darkeldarcaratunk

Greetings, I have an HP Compaq 5555 with the NavMan add-on GPS sleeve and software. I find this unit Great for driving in the car or taking on a road trip. For geocaching the software can work, but it's VERY basic and can lead to alot of walking around. I purchased CacheDragon software for the IPAQ specifically for geocachine, and it works pretty good. It has more of the features you would expect for geocaching, including breadcrumb trails. It also stores and reads downloaded data from geocaching.com very nicely. I REALLY like being able to read other people's visit logs to a cache, and sometimes the hints, while out searching. It's not perfect by any means, but seems to be a good addition to help you out. My only problem with caching with the PPC is keeping it dry. The unit is expensive and not built well for the outdoors....

Greetings! I'm a new geocacher (just broke 10 the other day...) and having a blast. I'm currently using an IPAQ HP5555 and have purchased the NAVMAN add-on for $150 (watch for rebates on Staples.com). The unit works well for me, especially since I'm not a back woods guy. The whole rig is a bit too expensive to be getting smashed on rocks, but overall it's a good fit for me. The software that comes with the NAVMAN has impressive maps and road driving instructions with voice commands, etc. That software is not all that great for geocaching, but it can get you there and has a nice interface for coordinates. I've recently added CACHEDRAGON software to the mix, and like the location database alot. Also find the trace function very useful. Best of all is the combination with activesync software so that GPX files downloaded from geocaching.com automatically get imported in the background to my IPAQ and are ready to go! Files include descriptions, logs, and it even has picture capability (which I have not used).

Did you try the software that came with the Navman unit? I'm running a navman on an IPAQ 5555 and really like it. It's a bit big in the woods, but it's great to have street directions and voice directions in the car when going to a destination. It has it's shortcomings, but it's getting alot of use. My main decision point was the STAPLES.COM $50 mail in rebate, so the unit ended up costing $150, which I've already gotten my use out of!