TheFender5

Thank-you- I read the info at the link with the stars-that helps- I am finding some caches I would have rated higher- but based on that system- i guess they are ok- and of course you can't account for everything when trying to rate- Thanks again!

Hello-Are terrain ratings based on the terrain directly around a cache- or it is including the terrain to get to a cache? For example, if a cache is on a nice flat terrain- but parts of the trail to get to that nice flat terrain are uphill climbs and the only way to get to the cache on via that trail- how is that terrain to be rated? Thanks!

Atlas Cached- Thank you for the info! I will keep my eye on the Oregon- I fear i may not know enough to learn to use it properly and may get frustrated- I think I will hold off until either I learn more- or maybe the 'perfect' unit will be out soon- Also Thanks for mentioning the Monterra-i was wondering about that- and thanks for mentioning the Oregon 7x0 are good for geocaching, i think the 750t is the one I would like too- and after looking on Amazon- the prices are less than on the Garmin site- so I can add it to my list of ones I am interested in. Thanks again!!

Do you have one of the '7X0' units? If so which one, and do you really like it? I looked at Amazon- and there are not many reviews for the Oregon 7X0 series- and they are not really that great- but since there are not that many reviews- it only takes a few bad ones to bring the number down...

Not sure if I am doing the quoting correctly-but yes that is basically what I had heard/understood- the accuracy is all about the same- and 10-16 feet no matter what you use- and thanks for the 'r'=receiver ! we do geocache in canyons- so a gps may help a little- we will have to see how it goes in the coming weeks! Thank-you for your comments!!

wow- thanks for the info on the 'extras'- i do definitely want the compass- and we do hike- not to often off trail- or should I say not often purpose- however last week the geocaches we did seemed to be mostly 'off trail'. I briefly looked at the Oregon- and Montana? They seemed to jump quite in price from the 'top' eTrex and 64- is there any good reason to invest the extra at this time do you think? oh and i meant to ask in my original post if there is a feeling if a GPS unit is any more accurate than the GPS on the phone?? and do you know what the 'r' in GPSr I see stands for? and yes- it may turn into an obsession- Thanks!!

Thanks for all the info! For on the offline thing- i forgot that we have used the app after 'populating' the caches we wanted to do for a day and then still be able to use it (at least the locations but not the logs and stuff) when we lost cell connection- we screwed up today and did not do that and got frustrated- I have to look into Cachely thing- i am not aware of that- So the 'T" on the 64 is for that map? Maybe I will look into getting the next lower version of the 64 and look into getting the other maps- or maybe I will just go easy on myself and get it with the map already there to start. Ok on the caches being downloaded sounded to good to be true! I see the pocket query thing- and again being a newbie to geocaching AND GPS- i don't get how that works yet Thanks for input on whether we need a GPS or not- that is still a question- but probably would be good to learn how to use it!!

We are total newbies- and in the interest of keeping it sort of simple- I am wondering what people think of the Garmin GPSMAP 64ST or the eTrex Touch 35T? We are using the app on an iPhone now- but find we lose cell in a lot of locations and thus the geocaches- On the app we can enlarge the screen with pinch motion and we can chose a cache to focus one after seeing all caches in the area via a map- Can both of these do something like this? i.e. can you see all the caches in the area? can you enlarge the screen? Can you pick a cache to be generally guided to it? It says they are preloaded with 250,000 geocaches- and I see people talking about downloading files- will I need to do that to get caches on there? please remember we are total newbies- and I don't know all the lingo- we are just learning and I hope one of these units (or both/either) sort of will do what the app does without having to have cell connection- and we would like to learn more about using GPS coordinates. Would I need to order the extra maps like the Topo 24K or is the included maps enough for simple geocaching and hiking? (oh and is there another brand I should maybe look at- we have used the Garmins on motorcycles in the past- so most familiar with them as a brand) i also see I can order the 64ST on line but have to find a dealer for the eTrex. Thanks!