It's hard to beat the Garmin 64S or 64ST. A great all around unit. The number of cache waypoints that can be loaded is virtually unlimited. I have about 8,000 on mine now and could probably load 20 times that on my 32 gig card. I refresh it about once a month and that takes about 5 minutes using GSAK,
I have an Android phone that I use for spur of the moment geocaching, but I prefer the battery life of a handheld GPS and field replaceable batteries. I've tried the battery pack to augment my phone but I find it unwieldy because I have to devote two hands to holding both of them or if I put the battery pack in my pocket, the cable invariably gets caught on branches, bushes, etc. I like that I can clip my GPS to my belt and leave my hands free to use my hiking poles. And even with my Otter Box case, my phone doesn't come close to the durability and water resistance of my GPS.
And the ability to actually see the screen in bright sunlight is a major bonus. I can't read my phone screen in bright sunlight. I either have to find shade to read it or pull my shirt over my head and read it inside. Walking around with my shirt puled over my head isn't convienient, especially on rockly terrain, which we have lots of in New Jersey. The brighter the sun, the easier it is to read my Garmin 64 and 62.
We have a garmin 64s. I can't figure it out for geocaching. What if I want geocaches 20km from where I am? It loads the closest ones. How do I do anything on this thing? I can't even find a good help file on this thing that puts everything out step by step. I can build a computer but can't run this thing. The pdf it comes with is quite useless: select a geocache. Select GO.
If you know a good website that details geocaching using this thing step by step, that would be awesome.
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We have a garmin 64s. I can't figure it out for geocaching. What if I want geocaches 20km from where I am? It loads the closest ones. How do I do anything on this thing? I can't even find a good help file on this thing that puts everything out step by step. I can build a computer but can't run this thing. The pdf it comes with is quite useless: select a geocache. Select GO.
If you know a good website that details geocaching using this thing step by step, that would be awesome.