have had lots of fun going out with the kids and learning about geocaching. We just started and have found six caches so far with the Nuvi no problem. It seems very prone to losing signal in tree cover, but does very well out in the open.

 

So I think you can definitely have lots of fun geocaching with a Nuvi and get decent results. For us it has been a great way to try the sport out. But now that we're hooked, I have a handheld on order (60CSX) and we're all excited for it to arrive. After balancing the Nuvi precariously on a stump while digging for a cache and then wincing when it toppled off, and after almost dropping it in a stream, I'm pretty sure it would be only a matter of time before it was eaten by geocaching.